Palancar Gardens - 1 December 2002

Ed, Grey Angel and Juvenile Princess Parrotfish

Beth, Rose Coral Head

Ed, Banded Coral Shrimp (Wrong lens)

Very interesting dive! A big grouper hanging in midwater, mouth open - eating something perhaps? Surely not a cleaning station.

Two degrees cooler than our other dives, with a clear thermocline rolling down off the flats, down the wall, creating a mild down draft which required a little creative buoyancy work. It was a bit chilly but it warmed back up when we returned to the flats.

Not a lot of impressive photos, though as always the swim-throughs and massive overhanging coral structures take your breath away! One of these days I'll bring my wide-angle lens on this dive...