Friday, November 29, 2013
We woke up around 6:30 again today. Per our usual routine we headed down to the restaurant and sat and enjoyed the morning until the girls arrived at 7:30 a.m. Eric worked on some video on the computer and then Jordan joined us a little bit later. We ordered breakfast around 7:30 and then got all the cameras and gear ready to go for our 9 a.m. dive. It was just the three of us and our guide, Albert, this morning, so we got to choose where we wanted to go.
Our first dive we went to Pescador island and dove the south side again. We did this dive the other day and it was really nice, so we wanted to take Jordan to do this dive. This time we were about the only boat at the dive site so we had the whole place to ourselves. The south side is sheltered from current so it was very calm and we took our time and had a nice relaxing dive. I got a bunch of footage of a turtle and of course tons of little fish everywhere. We also found a stone fish and a few nudibranchs.
After our first dive we had a rather rough crossing coming back across the channel to get back to Moalboal. The winds had picked up a bit and there were some small white caps so we got splashed a bit, but nothing we have not experienced before. Our second dive was at a site just across the channel from Pescador island.
The second dive was rather shallow so we stayed down for a good length of time and there was lots to see. We found the largest green turtle we have seen yet. It had to be at least 5 feet in length and 3-4 feet across. It was just laying on a ledge and I got some good video of it turning around and then yawning.
Toward the end of the dive Eric found a bright yellow juvenile box fish. I got video of it and then later Eric said it was eating or nipping at a flatworm. I of course never saw this part while I was filming it, but I managed to get it on video. At the end of the dive we also saw a school of large needlefish hanging out near the surface.
We then made our way back to the resort and had some lunch so we could head back out about 2:30 p.m. for our third dive. One of the other guests, Anna, joined us on this dive. Since the water was a little rougher today we headed just a little way down the shore to the spot that we really like. This spot is nice because you can stay really shallow and there are lots of things to see, including more turtles.
After this dive we made the short trip back to the resort and got cleaned up and had some dinner and started the process of sifting through photos and video—the usual nightly routine.
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