OMG! Dives like this really don't happen
every day or even every year - & I am taking an introductory diver
at
11m for his 4th ever underwater exploration. We are diving from the
Mangrove mooring westwards. The visibility is as clear as it can be top
to bottom. Fish
everywhere. Then below us the black tip reef shark cruises by in the
other
direction. Minutes later a middle aged (i.e pretty big) Green turtle
slowly lifts it's
bulk from the reef to cross our path seawards. My diver shook my hand.
We continue our saunter along the dramatic wall interrupted by the
masses of fusilier, mackerel and the rest around us - just the two of us no-one else in
sight.
Making for the the ledge at 5m preparing to surface. No, stop... what's that looming out
of the blue - WHALESHARK!! a mere baby at around 5-6m. We have enough
air to backtrack and follow it for a heavenly few minutes before it turns and fades back
into the blue. OK, time to go, safety stop. But no, my diver taps my shoulder -
behind you, the magnificent beast is heading straight at us for a last
encounter - awesome :))))
oh how I wish I hadn't flooded my camera
