We started our day of we a Zodiac boat tour. This allowed us to visit outstanding snorkel spots like Captain Cooke’s Corner. On the way to the snorkel spot, we were greeted by a pod of short finned pilot whales with a new born in the group. I thought these large animals were logs at first as they would float at the surface, looking like a log of wood. Seeing these animals logging around helped me and others to be able to identify an endangered seal on the dive trip later. The monk seal was floating at the surface with many other pilot whales and we almost missed the rare sight. Also while snorkeling, I saw many cool looking fish and was able to film them in their habitats. After the snorkel trip on the zodiac boats, we left soon after to go on the manta ray dive, which I have been excited about since the first talk about marine biology in Dallas. After a short boat ride, we took a dive to help us know the area as we would be diving in the dark water there next. On that dive, I went to 82 feet below, setting a new record for myself. On the second dive, we situated ourselves around “the campfire” which was a rock ring with lights in the middle of the ring. The lights attracted small phytoplankton which the manta rays would come by and swim through the swarms to eat. We also had our own lights to hope for a manta rays to hover over us. Overall, 2 6-8 foot manta rays showed up to enjoy the buffet, and Frank the eel supposedly showed up as well. On the downside, we were to deep for my GoPro to work as the film button was constantly pushed down by the pressure of the water. After another amazing day, I am still looking forward to the black water dive as it should be shallow enough for my camera. 
