2012.7.3_intertidal zone=exciting

The first thing I heard when I got off the bus were yells screams from the children. It reminded me that  as a child, there was once our family went to the intertidal zone together. Grabbing a bug net in my hand and having a bucket in my other hand. I didn't get to go too far back then, but today, with these "special shoes", I got to have a tiny adventure.

After Jack made the first move in the water, we all got too excited that we really could possibly explore the area. It felt tighter when the shoes was soaked with water. ( I really like those shoes, by the way.)

This is Jack showing us that the first layer is algae and the second is mussel, since during high tide only the upper part of the water is able to get the sunlight.

sea squirt

brittle sea star

hermit crab

I think they can hear us, since once I made a noise, it will soon hide in its shell. So I waited patiently and it eventually came out and grab my finger!

sea grape

It looked sooooo juicy that I really wanted to take a bite. However, someone tasted it and it turned out to be really salty.

Sea lettuce (Ulva lactuca)

This is one kind of green algaes, and every piece is actually consists of two layers of cells, which is the reason why they are so thin. They actually looked like seaweed soup with runny eggs to me (the white part resembled the egg)! Jack told us that they will turn white after they release their spores.

fresh

dried

This is a kind of algae (石花菜）, which after drying them it could be made into jelly. We got our own serve, it tasted.............really.................."fresh", I wouldn't call it bad, but if they could add more flavor to it, I would be pleased.

My skin is getting even darker. But I guess I'll just let it be. 

Let's call it a day.