Bay Lights

Saw the coolest thing last night.


I drive along St. Andrews Bay to and from work. It is usually a spectacular drive with great views. One of the prettiest drives in the world really. Last night, on the way home from work, I took a look toward the water. In the waves right at the waters edge, there was a green glow in each small wave.


I had heard about the sea glowing or sparks coming from the water but I had never seen it until last night. What I saw looked like giant, green glow sticks dancing in the water and in the waves. I had to pull over and get out of my truck and walk right down to the waters edge to make sure my eyes weren't deceiving me.

The was no cloud cover, no moon and no lights to reflect off of the small waves. It was glowing. Green. Fantastic.

I had heard about a plankton or algae bloom but I had to do some digging to find out more.


It is Bioluminescence.


Here is one discription that covers the details.

And...take a look at his video of what Bioluminescence looks like in the water. The video is from Australia. Very Cool.