082709 Roatan Dolphins and Octopus

The day started with a 5AM dive. Three of us went out to see all kinds of fish looking for breakfast. We ran across a potential dinner in a very large lobster. We passed by quietly. Then to Pirates Point for the morning dive. A largely dead coral bed. It reminded me of a forest that was coming back from a forest fire. Only the coral bed suffered because of an earthquake. Just the same it is coming back. We saw another seahorse, trumpet fish and scorpion fish. I skipped the drop off dive to go for the dolphin dive. With tanks and scuba gear we went to 60 feet to interact with the dolphins. They reminded me of our greyhounds. Fast sleek and just wanting to run and have fun. Amazing creatures. The 'institute' has 23 dolphins with the recent addition of two new babies. Returning to 'camp' we pulled on the tanks and went for a night dive before dinner. The ocean floor lights up at night and lots of creatures come out for dinner. Lots of cucumbers seem to be oozing from the walls. The highlight was the octopus we ran across. Amazing colors and defenses it showed as we stopped to look and cpater the images.