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September 20-21, 2008 - Key Largo Trip - By Guy Willin
 

All who attended the dive this weekend had a great time. We happened to bunk up with Cherri and Gary who unfortunately do to illness weren't able to dive, but immensely enjoyed their vacation time together over the weekend. We wish them a speedy recovery for their next venture, the Wreck Trek.

This weekend we dove the Abyss, the Christ Statue. We never dove the statue but snorkeled it a long time ago with our kids and enjoyed it just the same. Our next dive was at, Snappers Ledge, where the Trumpet fish were out in the masses, you'd think it was mating season or something there were so many, at one time I counted 11 of them perpendicular to the reef). LOL.  Along with the Trumpet fish we saw a Golden tail Moray playing with a Rock hind, Flamingo Tongues and a large Southern Sting ray. We even at one point saw a Barry and Carmela fish (picture attached), a rare species only seen on club dives.

Then we were at North North Dry Rocks where we took in the beautiful color of the coral, a 3 foot Porcupine fish, Queen Angels and even some Gray Angels. Then we came across the LARGEST DONKEY DUNG we had ever seen, (Sea Cucumber).  As we were traveling through the coral we happen to come upon a Scrawled File fish and a large Ocean Trigger fish traveling at warp speed.

Our next dive was the Pillar Patch at Pickles Reef. We had a great time there, and again we saw Queen and Gray Angel fish, along with Flamingo Tongues,  a Balloon  fish, a Yellow Sting ray, a Ocean Trunk fish, a Rock Beauty, a Scrawled Cow fish, a Smooth Trunk fish and a Rough File Clam, the first time I every saw one of them.

I don't think I left out anything other than, enjoy the pictures.  

P.S. I challenge all those picture taking divers on this trip to send there pictures in too. We would enjoy seeing what you saw too.

Photography by Guy Willin

Photos below by Cheryl Black 
   
   
   
 
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Dry Tortugas June 2008
Key Largo June 2008
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Opening Day - Spearfishing 2008
Manatee Trip - 2008
Looe Key - June 2007
Tavernier - May 2007
Tavernier - April 2007
Wreck Trek III - 2006
Key Largo - August 2006
Key Largo - July 2006
Duck Key - June 2006
Marathon - May 2006
Key Largo - May 2006
Costa Rico - May 2006
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Blackbeard Cruise
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Venice 2004
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Florida - Dania Beach
Florida-Islamorada
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Heavy Metal Tour 2005
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Key Biscayne - July 2004
Key Largo - April 2004
Key Largo - April 2005
Key Largo - May 2005
Manatee Dive - Feb 2006
Marathon - Sep 2005
Lobster Season
Memorial Day-Marathon
Memorial Day-Gulf Coast
Pegasus Wreck
Pompano - Sep 2005
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