Meanwhile, on our second dive

After the manatee hug dive we went to Natural for a second dive. The manatee was a tough acto to follow but the second dive was very cool also.

First, because we had two new divers along, we stayed shallow and turned south instead of north as we usually do. We were over a part of the reef we very rarely see.

Just as we were about to turn back toward "home," the water started to darken. It was exactly like what happens when storm clouds roll in across a clear blue sky. At first we thought something had been released and was clouding the water. And then this huge swarm of mackerel scad went streaming by us. Again, we've seen big schools of scad before but nothing like this. It was just awesome.

Yep, this is why we dive.