Saragasso Sea mats along the current lines in Rincon, PR

This morning when I awoke and went out onto the terrace I was treated to an exquisite soft sunrise and..... magnificent current lines of Saragasso Sea mats. They stretched along the multiple current lines as far as I could see. Above you see what I first saw as the sun rose. What you cannot see in the photograph are the current lines behind this one, they were just too far away for my camera to capture.

When I was mating on a local boat, we took folks out for whale watching cruises in the winter. We always looked for these current lines of mats of vegetation because underneath them were tiny fish and under the tiny fish were larger fish and under those were sometimes the whales we sought.

In the photo above you can see the current line as it winds sensually through the water as the waves carry it toward shore. As these current lines moved along, the pelicans were diving for fish along their sides. Pelicans are always thrilling to see diving head first into the water and always coming up with a fish.









The sea mats came into closer view and above you can see two of the mats of Saragasso Sea plants.

Finally, a few actually hit shore and I took the shot to the right. All in all a beautiful and sensual plant a long way from home.