Dive #198 - Rich Torkington's Dive Log

These beautiful young goatfish always make a good photograph
Videograph by Rich Torkington in BVI 2004

Dive Journal: We dive here at Bluff Bay again, a repeat of our dive last night. Linda and Janel find a big stingray in the sand close to the Cuan Law and a set of fish traps, and they play around it and pet it. There are lots of pretty schools of juvenile goats and grunts around here.

Johnny starts playing in the sand so much that I eventually wander off a bit, still keeping an eye on him. I find a pretty pale Nassau grouper, a queen triggerfish, and a great porcupinefish. Captain Chas has given us a 45 minute maximum for this dive, and so we soon head back to the area beneath the boat and the others eventually surface.

I watch my computer to eek out every minute left, and I’m rewarded by the sight of a spotted eagle ray gliding along the ridge of the reef. Another one soon emerges and glides around the boat. Visibility is kinda crappy and so the video of them didn’t come out very well, but it is always a thrill to see them.