1 Apr--Another Great Dive and New Digs

Sun, 1 Apr this morning there still was some discussion as to who was going to stay, and for how long, and who was going where ..... i had told Greg i would do another 11am dive with him this morning .... i wasn't sure what was going on, but i did know that we needed to be out of that dorm room today, ... so i went to clarify the room situation with Michele one more time .... she assured me there was no problem ... she was more than accommodating for us! ...then i quickly dragged my bags down the hill, threw them in the cabin, grabbed my dive gear, ... and headed to Native Sons to do the dive .... i dove awhile, and then noticed that Heather was showing the sign for Eel ... and tiny ... i looked and looked and couldn't see anything ... finally i saw a little tiny open mouth .... way too small for a photo .... i asked her how she see's all this stuff ... she said the eel was swimming around, then went in a hole in the coral ..... then .. another turtle .... yeahhhhhhh, i love seeing turtles .... he was in front of me and then turned ... i thought this one was going to run right into me ... he got really close to me .... passing right in front of Greg then swam away .... or should i say 'flew' away after about a hour, the Dive Master signaled that we would swim around this area for about 5 min .... so, i'm trying to find something ..... when Heather, .... again ..... gets my attention pointing .... i saw it immediately this time because it had been swimming and was just settling in .... it was another ScorpionFish ... (if you can enlarge these photos, it will be helpful) they are so good at disguising themselves, ..... i can't even tell that it's a fish ... he is horizontal in this picture ... facing to the right ... you can see it's eyes ... it's no wonder people never see them ... this one is facing down ... his pectoral fins are outstretched ... after the dive i went back to our new cabin and got a bit organized. ...it's nice and roomy and airy, especially compared to 6 beds squeezed in a tiny room ... Enric was there .... he wanted to go to West Bay to ask about working at one of the Dive Shops there .... i said i'd go with him ... in the Water Taxi on the way there .... he started laughing and pointing at something in the water .... it was my ... "S L O W" sign, ...... that we zoomed by so fast that i couldn't even get a picture of it .... ok, so no one is paying attention to my sign !!!!!!!!!!!!! ... i'll have to tell them at the Marine Park :( we were in time for Happy Hour at the Thirsty Turtle, so we had a Monkey LaLa .... a local drink concoction that tastes a lot like a chocolate banana milk shake .... with a kick ... the sun was setting as we rode back in the Water Taxi ... then took some shots on the dock when we got back ...... by the time we returned, the girls were fixing dinner in our new cabin ....we now have internet IN our room, so while they were doing that, Mom and Dad Skyped me .... and they all piled on the bed in front of my computer to say hi to them .... :) what a great group !