Matt: We took to the road and drove to Fujierah over the weekend. We went to the Sandy Beach Hotel, went snorkeling around snoopy island and basically loafed on the beach. It was great - We swam all around the island (Snoopy Island: you work it out from the pics) which was teaming with aquatic life, large and small. I had an amazing experience too - snorkeling along over the coral a shark zipped past me on the sea bed.. It wasn't a massive one, I would guess about 150 cms and surprisingly I wasn't scared in the least. It was very elegant and moved so effortlessly through the water, completely ignoring me. I found this reference:Blacktip reef shark (Carcharhinus melanopterus)
Black tip to second dorsal and lower caudal lobe anal and pectoral fins colour varies. Young less than 70 cm have unmarked fins. Inshore reefs, offshore structures. Opportunist predator, scavenger. Small, blacktip reef shark are found on coral reefs and around rocky headlands and islands. 200 cm.
Amazing. Sadly no-one else in the group saw it. I hunted around for it for a while, but never saw it again!!
Must start my Diving Lessons, I got a kick out the depths!!
Enjoy some pics taken by the lovely Fiona Piper.
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