{"id":1054,"date":"2013-06-08T20:08:22","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T20:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2022-01-16T09:09:05","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T16:09:05","slug":"manta-ray-at-chatham-bay-union-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/?p=1054","title":{"rendered":"Manta ray at Chatham Bay, Union Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Chatham Bay, Union Island a Manta Ray came into the bay for the day and we happened to be out on our kayaks . It was so cool to watch it open its big white mouth to filter water and glide effortless around with its wing tips surfacing the water once in a while when he turned. It was about 6-7 feet across. It passed under our kayaks circling around us. Amazing. Our neighbors were actually swimming and said he just glided around them. Obviously wanted company today.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020583a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1055\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020583a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020583a\" width=\"255\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020588a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1056\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020588a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020588a\" width=\"242\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link below of the Manta Ray video care of our friends from Mopion, who swam with it.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ao2I2l53TOQ\">Manta Ray from crew of Mopion<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We went for a hike up into the hills around Chatham Bay and came across &#8220;Bushman&#8221; who works hard to maintain one of the properties up on the ridge. The property has some amazing flowers and you can see he takes good care of the property and the road that leads up to the house.\u00a0In a place where everyone uses cisterns for domestic water supply these people have a lily pond and raise ducks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020572a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1057\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020572a-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"P1020572a\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020572a-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020572a.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020559a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1058\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020559a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020559a\" width=\"258\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020570a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1059\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020570a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020570a\" width=\"252\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020571a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1060\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020571a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020571a\" width=\"254\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There were incredible views out to Canouan, Mayreau, and\u00a0 Tobago Cays where we have been over the past week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020576a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1061 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020576a.jpg\" alt=\"P1020576a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020576a.jpg 640w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020576a-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020576a-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Union Islands Coast line and rolling mountains are amazing. It was so nice to be up on the hill top looking out at the views.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020580a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1062\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020580a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020580a\" width=\"254\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020577a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1063\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020577a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020577a\" width=\"245\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Below is a picture looking down into the bay and the cows waiting for us on the beach after our walk. They just sat and watched us as we climbed into our kayaks. Its a very relaxed place and nice and quiet as its off season. Last night there were 9 boats at anchor, tonight only 4. Tough on the beach restaurant\/ bars this time of year, who of course are all trying to get your business.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020568a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1064\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020568a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020568a\" width=\"253\" height=\"237\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020554a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1065\" src=\"http:\/\/www.seismicwave.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/P1020554a-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"P1020554a\" width=\"248\" height=\"203\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Chatham Bay, Union Island a Manta Ray came into the bay for the day and we happened to be out on our kayaks . 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