When we were in the east end of Roatan people told us how the west end would be hot, noisy, and crowded. When we tell people in the West End that we spent a week in the East End they often ask why, and what did you do there? The West End is certainly more touristy, and has less wind, which can make it hotter, but we are in a very quiet cabin on the shore. I am currently in a hammock, a cat in my lap, feeling a gentle breeze and listening to the ocean. ahh...
We had two dives today and saw a total of 3 turtles. They all had remoras attached to them. Apparently turtles do not like the remoras on them. The second turtle we saw today had its head stuck into a small cave. I could not figure out what it was doing. Was it asleep? Was it hiding? Was it dead? It turns out it was trying to rub the remoras off its back. When remoras attach onto sharks it is a symbiotic relationship. The remoras are eating the parasites off of the sharks. The turtles do not have the same parasites, and all the remoras do for the turtles is cause more drag, thus the attempt by the turtle to dislodged the remoras.
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