Bryan Nagy

nagy+@cmu.edu

A Honeymoon in French Polynesia

Day 10

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This morning we did our last two dives. For the first, at Muri Muri again, the currents were much more forgiving this time and we had a good reef dive.

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It was punctuated by attention from two very large and mildly threatening gray reef sharks. They eyed us much more hungrily than any others we'd seen yet, until we left what must have been "their area".

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The second dive, at Haapiti, was an excellent "final dive" for the trip.

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There were massive collections of fish of all hues and sizes, from the tiniest coral swimmers up to what must have been a 20-25 lb triggerfish with a scary looking snaggletooth.

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There were black tips in small numbers, and we even saw three different lion fish hanging out under ledges and in hidey holes. So, we end our underwater adventures here without seeing any mantas, or even any rays of any kind up close, but it was great diving anyway. :)

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After lunch we snoozed a bit, then prepped for the climb some, got dinner, prepped more, and now plan for sleep before going into Vaitapee tomorrow around 9:30am to go climb the mountain. ~11pm


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