Trip Report and Photos
Beaches Resort - Turks and Caicos
May 2 - May 9, 2009

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Story and topside pictures coming soon!

Pinnacle - Dive 1

Reef Shark

French Angelfish

Follow the Guide

Checking out the Reef

Sand Channels & Gorgonian

Sea Fans

Back to the Boat

 

Piranha - Dive 2

Synchronized Bubbles

Pillar Coral

Nassau Grouper

Green Moray Eel

Gorgonian

Gray Angelfish

Gray Angelfish

Frank says its time to Surface

Safety Stop

The Crack - Dive 3

School of Jacks

School of Jacks

School of Jacks

Reef

Reef

Sea Fan and Trumpetfish

Crabs Mating

Back to the Boat

 

The Aquarium- Dive 4

Yellowtail Snapper

Tim Palmer

Lionfish

Lionfish

Lionfish

Lionfish

Schoolmaster

Schoolmaster

Queen Parrotfish
Initial Phase

Divemaster/Instructor
 

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

The Amphitheater - Dive 5

Gorgonian

Frank

Nassau Grouper

Reef with Bushy Black Coral

Reef with Bushy Black Coral

Reef with Bushy Black Coral

Lionfish

Reef

Sponges

Reef

Divers

Barracuda

Barracuda

Barracuda

 

Thunderdome - Dive 6

Divers

Approaching the Tunderdome

Thunderdome

Thunderdome

Jane & Tim Palmer
at the Thunderdome

Diver
s at the Thunderdome

Wednesday, May 6. 2009

 

Football Field - Dive 7

 

Grouper Hole - Dive 8

Tiger Grouper

Yellowtail Snapper

 

Friday, May 8, 2009

Chimney - Dive 9

Reef

Sponge

Reef

Plate Coral and a Sponge

Reef

Reef

Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

Hawksbill Turtle

Judy Hodgins

Frank

Diver

Back to the Boat

 

Northwest Wall - Dive 10

Southern Stingray

Reef

Reef

Tiger Grouper at Cleaning Station

Reef

Reef and Snapper

Trumpetfish

Lori & Jim Clark

Frank

Lori Clark

Lori & Jim Clark

Jim Clark