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The camera system I used while swimming with the whales

The beach at Turquoise Bay

Pier leading to the over water bungalows at Turquoise Bay

All over the place, but also small, maybe 2 inches

Very small, maybe 1 inch

Very abundant, but also very small

Likes the corkscrew anemone right below.  This is very small, maybe 1-2 inches

The next picture shows what they become

An adult bluehead wrasse

They lose most of their spots as the get older, their tail turns yellow, and the body not as dark blue.

They like to hide in holes

Divemaster Eddie teasing the toadfish with lionfish

There were hundreds of these at the end of Groupers Gallery

The only seahorse I saw on this trip

Seaquest dive site with some tube sponges

The H1 Hydroplane doing perhaps 120 MPH through the turn

Home Street at speed (approaching 200 MPH)

Recorded at 120 frames per second, so viewing at 1/4 speed

Shot at 120 frames per second so you are viewing it at 1/4 speed.  It really goes to show how fast they are moving!  There are two other boats behind the spray of the first boat.

Crew working on the engine

Whoever thought putting a jet engine from an Sikorsky helicopter on a boat was a good idea?

An older model of the Home Street hydroplane on display

Went to the Pacific Air Show in Huntington Beach on 10/2. Took lots of pictures and video. All video was shot at 120 frames per second for added dramatic effect, so you are seeing the actual action at 1/4 speed. Here is a sample of some of the action.

A very curious humpback calf that came to investigate the people in the water

A very curious humpback calf that came to investigate the people in the water

A very curious humpback calf that came to investigate the people in the water

A very curious humpback calf that came to investigate the people in the water

The whale sticks its head above the water to see what is around.

Motionless about 40 feet down, singing his song.  Some high pitched squeals, some like a wolf howling, some like a cats meow, some low groans that you can feel through your body.

A very curious humpback calf that came to investigate the people in the water

A very curious humpback calf that came to investigate the people in the water

A very curious humpback calf that came to investigate the people in the water

A very curious humpback calf that came to investigate the people in the water

A very curious humpback calf that came to investigate the people in the water

The ferry terminal is in the bay.

Part of the lagoon on the west side of Moorea

About 3 feet long

Our boat on the surface, with a ray underneath

Not sure what kind....

Raw tuna.  Very good!