Monday FunDay

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Today made the trip! PILOT WHALES EVERYWHERE!!!


Today was an early day - Todd and I woke up to do a dawn dive at 6am, followed by a quick bite to eat and then off to the dive boat for a day we'll never forget! The dive was good (as are all the dives here), but our surface interval this morning couldn't be beat! We were greeted by a pod of Pilot Whales. We donned our snorkel gear and went for a swim with these awesome gentle giants. The pod started out small - 3 adults and a smaller one, which eventually grew to 11 total! It was absolutely unbelieveable . . . a once in a lifetime opportunity we had the pleasure of sharing!

Besides the pilot whales that made the day, as well as making the trip . . . the rest of the day was fantastic too. Beautiful sunny skies and calm waters. What a treat it is to be on vacation here and now. Lots of life underwater - creatures left and right. Lots of tiny animals - not too many big creatures. (except the pilot whales and one spotted eagle ray we saw yesterday - about 75 feet below me)

Tomorrow on the agenda is a fabulous dive to Mary's Place in the morning (one of the best dives on the island!) Stay tuned for more!

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Photos

Underwater Manicure
Pederson Cleaning Shrimp

Bristle Worm on Brain Coral
Look but don't touch! Ouch!

Always messing with the locals
Arrow Crab on my hand - - - feels like a spider.

Comments

[Jeff]

Whales
Wow, I've never seen whales out in the wild before! How big were they? Was this a surprise for you, or did you already have an idea that you might be seeing them?

[Stacey]

Thanks for sharing your photos and details of your day. Glad you all are having a great time. Tell Catherine we miss her!! Still waiting for your entry from tuesday morning's dive!!! :)

[Scuba Lovers]

Pilot Whales
The whales were very unexpected and a great surprise when we came up from our first morning dive. Not in a million years would I have thought I'd ever be seeing these beasts . . . especially on our trip here. I'd say the biggest was around 20 feet or so if not bigger, and the little guy was like a big fat dolphin - 8-10 foot or so maybe. =)