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4th of July dive: Lighthouse Reef, Cayman I

July 4th 2012
First dive. We flew into Grand Cayman late last night arrived just before they closed the car rental place so we didn’t have to take a taxi to Sunshine Suites. Good start. We caught up with Everet and Essy expert critter finders in the Caymans. Awesome. We signed up for 3 dives at the Lighthouse reef. Everet and Essy took us to the shallows north of the pier where we saw Tritonias laying eggs, p ... read more
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Caymanian Flag The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries. Administered by Jamaica since 1863, they remained a British dependency after 1962 when the former became independent.... ... read more
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11th July 2012

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Great Capture! Most of my shots the eyes reflect too much light. This is one of a group of shrimp that we just call the "invisibles". Usually you find them becaues of the eyes, the rest of the bodiy is mostly see through and blends with the background. We need to find a good shrimp id guide if you know of one!
11th July 2012

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Forgot. love the background. This usually has lots of different blennies on it and make great background at least I think so!

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