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Others have given all the important details, here are highlights of my dives: Dive 1: Dropping onto the top of the highest spot we could find on the depth finder we were greeted by a Hydro coral garden that was so spectacular we we almost didn't bother venturing any further. None of us had ever seen such large, dense and vibrant clusters before. Just 4 minutes into the dive, under a rock out cropping along a gentle slope at 160', Beto and Susan were timidly greeted by the most immense Giant Pacific Octopus any of us have ever seen. Think double the size of the beautiful specimen at Monterey Bay Aquarium. After trying every trick in his bag of camouflage tricks, he gingerly extended a tentacle to Beto & Susan as if to say, "Well, if your going to stay here I might was well say hello". Enchanting experience - we'll be back Greedo. Dive 2: Towards the end of end of dive, Dave and I were exploring a 170' deep crevice with interesting formations and discovered a large chunk of rock that at some point in history had crumbled onto itself forming a 30 foot long narrow cavern, covered in life. We swam through single file and popped out onto a sheer face on other side of the the pinnacle! We weren't able to capture video or photograph this adventure so we'll leave some things unrevealed at this point in time. In the middle of this tunnel that we're now calling "Jedi Cave" is a surprise treasure, "Wampa". You'll know it if and when you see it! |