Dubai 4
Diving by Shark Island was awesome. Great vis, maybe 40 ft. I saw two sand dollars immediately after descent. I saw lots of coral with beautiful purpules and greens. I got a little footage and some pictures with the GoPro. I saw a couple eels and some huge flat blue fish that would lay flat in the cracks in the rocks. There was also a fish laying flat on the bottom blending in with the sand that I got some video of. I saw my first puffer fish, then I saw 3 more of them! They were pretty big compared to what I had imagined. I saw another fish that looked like a puffer but it was about the size of my fist and it was bright yellow on top and blue on its sides and bottom. I also saw an anchor laying dormant at the bottom that has probably been there for years, and around that time I lost my group. For the first time since I began diving, I was completely alone. I couldn’t find anyone in any direction and after spending about five minutes searching for them, I knew they were gone. Since I didn’t have a dive computer and was relying on the Dive Master for our safety stop, I didn’t want to ascend immediately. I kicked in the direction of the island where the rocks had an upward slope, and watched my depth gauge until I was comfortably floating between 5 and 6 meters. Since our last safety stop on our first dive of the day was for 3 minutes between 5 and 6 meters, thats where I decided to stay for the rest of my dive. About 25 minutes later I heard the Dive Master swimming up behind me, clanking a 2lb weight on his tank. I was able to remain with my group for the rest of the dive. The water temp was great and I felt more in control of my bouyancy than I ever have before.