Settled for snorkelling

Got up this morning and went over to the dive shop fairly early to sign up.  Eduardo was already there and told me that he was helping out another dive shop this morning because their boat was broken down, so there would likely be eight or more extra divers on board.  One reason that I really like this dive shop is because they are pretty small and rarely do we have more than five or six divers in total.  So I took my name off the list.  Came back to the house and had a nice breakfast, then we decided to go for a snorkel in the bay.  We were probably only out for ten minutes when we hit a swarm of jellyfish.  These guys were fairly big, some maybe three to four inches, so they were fairly easy to spot and try to avoid.  We turned around and headed back to shore. 
Glen and Mandy went souvenior shopping, Eileen and I beached it, then came back to the house and made a pot of bean soup for lunch.  After Glen and Mandy got back, we had a beer and decided to try another snorkel.  This time to going was good and the visibilty was great.  We cut across to the other side of the bay and headed out towards the ocean instead of the usual route following the bay.  The coral was so much nicer and the populations and variety of fish we terrific.  We went quite a long ways when I said to Eileen and Glen that we'd better turn around, because it's a long ways back.  Not long after that I saw Glen pointing at something.  He'd spotted a big octopus out cruising.  It's quite common to see an octopus on a night dive or snorkel, but to see one in the daytime is rare.  We followed this guy for at least five minutes.  He would change forms from the typical spralled out, eight legged octopus, to a torpedo shaped swimmer as he changed location.  As he passed over different terrain, his colours would change to match the surroundings.  It was really neat to watch.  It would have been even neater to video if I hadn't left my camera in the house........won't do that again.
A drink on the deck at Half Moon resort, their Monkey Lala might be in the top three.  Back to the house, shower, beer, then off for dinner.  Pit stop at Besos for Caesars ( a rare find in the Caribbean, but the owner is Canadian and she knows what her customers want).  Tongs Thai for dinner, but it was closed so next choice was, so we went out on the dock to Eagle Rays.  Great location, wonderful looking place, and the food was OK, but the service and the management need some work.  After we went up the street to the Rotisserie Chicken for desert but it was packed again.  Next choice was the Lily Pond B&B, which is right next door to the house we rented last winter.  Nice atmosphere and good desert.
Nightcaps on the deck sampling the Columbian rum the Glen bought today.  Good price but I'm going to stick to the Nicaraguan rum.
Signed up for the 9:00 dive and we've also signed up for the night snorkel, which goes out at 5:45 in the afternoon.  Could see a lot of salt water tomorrow........