bioluminescents....

For the last few weeks my friend A has been asking me if I had a chance to check out the bioluminescents in the sea...She kept telling me how awesome and bright they are. So after hearing this for a few weeks, I finally wander down to the beach and was so disappointed, because I didn't see anything. The thing is, I didn't know you had to agitate the water to be able to see it. So when I finally figured that out (thanks to the help of some of my other friends) I wandered to the beach a 2nd time, and lo and behold, it was spectacular. I am not really into the science of how it all works...but basically the phosperessence is caused by a particular algae that surfaces when the water gets warmer. Then when you walk thru the water at night, you can see a ton of little lights shooting thru your wake. It's like glowbugs underwater...but too tiny to actually see their forms.

My only regret is that the Inland sea doesn't have waves...because I have been told that the bioluminescents are even more spectacular when they are caught in the waves....like a mini firework show as the tide comes in.