Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Whale Shark report - Monday 13 April April 2009

Central Station was a nice dive again today.  In addition to all the usual suspects, we came across a gigantic cow tail stingray snoozing in the sand.
WATER TEMP: 29C
VISIBILITY: 4-6m
CURRENT: none
SURGE: none
DEPTH: 16m

The whale sharks were totally awesome today and we swam with our first shark for almost the maximum allowable time (90 minutes) as it cruised along the surface feeding. It's amazing to watch a whale shark bob its head and open & close its mouth as it filters all the little food goodies from the water! Our second shark wasn't feeding as actively but simply swam quietly and slowly along with us for over 20 minutes. Needless to say, everyone was exhausted and ready for more food by the end of our encounters!

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