So the resort has an old doggie named Yoda. She is my kinda dog. Just tired and trying to exist in this world.
And if that isn't bad enough, she gets her own sign of shame!
Linda said she is going to skip the afternoon dive. Her sciatica is giving her pain. I hope she finds some relief. I am just so grateful every time I get underwater. There are so many things that could go wrong. If I'm in the water, the universe has aligned.
On the afternoon dive, I got my own guide. But we didn't see a single nudibranch the whole first half of the dive. We saw lots of other great stuff (like blue ring octopus), but no nudis. Then we saw one stupid Phyllidia ocellata. And then BOOM! I found a Phyllodesmium longicirrum all by myself. And with the 30mm lens I could get it all in focus. Woot! We saw a second one later on. And once we got in the shallows, there were tons of nudis.
Afterward, Bryan said he was in shock how long I could make my air last. I guess I don't even think about it. My issue is bottom time, not air. Thank God they have Nitrox here.
Bryan and Hank are ganging up on me... encouraging me to do Blackwater Week at Crystal Blue. Ugh. I am not sure I want to go there twice this year (I will already be there for Slugfest in April), but it is when I want to be away from Chicago... at the end of January/beginning of February. And there is a new nonstop with Philippines Air that makes travel there pretty easy. And they have a sale going on. Oh man. I wasn't going to do anything or go anywhere in Jan/Feb.
Mike says he had room for me. I will do some research on my down day. I will be sitting out all of November 13th because my flight is early in the morning on the 14th. And I will need something to work on.
On the blackwater dives, the crew was totally dancing to some club beats. I was floored. And Sam was joining in too. So I did a few moves. Although, I'm a Jersey Girl. With Jersey Girl dance moves. So there's that.
The highlight of the first dive was a jelly and jack I found kinda deep. They were exactly the same color!
On the second dive, I guess Bryan found a diamond squid and got some really good video of it. Damn. I haven't seen that yet.
Slug Mugs
36 - Phyllodesmium longicirrum
Also known as the Solar Powered Nudi.
37 - Phyllidia picta
38 - Chromodoris strigata
39 - Samla bicolor
40 - Goniobranchus geometricus
41 - Samla riwo
42 - Phyllidia coelestis
43 - Doto ussi
Blackwater
Jack and Jellyfish
Ctenophore
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