After lunch we dove on a site called ‘Kaenens’, which is a pinnacle that starts at about 70 feet and comes up to within 10 feet of the surface. This was another very nice site for soft corals and sea fans. During the dive we were also happily entertained by Juvenal and Adult Lion Fish, Pipe Fish, loads of Anemone Fish (of all different kinds) and several different species of Nudibranchs.

Our last dive for today was on ‘Black Forest’, which gets its name from the large amount of black coral that’s found there. Another pinnacle, this one also starts around 70 feet of depth and rises to just below the surface. What did we see, you ask? What didn’t we see! This site was a big hit after running into a large White Tip Shark, Lion Fish, Pipe Fish and two Adult Blue Ribbon Eels!

Up on top of the pinnacle during our safety-stop it was ‘Nemo City’; there were so many Anemone Fish it was like a movie! We even found a large Octopus and tried luring it out from under its rock until it tried to latch onto James’ arm. Back on board the Aggressor, after a shower and a nice dinner, it was back downstairs to the camera table to switch out lenses, batteries and memory cards. I ended up with some really sweet shots… I’ll post them tomorrow night!!

The living Reef – Fiji

An adult Blue Ribbon Eel at ‘Black Forest’…