Despite not having to do all the paperwork to check into Dive Friends today, we still didn't get to our first dive until 11am. But being lazy and sleeping in is the beauty of shore diving! Knowing that wind is in the forecast in the next few days, we took the opportunity of lower winds to go to Karpata. Why is karpata always so special? I know people say it's the topography, or healthy coral, or abundant Sea life, or maybe just the difficult entry and exit, but there's just something special about Karpata. Entry today was super easy - a surprise. Initially, the sun was behind clouds and visibility was not optimal, but in a bit the sun came out and Karpata was shone in all it's splendor. We saw so many fish. We saw a baby turtle!
Our next dive was at Angel City. We saw French angelfish this time! Mom and juvi! We saw a couple morays, lionfish, scorpionfish, shrimp and again, lots of beautiful schools of fish. I think we overshot and ended up a bit in Alice in wonderland.
Dinner was at Doner station - just as good as we remembered it.
Day 3
We got up early for diving on the east coast, got on the boat, went out to the channel between the lac and the open ocean, then had to turn back because of weather - bummer. But ultimately a good thing. The wind and rains were stirring and would make conditions very dangerous. The ride out would be even more nausea provoking than normal.
So we turned back and did another dive at Bari's reef, this time going north. The dive was great - tons of beautiful color, lots of schools of fish, almost a drift dive back.
We had a relaxed lunch in the condo and then headed out to Something Special - which has next failed us as a dependable something special. Today was no exception and in fact probably our best day at Something Special. So many surprised around every corner/rock/coral head. Lionsfish, so many baby eels, drumfish, too many trunkfish to count, an albino moray eel?, many porcupine fish, a carpet of garden eels, just so much fun. Only negative was the other divers constantly banging their tanks because they were so excited.
Dinner at Sebastian's. It's never been the same since they changed the pier table. It's been years and I keep trying to book earlier and earlier but I only get seated on the walkway. Today I complained and they moved us, but still not to the far side. They said something about the table being reserved for a proposal. Is that what I need to say when reserving? But still, great appetizers. Good entrees.
