[MantaReport] Friday 1-4-19, Three Manta Rays at Garden Eel Cove.

[Keller Laros]

Friday 1-4-19, Three Manta Rays at Garden Eel Cove. 
Had one manta of the surface before the afternoon dive.  High surf from previous two days made for bad visibility underwater.  Didn’t see any mantas. 
After sunset the “Bat Signal” at the campfire lit us know the manta was there and the screams of the snorkelers confirmed it. 
We had Koie feeding on level 2 plankton at the lights in the deep circle.  She’d go up and visit the surfboards every few minutes then return to the bottom.  
After about 25 minutes Vicky joined and was closely followed by Sugar Ray in classic courtship fashion.  He was on her tail.  
Make white tip reef shark was cruising in the sand just below the circle and divers.  Pretty cool!
There were about  9 boats.  JDL x 3. BID x 3. KHD and a few others.  
Good luck Saturday. 


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