Snorkelling Quanacaste Costa Rica

I loved snorkelling in Quanacaste in January. It wasn't hot like Cancun.  The water wasn't as clear as Sea of Cortez.  I didn't see the big fish like groupers and tuna in close to shore like I did in Hawaii and the Mariana Islands.  Still there was a lot to see and pretty good visibility.  Most of the fish pictures I took were right off the beach at the Hilton Papagayos.  Though I'd brought my own snorkel and mask I was able to sign out flippers for free there.  The mottled green and brown fish posed for me off Coco beach. That's where I saw the herd of dozens of fish all about a foot across. That's the size of the puffer fish I saw off the Papagayos beach too.  Given the limits of my underwater camera, a Canon IXY with plexiglass housing, all the fish were within arms length.  I took some pictures of the coral because my brother has salt water tanks and grows it. I was most impressed with the blue worm like things sticking out.