Diving

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.
Giant Anemone at Trinity Caves, my first dive Monday morning Jan 21, 2013 8:11 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
1 Giant Anemone at Trinity Caves, my first dive Monday morning
A purple-tipped anemone, also at Trinity Caves Jan 21, 2013 8:25 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
2 A purple-tipped anemone, also at Trinity Caves
Another anemone during our second dive at Lost Treasure Jan 21, 2013 10:03 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
3 Another anemone during our second dive at Lost Treasure
Mutton Snapper at Trinity Caves Jan 21, 2013 8:22 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
4 Mutton Snapper at Trinity Caves
Jan 21, 2013 8:21 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
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Another Mutton Snapper at In Between on Tuesday, my second day of diving Jan 22, 2013 8:04 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
6 Another Mutton Snapper at In Between on Tuesday, my second day of diving
Feather Duster Worms at Trinity Caves Jan 21, 2013 8:28 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
7 Feather Duster Worms at Trinity Caves
An inquisitve SquirrelFish Jan 21, 2013 8:33 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
8 An inquisitve SquirrelFish
Flamingo Tongue snail on the base of a sea fan at the Lost Treasure dive site Jan 21, 2013 9:43 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
9 Flamingo Tongue snail on the base of a sea fan at the Lost Treasure dive site
A species of Finger Coral (genus Porites) at Lost Treasure. The tufts are the extended polyps which are typically out during the day. Jan 21, 2013 9:57 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
10 A species of Finger Coral (genus Porites) at Lost Treasure. The tufts are the extended polyps which are typically out during the day.
Blue Tang Jan 21, 2013 10:10 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
11 Blue Tang
Gorgonians waving in the current at Lost Treasure Jan 21, 2013 10:24 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
12 Gorgonians waving in the current at Lost Treasure
Reef system at the In Between dive site Jan 22, 2013 8:01 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
13 Reef system at the In Between dive site
A giant yellow Netted Barrel Sponge Jan 22, 2013 8:05 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
14 A giant yellow Netted Barrel Sponge
Hawksbill Turtle cruises past at the In Between dive site Jan 22, 2013 8:15 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
15 Hawksbill Turtle cruises past at the In Between dive site
Just a couple of minutes later, we found his buddy resting on top of the reef Jan 22, 2013 8:25 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
16 Just a couple of minutes later, we found his buddy resting on top of the reef
Surfaced Tuesday morning from our first dive at In Between to find a full rainbow with a slight hint of a double! Jan 22, 2013 8:44 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
17 Surfaced Tuesday morning from our first dive at In Between to find a full rainbow with a slight hint of a double!
Stoplight Parrotfish during their intermediate phase. As they get older they will turn emerald green with bright yellow markings. Jan 22, 2013 9:45 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
18 Stoplight Parrotfish during their intermediate phase. As they get older they will turn emerald green with bright yellow markings.
This Smooth Trunkfish was hanging out at Turtle Schooner Reef Jan 22, 2013 10:03 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
19 This Smooth Trunkfish was hanging out at Turtle Schooner Reef
His cousin was found at Rainbow Reef a couple of days later Jan 24, 2013 9:41 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
20 His cousin was found at Rainbow Reef a couple of days later
Yellow Tube Sponges at Turtle Schooner Reef Jan 22, 2013 10:20 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
21 Yellow Tube Sponges at Turtle Schooner Reef
Green Moray peeking out at the North West Point dive site Jan 24, 2013 8:15 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
22 Green Moray peeking out at the North West Point dive site
North West Point was chock full of morays. This Spotted Moray was open for business. Jan 24, 2013 8:22 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
23 North West Point was chock full of morays. This Spotted Moray was open for business.
Jan 24, 2013 8:26 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
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Jan 24, 2013 8:26 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
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An atypically shaped large Brown Bowl Sponge Jan 24, 2013 9:47 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
26 An atypically shaped large Brown Bowl Sponge
Gray Angelfish cruising Rainbow Reef Jan 24, 2013 9:49 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
27 Gray Angelfish cruising Rainbow Reef
Bluestriped Grunt, distinguished from the French Grunt by its dark tail and rear dorsal fin Jan 24, 2013 10:00 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
28 Bluestriped Grunt, distinguished from the French Grunt by its dark tail and rear dorsal fin
A Masked Hamlet at Rainbow Reef, relatively uncommon and a treat to find Jan 24, 2013 10:08 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
29 A Masked Hamlet at Rainbow Reef, relatively uncommon and a treat to find
A Balloonfish nestled into Rainbow Reef Jan 24, 2013 10:19 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
30 A Balloonfish nestled into Rainbow Reef
This tiny Slender Filefish was so well camouflaged against the sea fan where it was hanging out, making it extremely difficult to detect Jan 24, 2013 10:22 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
31 This tiny Slender Filefish was so well camouflaged against the sea fan where it was hanging out, making it extremely difficult to detect