In the city of Long Beach, on a cold fall Friday night, I got to enjoy the free Shark Lagoon at the Aquarium of the Pacific. It was a real treat to see the various kinds of sharks and stingrays from small to large. My favorite was the sawfish who's nose really looked like a saw! Lol! The stingrays took me back to a small island off the coast of Nicaragua called Little Corn. I spent my birthday there last year exploring the island and decided to take a boat ride out for a snorkeling trip. While snorkeling I saw an eagle ray stingray who appeared to be following me! Needless to say, I freaked out, took a couple of pictures, and swam back to the boat safely. The reason I freaked out was because I'd never seen a spotted stingray before and I didn't know their behavior patterns or if I was in danger until the boat captain educated me and I also googled it when I got home. I knew the regular gray stingrays weren't aggressive and they'll let you touch them as long as you don't mess with their tails. The close up of the black spotted eagle ray is a rushed photo of Little Corn's Spotty :-)
Enjoy the journey!
