Today we relaxed on the beach for the day. As always there was an afternoon rain, sunburns and chicken pattys. I found some interesting invert life. There was another species of jumping spider and a tiger beetle. I had never noticed tiger beetles on the beach before this trip so I guess they are more common in the rainy season? I do love these beetles. They are can be bright metallic colours with spots and are all predatory. VERY COOL!
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| White flowers outside of Margaritaville |
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| Jumping spider |
The highlight of the day was definitely Luminous Lagoon. We drove from Negril towards Montego Bay and then about half an hour to Farmouth (Where a few scenes from James Bond were filmed). Here we saw a new bird that was entirely yellow with an orange-ish head and darker wings. They call them canaries. Looks similar to a white collared seed eater.
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| Yellow canary -Chris Law |
After the sun set we headed out on the 7:30pm boat toy gave of the lagoon. They gave us a short history of the area and then we found bio-luminescent dinoflagelates. These microscopic organisms glow when disturbed. The water was brackish, warm and very shallow. On the bottom was a few feet of mud. This is one of the only places in the world where people can see this biological phenomenon.
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