Our fun group from Czech Republic films a pod of dolphins just off the reef at Vertigo.

Even and Markus (not pictured) from Norway went fishing and pulled in this rather large Wahoo...almost as big as Even. Once again, we all stuffed ourselves with fresh sashimi, thanks to the generosity of Even and Markus :o)

Another tranquil sunset in front of our shop. The lagoon in front of Beyond The Reef serves as the island's anchorage for cruising yachts and it's a great place to meet people circumnavigating the planet.

Ian, working at the hospital for a few weeks, gives an okay sign during his Open Water class.

The multi-appendaged Crown-of-thorns starfish.

Yap has some of the best hard corals in the Pacific.

A starfish in search of food. Or maybe he's just sleeping. It's kind of hard to tell.

A Butterflyfish.

Two nudibranchs at 1 to 2.

I guess Ian thought the second dive was twice as good as the first. Now he gives two okay signs.

Michel, from Switzerland, swims through Miil Channel on a clear morning and watches the resident trevallys.

Michel watches a manta ray glide past in Miil Channel.

Manta action was HOT this past week, as you can see from this photo taken by our guide, Mike. Squadrons of mantas zoomed overhead our guests.

Another of Mike's pics.

Lacey and Tori, two local residents, check out the corals on their safety stop following their dive with the mantas. Photo by Mike.

Even Spike got in on the act.

Morgan between dives.

Now Morgan takes the camera and captures this manta smiling. The viz was pretty low but that certainly didn't stop the mantas from coming right up to the divers.

The last manta ray for this week. Well, we saw bunches more, but I meant the last photo of a manta for this week :o)

And then Nelson found and photographed this beautiful specimen of a nudibranch at 1:2.

He continued to find more and more. That guy's got great eyesight!

Nelson found this one too.

And this one.

Later that week Sam and Julie, living in China, visited us and Sam managed to feed many people (this writer included) with fresh fish, like this 24 lb. Yellowfin tuna.

This yellow trumpetfish was hunting for food around the corals. Either that, or playing "Taps".

A face only his mother would love.

"The Aye's have it!"

Two damselfish at home in the corals.

Looks like gangmembers. Good thing they're only a few centimeters long!

A Canary Wrasse. Who would of thought it?

Dave swims back to the boat after a dive. And GREAT NEWS! He has finally gotten rid of that really grungy mask filled with tropical mold (pictured) and replaced it with a new, state-of-the-art Mares mask. His only comment? "Now the fish won't recognize me with this shiny, new mask and maybe they'll stick around. Before, with the old mask, the fish would flee in terror when they got a sight of that nasty mold heading their way :o) But you know what? That mask fit like an old shoe.....literally!"

Alright, enough joking. Let's get back on track with the more exciting photos from the week. For those, we'll have to use Morgan's pictures.

Manta action was hot this week, as seen in these few images, taken by Morgan.

Mantas have ten gills, with five on each side.

Erwin, from Holland, comes face to face with a manta in Miil Channel.

Morgan captured this image of a Cube trunkfish. Should be called a "puckerfish" instead.

A manta opens wide as it approaches the cleaning station (and Morgan's lens). Kind of like going to the dentist.