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The afternoon of Monday, September 5, 2011. I went diving with the Dive Travel Sub scuba centre at Puerto Colon. I rented full kit, arranged insurance and was ready for my two dive excursion. My dive partner in the morning was Mark Chandler from Baldock, Hertfordshire, just up the road from St. Albans. We did a deep dive in the morning and returned to Puerto Colon just after 11h00, and at 12h00 I was joined by Debs and Karl who were going to be snorkeling with me in the afternoon. We loaded ourselves and all the scuba gear onto the large, grey Zodiac and took the 20 minute ride to the El Puertito site where we laid anchor. It was much closet to shore than Playa Paraiso (Paradise Beach), the site of our first dive of the day.

Once we'd all geared up, the scuba divers rolled-off and were followed by Karl and Debs in their snorkel gear. Bottom time was 45 minutes and 16 seconds, the maximum depth was 9 metres, and the visibility was outstanding. Mark Chandler and I spotted two cuttlefish that were either mating or fighting, but it was fascinating nevertheless. I also got to see my first spider crab ever; a pretty but very delicate creature. Highlight of the day was a close encounter with two Green Turtles that lasted at least 20 minutes. They clearly knew the dive master, who fed them tidbits of fresh fish, and were all over us. It was my first up close and personal experience with turtles in a quarter of century of diving, and I lapped it up. Our dive leader shot some great digital pictures and a video clip of the whole experience, and they are now proud additions to my photo collection. Debs and Karl also saw the turtles, and the boy seemed to enjoy his first deep water experience. The high speed boat ride was also right up Karl's alley, and his face said it all.

Taken in: España / Islas Canarias / El Puertito (show map)

Taken on: September 5, 2011

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Dive Travel Sub

Scuba

Scuba Diving

Puerto Colon

Los Cristianos

Sub Aqua

Spain

Canary Islands

Tenerife

El Puertito

Turtles

Green Turtles

Pautz

R&R

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Camera: Sony DSC-W210, f/2.8, 1/160 sec, 5.3mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-W210
Aperture:	f/2.8
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	5.3mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Paint Shop Pro Photo 12.01
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