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Lexington - Fakarava Diving



Sam and I continued with diving today. Sam did a lesson and I did a drift dive at the entrance to the atoll. In the entrance are small canyons that run in and out of the entrance. They time the dive for slack water (no current) and as the dive progresses the current carries you along as the water is going out or in. Fish gather in this area because the current is carrying other fish in or out that are the food for bigger fish. The dive operation is extra nice and not that busy. I have had the same dive master with me on each dive. The other divers are more experienced and need less supervision. My dive master sticks with me to make sure I am doing ok. I tend to breath too much and run low on air too soon. He will then let me use some of his air to keep from cutting the dive short. I did much better except for using too much air. We were at about 80 feet at the deepest. We just glided along a canyon for about 2 kilometers. At the edge we saw a good many sharks that just swam along seeming not to notice us. There were lots of other colorful fish. It was a very pleasant dive. Weather permitting we may go to the south end of the atoll tomorrow to get a look at a different area. The diving there is supposed to be great. We will head for Tahiti in order to get there by 4/20/17. We have a few minor repairs to get done while we are in the big city of Papeete. Bob





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