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Little Cayman Diving Day 4

Heather made a Nassau Grouper friend. He really, really wanted Heather to pet him like divers used to do at Little Cayman. Alas, it’s no longer allowed so Heather had to give him some tough love and tell him that petting is no longer allowed.
He was pretty sure if he swam as close as possible to Heather for long enough, she’d eventually cave in and pet him. But Heather was strong and never touched this grouper.
Looking back toward the Big Wall from out in the blue.
Doing a big swim-through in the reef. Coming up from the deep to the shallow part of the reef.
A couple divers silhouetted by the sun.
Heather taking a photo of something tiny.
Heading out into the sand flats in search of stingrays.
We discovered a stingray in the sand!
We didn’t go to Little Cayman only for the diving. On our third dive of the day, I tapped Heather on the shoulder (after she finished taking pictures of some tiny thing) and when she turned around, I presented her with a black ring box that I opened to reveal a blue silicone ring! Heather started smiling so much that her mask filled up with water and she sank a little bit. After she recovered, she donned her new ring and we kissed and hugged. Then she saw I had some back up rings in case the one in the box sprung free! Fortunately it did not and we didn’t add any plastic to the oceans. When we surfaced and the staff asked how our dive was we excitedly shared we’d gotten engaged! They said we were the first people to get engaged on their boat. No one else was in the water at the time so it was a special moment with just us, but we did get a pretty good selfie.
A beautiful sunset greeted us as we left the dock for a night dive on the reef.

I didn’t get any photos on the night dive but Heather did. Maybe she’ll share some online. We used the Kraken dive light that I won at the 2018 Monterey Shootout underwater photography contest. It was absolutely amazing how well the blue and red modes on that light work underwater. Instant fluorescence party!

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Little Cayman Diving Day 3

Another great start to another great day of diving at Little Cayman Island.
A curious stingray hung around long enough for the divers to check him out.
A stingray and his fish friend hunting for food among the sand and rocks.
Out on the Big Wall with Heather looking for tiny animals that want their photo taken.
Another diver deeper on the Big Wall checking out the abundant marine life. You have to be very careful of your depth here. If you go too deep, you won’t ever come back up.
Coming back up to the boat after a safety stop.
Looking out in to the blue. There’s nothing below this diver except 3,000 feet of water until you reach the bottom.
Going through a big swim-through on the reef. I can’t get enough of these epic swim-throughs.
Heading on up a canyon in the reef.
A big reef channel cut through the reef makes a great place for a swim.
Looking out into the blue at the edge of the Big Wall on the reef.
There are so many wonderful swim-throughs on the reef around Little Cayman. If nothing else, these swim-throughs are worth the trip.
Coming into the dock at Little Cayman Beach Resort where we stayed during our trip.

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Little Cayman Diving Day 2

Another day of wonderful diving at Little Cayman begins with a visit to the Big Wall where the reef drops 3,000 feet straight down to the bottom of the ocean.
Heather taking a photo of a tiny reef-dweller on the Big Wall.
There are so many awesome sand channels and swim-throughs in the reef around Little Cayman. They are an absolute blast to explore.
After a wonderful swim-through, we discovered a lionfish hanging out on the Big Wall.
Coming up for a safety stop before heading to the next dive site.
We found some black coral on a deeper section of the wall in a swim-through. Black coral is usually much deeper on the reef but this one came up above 110 feet.
There are some amazing huge swim-throughs where it’s a good idea to have a dive light to see where you’re going. These big ones are really impressive. But it’s important to always be sure you have enough bottom time and the right equipment to back-track in case you hit a dead end.
We visited Ann’s Attic dive site on the north side of Little Cayman. This site was named in honor of Ann who was a long-time divemaster on Little Cayman before she suddenly passed due to cancer.
Heather checking out some tiny things on a big coral head.
Heather saying hello. She was using her Olympus TG-5 on this trip. Hopefully she’ll get around to posting a few photos.
There is such a riot of fish along the big wall!
The reef edge is basically one huge school of blue chromis fish that are constantly going back and forth in search of food and fun.
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