HERE THERE BE DRAGONS !! april 18

Yes, lots of dragons today. the photo above is a blue dragon nudibranch, quite an amazing looking creature! the curly growths on its back extract oxygen from the ocean and supply it to the nudibranch.  Nudibranch is a latin word which means ‘naked lung.’ Which refers to those growths which function as exterior lungs!  They come in a huge variety of incredible colors and shapes, but the blue dragon is my favorite!  Other dragon relatives we saw today, were two that flew gracefully over us – two spotted eagle rays! while we visited the empty shark cave at Baby Barge I peered in and saw nothing, and was a bit disappointed.  But then i saw Kathy pointing over my head, looked up right above me, and saw them.  just beautiful to see!  thanks Kathy!  and thanks for bringing pat along too!  also out were Matt, Greg and Erin, and Mike.  2nd jump was a drift of Fantasy Reef, and the current was perfect for a leisurely drift! We saw even more dragons there, several large and small varieties of moray eels!  no wings, but some dragon teeth in those guys!  also turtles and octopus!!  thanks to all, on the boat Joe and Erica, and to all our divers today for good diving practices!  Larry