We went out early in hopes of seeing a manta and off the bat encountered these kagami (juvenile threadfin jacks) in very
murky water:
The visability was poor out at the cleaning station as well but we did encounter "Tala" a juvenile female manta:
Mark Dekos in the background:
We returned to the bay for a late afternoon swim. There was still poor visibility but we again encountered Tala:
intestinal eversion (cleaning out the poop chute)
Whiule Tara was out in deeper water, We looked for and found this frog fish.
Here is a shot that Kristen got of me and Tala:
We encountered a single eagle ray on the way in.
Some video of Tala inverted:
Two days later, 9-10-2018:
Next day, 9-11-18 Tala was out there again:
A shot Kristen got of me down with Tala here: