Of course, these long rolling waves on the surface mean quite a back and forth sway in the current below. So you fin against the current for 10-15 seconds and don't actually move, and then when the wave comes back, it propels you about 25-30 feet within seconds...takes a bit of planning and getting used to, but you pick up the beat fairly quickly. So what did I see you ask? Well all this tubulence in the water means one thing: lower-than-usual visibilty. 50 feet or so is pretty much the max we had today. Our dive instructor/guide hopes it'll be better later on this week if the winds whip around and get back to normal speed and heading. One huge, 4 foot long moray eel came out to greet us in one coral structure, and I can tell you that we sure kept our distance. It's also mating season here for some species of rays. We saw one little female, about 1 1/2 feet long, resting half-buried in the sand. Only her eyes and two little bumps on the top rear were exposed. She let us get close enough that we could actually see the little bitty baby rays inside her move around in those 2 little bumps back there...it's so amazing seeing this 3 feet in front of your face and better than any show on whatever size screen you might have on your tv. Nature at it's best !
A break tomorrow. A deep dive and a wreck at 90 feet on Wednesday morning...
After spending the morning scuba diving and the afternoon stretched out on the beach tanning away in the sun and strong winds, I looked like that Nick Nolte mug shot. A pre-diner shower works wonders here...