We did some school this morning – but not a lot.
In the afternoon, we dived on a two reefs: Paradise Reef and the Hot Springs. The conditions weren’t as good as the previous day and we all got very wet on the way out to the dive sites.
Chris, Jamie and I dived Paradise Reef and Jamie had her first view of a free turtle under water! It was a Hawksbill and sat very still for pictures and then showed off its swimming moves as well. We had another sighting on the way back to the boat, and this time, he held himself vertically in the water and gently back-flippered to stay in place. The dive reminded me of a dive we did in the Red Sea called The Japanese Tea Gardens: the corals and sponges made a very pretty garden backdrop to schools of fish, angels, damsels, squirrel fish, lobster, durgon, jack, wrasse and barracuda. Jamie buddied with the instructor for a while and saw a field of garden eels popping up and down as they reacted to the current.
I was too cold for the second dive. Jamie and Chris experienced hot underwater springs, the usual suspects and some squid as well as two large grey angel fish.
Fantastic diving. And we’ve decided to make a break tomorrow for the Virgin Islands and St Croix.
In the afternoon, we dived on a two reefs: Paradise Reef and the Hot Springs. The conditions weren’t as good as the previous day and we all got very wet on the way out to the dive sites.
Chris, Jamie and I dived Paradise Reef and Jamie had her first view of a free turtle under water! It was a Hawksbill and sat very still for pictures and then showed off its swimming moves as well. We had another sighting on the way back to the boat, and this time, he held himself vertically in the water and gently back-flippered to stay in place. The dive reminded me of a dive we did in the Red Sea called The Japanese Tea Gardens: the corals and sponges made a very pretty garden backdrop to schools of fish, angels, damsels, squirrel fish, lobster, durgon, jack, wrasse and barracuda. Jamie buddied with the instructor for a while and saw a field of garden eels popping up and down as they reacted to the current.
I was too cold for the second dive. Jamie and Chris experienced hot underwater springs, the usual suspects and some squid as well as two large grey angel fish.
Fantastic diving. And we’ve decided to make a break tomorrow for the Virgin Islands and St Croix.
Top pic: Jamie cradling a fish
Bottom pic: The turtle!
By the way, you can double click on the photos to make them bigger!
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