а тем временем на Бермуде...

[Скрипка]

Ноздри у них классные!

[Stanislav]

на Мауи как-то раз нас выгнали из воды, сказав что поблизости акулы. Потом оказалось что кит рожал и акулы приплыли на запах крови.

О как... А малого акулы не сожрали?

[vaquero]

на Мауи как-то раз нас выгнали из воды, сказав что поблизости акулы. Потом оказалось что кит рожал и акулы приплыли на запах крови.

О как... А малого акулы не сожрали?

вроде нет, говорят что часто возле беременной китихи (или как ее там) кружит самец, который толи защищает ее, толи просто готов совокупиться, как только мамаша разродится.

[S.G.]

На последних двух фото - ныряем с дочкой.

[nonn]

Приезжайте на майовку. Создадим все условия.

[S.G.]

Занял второе место в Bermuda third annual Lionfish Tournament



В качестве приза получил среди прочего ящик рома. Очень по-бермудски

Выглядит просто. Но вот опыт моего друга. Много букв. Только для рыбаков.

Lionfish are the only thing you can catch with scuba gear cuz they're a menace to the marine life. Sharks are one of its only predators and, since there's no sharks in Bermuda, they're basically free to destroy sea life here. I've gone diving with guys who have speared lionfish. Sergey's speared 3 of them while we've dove together. They're difficult to spear because 1) they're usually in deeper water and most of our dives aren't deep enuff, 2) they like dark places, so you hafta keep an eye out for them, 3) they're hard to spear and kill, 4) even if you see one, you prolly don't have a spear on you. I've had 51 dives so far. I've seen a lionfish maybe 5 times. So basically, whenever I dive with a spear, I'm extremely anxious to find a lionfish. First time I dove with a spear, I didn't see a single one. Second time, I shot one but got away. Supposedly they're notorious for having paralyzer spears bounce off them.

This time I actually see one. I swim up to it, point the tip right at it and fire. I dunno if it bounced off him or what. I really don't think I missed cuz it was so close that I could basically touch it. Musta been stunned cuz it swam to a hole but was still in view. I aimed again yet still somehow missed even tho I was inches away. This time, it disappeared into a hole.

By this time, I'm pretty pissed with myself. Not only did I actually see a lionfish but I had two perfect chances to shoot it. Loser. Spend the next 20 minutes looking for another one. No dice. Towards the end of the dive, I decide to go back to that original spot and see if the lionfish popped out again. Sometimes works with lobsters too. Who knows, could get lucky. Sure enuff, lionfish is back out in plain view. This time, I take extra careful aim. Bam, stick it with all three prongs. Sweet. I even pin it up against the reef so it can't swim away. At this point, I'm extremely happy. Finally got my first lionfish! I'll bring it up on the boat and all the tourists will be in awe and tell me how cool I am.

As soon as I take the spear off the reef, the lionfish starts to wiggle off the spear. I quickly pin it back up against the reef. This fool already has three holes in it but is acting like Superfish. So I just chill there for a bit and wait for it to die or at least tire out. I even push it up to the very front of the spear. If this were a lobster, I could just grab onto it to make sure it doesn't swim away. Can't do that with lionfish cuz they're poisonous. Lionfish stops moving, so I figure I'm OK. As soon as I lift it again, it swims away.

I try chasing it. Not paying attention, my face rubs up against fire coral. If you touch fire coral, you know immediately. It's like a burn, stinging pain. I say "fuck" to myself, but I don't even care about the pain. I just want that damn lionfish. I look around for a while, but it's gone. Lionfish has 3 holes in it but still somehow manages to swim away.

I've never seen that before. All 3 times I've seen someone spear a lionfish, I've never seen it swim off the spear once it's been shot.

At this point I'm beyond pissed. I find a lionfish. Miss it twice. Am lucky enuff to find it again. Actually shoot it. Play with it for a while. It still swims away. And all I have to show for it is a big, puffy rash on my face. You don't understand how difficult it is to find a lionfish, let alone shoot one!

[S.G.]

Иллюстрация, почему не стоит трогать огненные кораллы. Все эти ядовитые иголки попадут под кожу.



Вода наконец прогрелась до +29.

[S.G.]

Никогда бы не подумал...

[S.G.]

Весенняя миграция китов.

[Ripley]

Впечатляет

[S.G.]

Впечатляет

Киты были на расстоянии вытянутой руки. Два кита стояли прямо под лодкой метрах на трёх долгое время. Вода была абсолютно прозрачаная. Жутко жалею, что не взял подводную камеру и не понырял с ними. В следующий раз!

[S.G.]

Пустынные пляжики. Межсезонье.

[Victoria]

Спасибо! Будто прикоснулся к ним. :)

[Шэф]

Пустынные пляжики. Межсезонье.

Да-а. Солнышко уже пригревает, но организьм отказывается понять: чё ж вода-то такая холодная? градусов 18-19 небось?

Фотки сделаны обойдя слева Хоршубэй, на второй видна та самая скала с дыркой что на первой странице в пятом посте топика

[S.G.]

Пустынные пляжики. Межсезонье.

Да-а. Солнышко уже пригревает, но организьм отказывается понять: чё ж вода-то такая холодная? градусов 18-19 небось?

Фотки сделаны обойдя слева Хоршубэй, на второй видна та самая скала с дыркой что на первой странице в пятом посте топика

Ну, ты же местный, каждый камень знаешь
В эту зиму вода держалась выше 20-ти градусов до последней недели Марта. Аномально тёплая зима выдалась. Я не жалуюсь Я же всё время в воде.