The estuary - 01:31 pm

09 Nov 2009

We have been hearing a lot about a beautiful estuary on the opposite side of Vamizi Island, so today we piled into the landrover and headed off to see this place for ourselves. Everything here on Vamizi is so stunning that I am going to need a whole new set of adjectives pretty soon just to describe it, but this estuary really was breathtaking.

We made quick work of loading the flat-bottom skiff and heading up the channel before the tide dropped. Grant and Paulo jumped into the water, kitted up with just their fins, masks and snorkels and began to explore. The water in this estuary could not have been more than a meter deep but Grant is keen to take a cylinder on our next visit so that he can lay motionless on the bottom and just observe the unfolding behaviour.

Small fry were all over the place, it seems that these calm and sheltered waters make for exceptional nurseries. Grant also got some footage of a few uncommon Obicular cardinals, completely at ease with his presence, just swaying with the current.

Mangrove forests play such a pivotal role in the overall costal ecosystem, but we could spend months here focusing on one plant, one animal, one symbiotic relationship at a time and still not be able to tell the full story of this unique environment. I guess in a way that is what makes this type of work both challenging and extremely rewarding at the same time. One thing is certain, we will be back here soon.
Leahb

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