The Adventures of Kerri & Matt

We got to see the most deadly snake on the planet. It was swimming back down after getting a breath.

It is not really dangerous as it doesn’t feel threatened since it can go in any direction away from you in the water. It was diving as we were still in our descent so we got to watch it swim down to where the first group was already hanging out.

Other than snakes we saw more sharks. Just reef sharks though and not scary at all.

They would swim by all of a sudden when you weren’t expecting it.

Hiding in the sand were a few sting rays. This one was startled and then started to sift through the sand for a snack.

This one decided to swim off after we swam by.

The sea cucumbers here were huge.

The one on the top was disturbed so started ejecting some of its internal organs as a defence mechanism.

Some just had lots of big spikes all over as a defence.

One of the dive sites was an old clam fishery.

Some of the clams got really big.

They are all the same type, the differences in colours are due to the bacteria growing in symbiosis with the clam.

If we got too close they would close a bit.

If we went from the side we could get really good views.

Or if we stayed high enough to prevent blocking any light.

The closer you got to the reef the more things you could find. Like this crab.

These barnacles found a nice home on the mooring line.

If you look close you can see the pipefish and the worms on this coral.

This one is a big easier to find.

All I saw was the antennae and I pointed the camera in that direction. Turns out it was a shrimp.

Here’s a nudiebranch.

Here were some crabs that came out at night.

Here’s another nudibranch, they get really colourful.

Again at night the crabs were out and we surprised this one.

These are christmas tree worms that very rapidly disappear back into their hole if you get too close.