Just thought you'd all like to hear about my recent dive adventure. The first dive was an afternoon dive. I saw about a half dozen manta rays, even more sharks and fish, and coral spawning. The spawning was pretty cool if you didn't think about what you were swimming in; just little spurts of mucous into the sea and then drifting away.
The mantas were even more awesome. One must have been close to 14 feet across while another (about 9 feet) swam in circles near us, getting closer and closer until it was maybe 20 feet away. Unfortunately these weren't the tame mantas that you can "ride" on.
Nonetheless, they were cool to see!
The second dive was a night dive. I saw a couple of large lobsters and crabs (the lobesters were a little better than a foot long and one crab had a carapace of 8 inches or so). Seeing the reflection of shrimp eyes from the dive light in little caves was neat, too.
Also on this dive I ran into something above me. I thought it was the rock overhang but then just off to my right, close enough to touch, was a 4 foot sea turtle! It's pretty awesome seeing them swimming along during the day but even more so at night!
Finally, I got to hold and play with a Spanish dancer. It wasn't too interested in swimming but did a few strokes, just enough to show its beauty.
Hope all is well with the club. I haven't seen/heard too much activity other than the zoo trip (which I would have liked to come on).
Larry
