Four days of diving were needed to burn off all the excess calories and decadence from the Cayman Cookout. Once again, thanks to Chris and Kate Alpers at Indigo Divers for the great time.
1 Giant Anemone at Trinity Caves, my first dive Monday morning
2 A purple-tipped anemone, also at Trinity Caves
3 Another anemone during our second dive at Lost Treasure
4 Mutton Snapper at Trinity Caves
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6 Another Mutton Snapper at In Between on Tuesday, my second day of diving
7 Feather Duster Worms at Trinity Caves
8 An inquisitve SquirrelFish
9 Flamingo Tongue snail on the base of a sea fan at the Lost Treasure dive site
10 A species of Finger Coral (genus Porites) at Lost Treasure. The tufts are the extended polyps which are typically out during the day.
11 Blue Tang
12 Gorgonians waving in the current at Lost Treasure
13 Reef system at the In Between dive site
14 A giant yellow Netted Barrel Sponge
15 Hawksbill Turtle cruises past at the In Between dive site
16 Just a couple of minutes later, we found his buddy resting on top of the reef
17 Surfaced Tuesday morning from our first dive at In Between to find a full rainbow with a slight hint of a double!
18 Stoplight Parrotfish during their intermediate phase. As they get older they will turn emerald green with bright yellow markings.
19 This Smooth Trunkfish was hanging out at Turtle Schooner Reef
20 His cousin was found at Rainbow Reef a couple of days later
21 Yellow Tube Sponges at Turtle Schooner Reef
22 Green Moray peeking out at the North West Point dive site
23 North West Point was chock full of morays. This Spotted Moray was open for business.
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26 An atypically shaped large Brown Bowl Sponge
27 Gray Angelfish cruising Rainbow Reef
28 Bluestriped Grunt, distinguished from the French Grunt by its dark tail and rear dorsal fin
29 A Masked Hamlet at Rainbow Reef, relatively uncommon and a treat to find
30 A Balloonfish nestled into Rainbow Reef
31 This tiny Slender Filefish was so well camouflaged against the sea fan where it was hanging out, making it extremely difficult to detect