Old Blue was a peaceful dive site, one of our favorites. We parked our trucks, geared up, and entered the water down a sandy, coral rubble beach. The reef was just a few feet from the entry, and a few rocks might have been problematic if there had been much surf. However, it was peaceful and lovely on both of our dives there. We dove there on day 1 (75 feet for 36 minutes) and again on day 3 (97 feet for 40 minutes – you can tell we learned to conserve air while there).
We saw our first of many puffer fish at Old Blue. He was huge!
We then got our second sighting of macro life. A large barracuda loomed suddenly on the reef before us and watched us warily. He didn’t seem keen on allowing us near a particular section of reef. We stayed politely away. I have a special love for barracudas, because one of the first times I went snorkeling, I saw one and tried to get near it – in other words, chased it. It was bigger than I was.
We were excited to see a pack of yellowtail tuna moving along against the current. Something about their grim faces and determined pace made me think of a small platoon of marching soldiers.
Lastly, we were excited to spot a lizard fish. They are very well camouflaged and sit very still, so we were lucky to see them. This photo makes it look very obvious, but it blended right in among the rest of the rubble.
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