Curacao 2015 9/29-10/6
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9/29 (Tue)
Marriott Beach Resort
large octopus, changing color according to environment

9/30 (Wed) [20th Ann.]
4-6:30am:
  Bananaquits, a lot.  Doves.
  Troupial: I see the first and only one in the morning.
lunch:
  instant cup noodle 
  a bagel, left over from breakfast
pm:
  Willemstad
    very hot & humid, sunny
    ice cream at McDonald
    buy dinner from a chinese restaurant (Sun Sing Restaurant, De RuyterKade 42) - 
      Chicken Chow Men - FL 17.5
      Shrimp Brococli  -    25     
                total  -    42.5  = US$ 25
    Frigatebird             

10/1 (Thu)  
Good day - air in hotel is better
Visit Hilton in morning for car rental - 
  see many lizards.  More wildlife friendly environment?
  Paco and Donna, 2 Green-winged Macaws in cage.
Troupial, a couple
baby Igauna, very bright green color
adult Igauna
Trupial Kacho, a Yellow Oriole
Black-faced Grassquit?
Tern, 2

10/2 (Fri)   
Get the rental Corolla Yaris, $68/day 
Shete Boka Nat Park, morning 
  fee:  $11 inc. taking picture of the map 
  walked the Boca Wandomi trail which was beautiful and made it to the natural bridge
  got back to the car and drove to Boca Kaiki and Boca Pistol. 
    Boca Kaiki was a nice beach.
    Boca pistol had huge water splashes which was spectacular.  
lunch at Jaanchies 
  $20/person 
Playa Lagun, after 3pm   
  Toilet, free at Lagoon Ocean Resort (Lagun 208, Lagun, Curacao; Tel: +5999 864 1000)
      
10/3 (Sat)  
check out from Marriott Beach Resort.  
check in Royal Sea Aquarium Resort.  Rm A103B.
return rental car:  see green parrot flying over Hilton.
Royal Sea Aquarium Resort: 
  Oystercatcher flying across the shore outside of our room balcony.
  Green Heron.
  Brown Pelican.
  Frigatebird.
Sealion Encounter
Dolphine Academy   

10/4 (Sun) 
early morning:  
  Kingbird or a large flycatcher.  
  Green Heron, again.
11am supermarket ride.
pm Sea Aquarium.
late pm (3:30-5:30) Royal Sea Aquarium Resort snorkeling:
  a large Scorpion Fish, larger than the one saw at the house reef of Marriott.

10/5 (Mon)
All day Royal Sea Aquarium Resort snorkeling

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Damselfish
- Cocoa damselfish (Stegastes variabilis)
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damselfish#/media/File:Cocoa_damselfish.jpg
    Not Juvenile Longfin Damselfish - http://reefguide.org/carib/longfindamselfish.html
- Yellowtail Damselfish (Intermediate Phase)
    http://reefguide.org/carib/yellowtaildamsel.html  
- Sergeant Major
    http://reefguide.org/carib/sergeantmajor.html  
    
Butterflyfish     
- foureye butterflyfish 
    http://reefguide.org/carib/foureyebutterflyfish.html
    
Parrot Fish
  http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/parrot-fish/
  https://search.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0LEVzuEqRNWVcUAdk9XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyODRjcmJxBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjAzNDFfMQRzZWMDc2M-?ei=UTF-8&type=994519&fr=chr-greentree_ie&ilc=12&p=Parrot+Fish&fr2=15576
  http://www.reeftraveler.com/2011/08/destination-spotlight-grace-bay-beach.html
    pic at Grace Bay Beach on Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrotfish#/media/File:Bicolor_parrotfish.JPG
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parrotfish#/media/File:Parrotfish_Timor.jpg
- bicolour parrotfish (Cetoscarus bicolor) - found in Red Sea.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetoscarus_bicolor  
  also the species Cetoscarus ocellatus widespread in Indo-Pacific    
- Queen Parrotfish
    http://www.fishfish.net/queen-parrotfish/   
- Rainbow Parrotfish Initial Phase, Curacao
    http://www.coralreefphotos.com/rainbow-parrotfish-initial-phase-curacao/parrotfish/
    
        
    
Barracuda - in our dinner?
  https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%A2%AD%E5%AD%90%E9%AD%9A    
  http://www.greencross.org.tw/enviroment/ciguatera.htm