So for part of the California Ordway’s trip we went down to Key Largo. The first night we were there we went tarpan fishing…Danielle caught the only tarpan…go girl, it even gave her a blister on her hand! The second day we went out ocean fishing and we all got super sun-burnt. Ouch. But we caught some snapper, a grouper, and some Mahi Mahi and we cooked up a nice meal that night. Us girls had some fun in the pool that afternoon with the camera, so we decided to have an underwater photo-shoot, cool pics. The last day we all went diving out of Capt. Slates Atlantis Dive Center. We did a dive called the creature feature where we watched crazy Capt. Slate put a fish in his mouth for a 4 foot barrcuda to snatch. It was nuts I tell you! We tried to get Danielle used to being around sharks but she was not a happy camper about it. The reefs down in Key Largo were very nice and looked very health, I wonder what my findings would be if I did a Reef Check survey down there. Overall, we all had a great time as a family in Key Largo…video will be posted soon…hopefully.
My Dad and my sister came into town to visit me and my cousin Lauren and we had a blast. We went diving, fishing, and they got to see the sites in Miami, plus they got to see some of the Everglades. Danielle even got to sing with the band at the Trove…and she killed it!
On May 31, 2009 The family of Ordways went out on the Pro Diver II for some dives. First dive was on the Rodeo which is in 124 feet of water. It has a neat tower structure which was great for photo and video. When we were on our stafety stop we had a remora fish hanging out with us, it was quite fascinating. I couldn’t help but wonder what sea creaturesthis remora has stuck himself too….maybe a huge whale shark!
Second dive was on the SS Copenhagen and is wreck had lots of life to see. I got my first encounter with two yellow headed jawfish. These fish are so fascinating because they live in patches of sand and coral rubble and use their big mouths like scoops as they move sand and rocks while digging their burrows. Besides serving as scoops, jawfishes’ big mouths come in handy at mating time. The males carry their eggs inside their mouths until they hatch.
