THUS SPOKE ZARATHUSTRA 3/23/2014

Zarathustra is the name of the large yellow-margin moray eel who has inhabited the same hole in the wall at Fantasy Reef for years now.  he loves my camera, occasionally mouthing it a bit. I don’t know how he got that name, as Niezche never, to my knowledge, dove that site with us  (he probably wasn’t even a diver – if he was, then his philosophy wouldn’t have been quite so, umm, heavy?)  Fantasy Reef was our last dive (another perfect drop by Captain Joe), and we drifted it – spectacular conditions, turtles, octos, rays, and, of course Zarathustra!  Mark was doing his Navigation Specialty and he lead me back to our archway start point, successfully circumnavigating one of Fantasy’s plateaus!  some instructors can’t do that!  🙂  Second dive was the Sea Tiger, and the highlight was a spotted snake eel undulating around the wreck for quite a while! He liked my camera lens too! First dive at LCU had strong current, a white tip shark, an eagle ray being chased by Maxine, plus the brown frog fish hanging on the bottom rails. Rick had a group of Advanced, including Mindy and Lyle, great divers who did some work with me last week, and Max and Flora escorted the larger group of certs around.  Back to Zarathustra, and what he said.  “Hey larry, please send me that instructor named Kendal – he tasted really good last time he was here!”  a beautiful day, sun was shinning and faces were smiling!