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Saturday, August 12, 2006

Tiki Hut

Chicken and Ribs! Actually I had a wrap and a cold bear (or 2) :) but the locals even like their Wednesday night special. Yum-O!

Another Stingray

You don't see stingrays swimming over the reef too often. I think he was tired of being gawked at by the divers.

Starfish

I actually took this shot while snorkeling. Great light!

The Spanish Anchor

One of our dives took us through a swimthrough that had this old Spanish anchor sticking out the side of the wall. Captain Murry said it is between 300 and 400 years old. Pretty cool.

Play Time

The pool at OCW is pretty amazing. Fountains shoot out over little under water stools and the whole pool makes a moat-like loop around an island complete with BBQ grills and lounge chairs.

Feeding Stingray

We saw a ton of Stingrays on this trip. This little guy found himself something tastey to eat. He was completely oblivious to the fact I was hovering right in front of him. How cool is that?

Cleaner Shrimp

Three little Cleaner Shrimp in a Basket Coral.

Lizard Fish

Funky little dude that almost slithers along the bottom

1st Family Dive Photo

This is right after the big Black Tip cruised by. It was fun diving with the Alicia. Michelle is SO proud of her for getting certified.

Spotted Drum

These little guys are pretty rare, but we saw a few this trip. The giant (relative) dorsal fin is amazing on the juvies.

This dude cruised right up behind us! The Divemaster had my camera to take our picture when this black tip shark came up to check us out. Tony's (the DM) eyes got as big as saucers and when I realized what was going on, I motioned as if to say, "forget our picture, get the shark!"