I woke up today energized and ready for our next diving adventure. I ran down the stairs and grabbed some breakfast before our first dive. We boarded the boat and headed in a different direction than we normally do. The boat ride was longer than normal but it was a beautiful site not far from shore. Jumping in I noticed that the water was cooler and looked to be a little deeper than our other dives. As we descended into the deep water, more and more coral became visible. Fan coral, stag horn coral, and many different colored algae’s became visible. As I swim forward, I notice a large arch that we can swim through and immediately seized the opportunity. After the short swim through, the whole sea seems to open up in front of me. Queen angle fish, four eyed butterfly fish, spotlight parrotfish, and many many more flowed around me. Closer to the end of the dive I look into a small coral formation and find an eel I’ve never seen before. It’s face looks like a moray eel, but it is white and covered in black spots. After surfacing I ask the dive master, Lucy, what species it may have been and she told me that it was a spotted moray eel, and that they are less common than the normal moray eels. Hearing this made me feel like nothing could top this sighting, but later on in the evening we went on our first night snorkel. I was beyond excited for this, and I was not disappointed by the outcome. Halfway through the snorkel I spotted a small stingray and not but 5 minutes later I spot a giant tarpon. It followed our lights, eating every small fish in its path. Soon after, it was time to leave and we said our goodbyes to the giant tarpon. We walked back up to the resort and ended day 3 in Grand Cayman.
