http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8eimQBwHAs&feature=youtu.be
This video will show you some of the sharks we saw on every dive. Blue Corner is a reef that often has strong current flowing over it. Sharks like to hang out here to enjoy the water flowing over their gills--sort of a breathing treatment. We had reef hooks that allowed us to be suspended in the current without swimming and watch the sharks. The thought occurred to me that we were sort of like sausage on a stick, but the sharks paid little attention to us.
While diving on a Japanese sunken ship in Truk Lagoon I came accross this sea cucumber that had some pretty fancy feet! This video captures his walking --pretty unusual.
Giant Manta Rays
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKDaT9Xp4Dc&feature=youtu.be We carefully swam behind some coral heads to spy on the Manta Rays that would come to this cleaning station where small fish would pick off parasites from skin and gills. The Mantas did not seem to be bothered by us. About 12' accross, the gentle giants are graceful and impressive. The second minute of this give the best view as the manta circles directly over us. The small fish that comes up to the camera lens is a damsel that was trying to intimidate me. If they were bigger we would be in danger because they will attack anything that comes too close to their home ground.
For lunch we stopped on an island that had a long strip of sand running out from it. I walked out on it to shoot a 360 degree view of what we were seeing--pretty much a paradise. Then I waded out and took the camera just under the surface so you could see and I stumbled upon two starfish. In the final seconds you will see me smiling like a very happy man--and I can tell you I was pretty happy to be there.
Jellyfish Lake is unique and found only on this one island in Palau. They were very soft to feel against you skin. A great trip that deepened my love for the sea.
