Diving

By the Monday following the Cayman Cookout, the weather finally cleared up for five days of great diving yet again with Chris and Kate Alpers of Indigo Divers. Not only did they have a new dock and loo since last year, they had their first employee Bec! A northern swell came in briefly on Wed which forced the diving to the South Sound, but it provided an opportunity to hit some dive sites that I had not been to in quite a number of years.
In the past year, Chris and Kate of  Indigo Divers  built a private dock on a small parcel right next door to the public West Bay dock. Replete with it's own small parking lot and the now famous "Loo With a View of the Blue". Yep, truly plush and while contemplating in the throne room, one indeed has one of the best views of Seven Mile Beach on the island! Jan 20, 2014 10:28 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
1 In the past year, Chris and Kate of Indigo Divers built a private dock on a small parcel right next door to the public West Bay dock. Replete with it's own small parking lot and the now famous "Loo With a View of the Blue". Yep, truly plush and while contemplating in the throne room, one indeed has one of the best views of Seven Mile Beach on the island!
Upside down spiny lobstah at Trinity Caves Jan 20, 2014 8:05 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
2 Upside down spiny lobstah at Trinity Caves
Brittle stars on a sponge Jan 20, 2014 8:10 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
3 Brittle stars on a sponge
Turtle Schooner Reef Jan 20, 2014 9:31 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
4 Turtle Schooner Reef
Beck, new divemaster with  Indigo Divers  Jan 20, 2014 9:33 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
5 Beck, new divemaster with Indigo Divers
Foureye Butterflyfish at Turtle Schooner Reef Jan 20, 2014 9:40 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
6 Foureye Butterflyfish at Turtle Schooner Reef
Banded coral shrimp and brittle stars nestled in a sponge at Little Tunnels Jan 21, 2014 8:08 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
7 Banded coral shrimp and brittle stars nestled in a sponge at Little Tunnels
Jan 21, 2014 8:08 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
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Neck Crab does a pretty good job of disguising itself Jan 21, 2014 8:09 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
9 Neck Crab does a pretty good job of disguising itself
Giant purple-tipped anemone at Little Tunnels Jan 21, 2014 8:14 AM : 7 Day Nature Challenge, Diving, Grand Cayman, Instagram
10 Giant purple-tipped anemone at Little Tunnels
A juvenile parrotfish Jan 21, 2014 8:16 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
11 A juvenile parrotfish
Dueling Giant Green Morays at Funky Sponge Jan 21, 2014 9:45 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
12 Dueling Giant Green Morays at Funky Sponge
As one Giant Green Moray came out to inspect his reflection in my port, the other eel came out of the same hole to see what was going on Jan 21, 2014 9:45 AM : 7 Day Nature Challenge, Diving, Grand Cayman, Instagram
13 As one Giant Green Moray came out to inspect his reflection in my port, the other eel came out of the same hole to see what was going on
Stingray in the sand Jan 21, 2014 9:56 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
14 Stingray in the sand
Reef shark taking a snooze Jan 22, 2014 8:14 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
15 Reef shark taking a snooze
Lobsters a'plenty at Bullwinkle dive site on the South Sound Jan 22, 2014 8:41 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
16 Lobsters a'plenty at Bullwinkle dive site on the South Sound
Jan 22, 2014 9:37 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
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Giant anemone at Mitch Miller reef Jan 23, 2014 9:34 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
18 Giant anemone at Mitch Miller reef
Schoolmaster Snappers conferring on which way to head next Jan 23, 2014 9:42 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
19 Schoolmaster Snappers conferring on which way to head next
Flamingo Tongue Snail Jan 23, 2014 9:54 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
20 Flamingo Tongue Snail
Yet more brittle stars! Jan 23, 2014 9:58 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
21 Yet more brittle stars!
Smooth trunkfish Jan 24, 2014 8:11 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
22 Smooth trunkfish
This green moray was free swimming at North West Point Jan 24, 2014 8:16 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
23 This green moray was free swimming at North West Point
Schoolmaster Snapper at North West Point Jan 24, 2014 8:19 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
24 Schoolmaster Snapper at North West Point
Yellow Stingray Jan 24, 2014 8:24 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
25 Yellow Stingray
Small spotted moray Jan 24, 2014 8:27 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
26 Small spotted moray
Christmas tree farm at Peppermint Reef Jan 24, 2014 9:43 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
27 Christmas tree farm at Peppermint Reef
Archway at Peppermint Reef Jan 24, 2014 9:48 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
28 Archway at Peppermint Reef
Yet another yellow stingray Jan 24, 2014 9:51 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
29 Yet another yellow stingray
Brittle star making its way across a sea fan Jan 24, 2014 10:01 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
30 Brittle star making its way across a sea fan
Brittle star on a sea fan Jan 24, 2014 10:02 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
31 Brittle star on a sea fan
Christmas tree worms Jan 24, 2014 10:09 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
32 Christmas tree worms
Stingray getting ready to make a move Jan 24, 2014 10:13 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
33 Stingray getting ready to make a move
Same stingray at Peppermint Reef. My first attempt to shoot an underwater video. Jan 24, 2014 10:15 AM : Diving, video thumbnail
34 Same stingray at Peppermint Reef. My first attempt to shoot an underwater video.
Mutton Snapper at Neptune's Wall Jan 23, 2014 8:05 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
35 Mutton Snapper at Neptune's Wall
Huge clinging crab investigating who's knocking at the front door Jan 23, 2014 8:05 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
36 Huge clinging crab investigating who's knocking at the front door
A giant green moray sidles up to Chris, the divemaster. The spear is for culling invasive lionfish, not for the eel! Jan 23, 2014 8:06 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
37 A giant green moray sidles up to Chris, the divemaster. The spear is for culling invasive lionfish, not for the eel!
Honeycomb Cowfish Jan 23, 2014 8:10 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
38 Honeycomb Cowfish
Jan 23, 2014 8:13 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
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Bicolor Damselfish guarding the home turf Jan 23, 2014 8:27 AM : Diving, Grand Cayman
40 Bicolor Damselfish guarding the home turf