Today Edgar was our dive master. Our morning boat dive was at Osman’s Reef. We saw two seahorses and a pipe fish in a rock. Our drop dive was at Newman’s Wall. We stayed shallow, aiming for 20-30 feet deep, to conserve air. We also wanted to see the Prince Albert. Andy found a seahorse on the wreck. We also saw a shrimp next to the seahorse.
Our afternoon boat dive today was at First Bight Wall. We saw puffer fish, lobster and king crab. We also saw a fish that tucked into a hole in the sand. Edgar pointed out a very small fish to us. We talked to him about it later before dinner. He said it was called a red arrow fish, or Arrow Blenny.
Our drop dive in the afternoon was on Coco View Wall. Linda found a king crab on the wall. Andy took a cool photo of some crab remains he found in a barrel sponge. We’re guessing a fish had a tasty treat there. Once again we stayed around 30 feet until we got to the Prince Albert to explore it more. We saw a yellow seahorse on the wreck. Andy made it to the wreck before Linda. Only to realize that she was a ways behind him. She was trying to get his attention because she saw a Manta Ray. Andy saw it before it left. But the picture he took was from far away unfortunately. The ray swam along the sand towards Coco View Wall then we out from there. On our way in from the safety stop, we saw a crab buried in the sand. It was after most people take their fins off. A guy walked right past us, he could have stepped on it. We also saw a barracuda underneath the platform before we took off our fins.
We played cribbage before dinner. After dinner we called Annabelle. We we out for a night dive at 8:30 pm. Before we went out a couple divers that just came in gave us some tips on where to find an octopus. We found it right where they said. Just to the right of the safety stop. Andy realized it was hunting. He ballooned up his body to attack a fish. He took off after that though. We also saw a barracuda swimming around the wreck and near Newman’s wall. We got a nice photo of a sea turtle with some fish hitchhiking on it’s back. We saw another octopus on the stern of the wreck. We had plenty of time to observe this one. We have some great photos and videos from it. We found a lobster inside the wreck too. Andy also found a ragworm there. We saw a hermit crab digging through sand for food after the safety stop. Andy saw a sand flounder on the way back in.