Monday, March 24, 2025

Rock Star

I woke up to pee a million times in the night.  I guess that is good because I am hydrated.  But finally at like 2am I just started working on my photos from yesterday.

OMG, we just found out that Vie Panyarachun is here with the Thai group.  I was sure I knew which one he was and when he showed up for lunch I went right up to him and introduced myself.  It was him.  Then Pirjo and Francis introduced themselves as well.

Vie is a nudibranch enthusiast and is one of the first to answer any ID questions on the Facebook Nudibranch groups.  It’s like meeting a rock star!!!  Pirjo and I are going to try to get a picture with him.

I did the afternoon dive alone with Bobby.  He kept me so busy with so many subjects!  Then Pirjo and Francis joined me for the night dive.  I was so tired I could barely see straight, but I went.  I have been wearing my new hood at night and adding an extra weight into my wetsuit.  Tonight it wiggled all the way down my leg by the time I was climbing up the ladder.

On we go:

27 - Eubranchus sp. 23


28 - Samla bilas


29 - Doto sp. 6


30 - Marionia distincta


31 - Kabeiro christianae


32 - Doto ussi


33 - Aplysia nigrocincta (originally I thought this was Aplysia parvula, but Vie corrected me)


34 - Chromodoris kalawakan


35 - Glossodoris buko (originally I thought this was Glossodoris pallida but Vie corrected me) 


36 - Trapania sp. 2


37 - Plakobranchus ocellatus


38 - Cyerce nigra


39 - Phyllidia varicosa


40 - Chromodoris magnifica


41 -  Murphydoris puncticulata (originally I thought Goniodoridella sp. 1 but Vie corrected me)


42 - Colpodaspis thompsoni


43 - Atagema sp. 2


44 - Goniobranchus sp. (originally I thought Goniobranchus reticulatus but Vie corrected me)


45 - Thorunna furtiva


46 - Nembrotha kubaryana


47 - Nembrotha lineolata


48 - Phestilla sp. 


49 - Doridomorpha gardineri


50 - Thuridilla gracilis


51 - Trapania aurata


52 - Polycera abei


53 - Phyllodesmium koehleri


54 - Hypselodoris krakatoa


55 - Thordisa sp.


56 - Tritoniopsis alba


57 - Stylocheilus striatus



58 - Coriocella nigra



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