Daydreaming of Curacao

[Saturated and satisfied]

Octopus, frogfish, seahorse. Still waiting for a Curacao manta and whale shark sighting.

I'm still waiting for the whale shark too! 20 years and counting, but I'm in it to win it...

 

[lexvil]

Whale shark

Oh wait that was Thailand…this was Curaçao

 

[AdivingBel]

What's your favorite marine animal to find in Curacao?

Sailfin blenny…love to watch their dance.

 

[BoltSnap]

Longsnout Seahorse (Hippocampus reidi)

Habitat Curacao (now Coral Estates) 990801

Sea & Sea MotorMarine II EX 35mm Film Camera, Slide Film

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© Burhaneddin Z. Muntasser

 

[nldunn]

I don't think I'll ever get tired of discovering a new seahorse on the reef! Anyone else? What's your favorite marine animal to find in Curacao?

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I love those fish that are called cowfish or trunkfish, They are chubby with a flat bottom! I also am amazed at sea turtles and saw six of them at Daibooi beach when snorkeling when there was a big net the local fishermen put out. I wasn't understanding how that whole net worked - there were thousands of fish caught in it of all kinds.

 

[Saturated and satisfied]

Sailfin blenny…love to watch their dance.

One of my mates saw THREE on the same dive a couple weeks ago (at Klein Knip)! Bummed I sat that one out for sure

 

[Saturated and satisfied]

For those planning to head here soon, here's a little conditions update! We've been having a rainier than usual February, but still just short bursts of heavy rain followed by sunny skies Pro tip, go underwater anyway!

Water temp hit 26C/80F and will probably stay right around there for at least another month or so. So don't forget to pack your neoprene! I personally won't dive without my heated vest anymore

 

[rhwestfall]

It is 18F here.... this is where a heated vest is needed...

 

[BoltSnap]

It is 18F here.... this is where a heated vest is needed...

No, that's when you stay in bed and drink hot chocolate

 

[BumbleV]

When I was there last year the coral was severely bleached, I can't imagine it has recovered this quickly...