|
Hola Amigos!
The Papagayo winds have kept it
down; we even had a rain shower that
lasted a whole night. The sky did
cooperate and let us view the lunar
eclipse on Feb 20th. It was so
beautiful, a rose colored moon with
a black sky full of bright stars.
The air temperature is averaging 90
F and water temperatures have been
anywhere from 65-85 degrees. It is
a strange sensation when you get
into a thermocline and the cold and
warm water is mixing together. It’s
like cold, hot, cold, hot, cold, hot
all at the same time. Visibility
averaged 15-30 ft, the water has
been teaming with rays.
The devil rays have entertained us
daily from the dive boat as they
leapt out of the water appearing to
learn to fly. Someone said they
heard this was a mating ritual,
could be. The manta rays are
frequenting the area, keeping the
divers stoked. This time of year we
can see some really strange
creatures that normally hang out in
the depths such as the electric
rays, plus a ray I have never seen
before. Its wing span was about 4ft
from tip to tip, with pointed tips,
it was about 2 ft wide with a short
stubby tail, and the coloring was
speckled like a flounder. Our
captain, Luis, said it is a
California Butterfly Ray. I did a
search on-line and it could be.
There have been some large grouper
hanging out on the Supposin at Los
Meros, a big yellow frog fish at
Narizones and juvenile high hats at
several of the local sites.
Kelley went to Utila to take the
PADI instructor course. She has
returned and has already finished
her 3rd open water
student.
Popeye,
Jim Ivens from Canada, and Karen
Conway from Colorado visited us
again this year. We dove at a dive
site called Anchor, in the Catalina
Island area. There was a huge old
anchor lying in the sand with a 12
inch link chain that was lost from a
commercial fishing boat many years
ago. We found the chain, which
looked like a rock encrusted snake
making its way around and over large
rock formations. We did not find
the anchor, but we all had a blast
looking for it. Mauricio, one of
our divemasters, said the anchor is
now sitting in a bar in Playa de
Coco.
As always the best part of our job
is diving with the many friends we
meet above and below the sea. We
look forward to diving with you.
Hasta Pronto!
Earl, Bobbie Jo, Kelley Mae, Karie
Jo and Diving Safaris Staff
|
