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A Magical Dive

Sheryl — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:47:00 +0000

On my last dive trip to the turks and Caicos (I go there a lot) I had a very special last dive. I was swimming along thinking how nice it would be to end my 10 days of diving with one more turtle sighting. Within seconds of that thought I saw my dive buddy Alain give me the hand signal for turtle. I couldn’t believe it! This sea turtle swam with me for several minutes, eating up all the video space on my camera’s SD card. It was so beautiful to experience until he got stuck within some coral. I watched while my dive buddy gave the poor guy an assist after which he swam for the surface to catch a breath of fresh air.

There really is something to the concept that the universe will give you what you ask for if you only put it out there. Now I think I should have been wishing for mantas all week!

Lionfish, Oh My

Sheryl — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:23:00 +0000

These are a couple of photos of Lionfish that I took on my last dive trip to the Turks and Caicos. These fish are native to the Pacific and are causing havoc in the Caribbean. It’s believed that they got introduced into these waters in 1992 after Hurricane Andrew destroyed a private aquarium and released six of them into Miami’s Biscayne Bay. Here’s a link to the msnbc story

Wear My Dive Art!

Whale Shark Sighting

Sheryl — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 14:25:00 +0000

Back in June I was diving in the Turks & Caicos and encountered a 30 ft Whale Shark. It was magnificent! Here are the photos that I managed to snap before it glided away into the deep.