Today was my second diving trip with John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park. I saw a lot more variety of fish and we dove at another shipwreck. Video from Monday’s trip is below. I selected the highlights of the trip from about an hour of video. I don’t have a lot of experience filming underwater, but I’m sure I’ll get better – so please excuse the erratic movement. I was about 35 feet deep most of the time (my PADI certification allows me to go down to 130 feet).
As you’ll see in the video, I saw numerous tropical fish, a shipwreck, several coral reefs, a florida lobster, and even a sea turtle – it was so cute! I’m excited to get back in the water. Hoping to see some sharks and manta rays.
Today there were some giant fish and two giant barracuda that kept following us along the shipwreck. We saw a lot of interesting species, including a giant crab about the size of a suitcase! There were supposed to be some nurse sharks and even some hammerhead sightings, but I didn’t see any sharks today. Someone on the trip today caught a baby lionfish and brought it onboard. They are invasive species and it will likely be killed and dissected. When the boat came back in, there was a manatee waiting to greet us, but he was badly cut up from the speed boats that frequent the waters. I will post more pics and video later, but I’m heading out to dinner right now and a little shopping. Check out Monday’s diving below!