his dive story

8 May 2012

Hi everyone, I’m back!

There are times when I wish I hadn’t gone diving as the weather, yes, does get bad and worse, there is no sunshine! Well this past Sunday was amazing…. It was by far one the best days in a couple of months and mind you I only go on Sundays….

Dave, the boat captain and owner of Provo Turtles, asked me where I wanted to go and I said Northwest Point and that was it. There was only 5 of us on the boat which is GREAT!

Our first dive as at a site called two steps and I went deep (42m) and got narc…. What a great feeling! The second dive didn’t have a name and it was near the canyons. We all jumped in and it was an amazing dive with great viz but it was at the end of the dive that made it all worthwhile for all of us….

We came upon a group of tiny red squids and they were not shy and loved the attention from all of us, especially the ones with cameras. We were all obsessed with getting that perfect shot! And so here are mine including a short video… enjoy!

James

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10 April 2012

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The other day, we were diving at French Cay and it has been a long time since I have been there as it is a long trip from South Dock.

It’s April and I was able to witness the various corals shooting out sperms and seeds creating a mist on the reef wall which made the viz poor.

I also had company on this dive. Joana’s sis Ines from Lisbon was doing her OWD and she had a great time even when a shark came straight at her!

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James

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13 March 2012

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Every now and then, we get lucky in our dives in West Caicos and the channel and catch a glimpse or more of a majestic spotted eagle ray or rays.

These are really beautiful looking creatures and very graceful in the water.

The spots on their back set them apart from other rays and mantas.

They actually compete with us eating mollusks and crustaceans which they crush with their teeth. Anyone for lobster? Hahaha!

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James

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6 March 2012

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The barracuda is a mean looking fish, always glaring at divers!

There is one that they call Elvis at a dive site off Grace Bay called Grace Land. He always swims up to the boat at the end of each dive for some reason. You know he is around when all of a sudden all the yellow snappers just disappear!

Until next week with more his dive story posts!

ps – did you see the hawksbill turtle and lion fish on last week’s post?

James

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28 February 2012

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Cheers myseastory readers!

Hawksbill turtle sightings are frequent in my dives in the TCI and it always amazes me to watch them or swim next to them.

Tourist divers go crazy for these turtles and it’s always a big topic of discussion on the boat after a dive.

Lately, I have been noticing a lot less lion fish at 20 meters depth and have seen more down past 30 meters. I guess these guys are wise to what is happening to them as they are being hunted down with no restraint in the islands.