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It was a non eventful ride out as we watched for whales. We were headed east as far as this boat goes to a place I had never dived before.
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Once down, I was tweeted out...had my gear dialed in and was very comfortable on a 100 foot drive on a site called North Star. I floated effortlessly in the weightlessness.
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My camera unknown to me was set on time lapse. This shot is from my right tank pointing backwards drifting over the deep wall. I was jut dangling the camera to the rear and later discovered all these pictures.
Later on the second dive I encountered two very large Lion Fish. I shot the biggest first and unfortunately got a body shot in the organs. I was hoping for a head shot.
This fish was strong and surprised me with his kicking strength. He was too big for me to disarm by clipping off the sharp and venomous spines so I opted to drive him in the sandy bottom and twist the trident spear tip to inflict as much damage as possible so the shot would be fatal.
As soon as I started this maneuver he bucked and managed to pull my spear up about three feet and swam off. No worries, he will be a goner.
The second shot was a head shot and soon his head was off. A definite kill.
Saturday rolled around and it was time for checkout and time in town.
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Lunch was in order and I opted for the lobster quesadilla.
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Then a few beers and sightseeing on the harbor.
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By 2PM it was off to the airport for a nonstop back to charlotte.
To be continued..........
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