The WHALE--3/21/09

[ThatsSomeBadHatHarry]

After over 2 years of waiting, I can finally check this one of the list...

Dave, JJ, and I were diving the south at Route 66 for a relatively unremarkable dive. On our way back to the mooring we were checking out the macro world below when Dave and I coincidentally looked behind us and to the left.

At 60 fsw cruising down the "road" this is what we saw...

!!!!!!!

amazing.

More photos to come and possibly about 5 seconds of video...but we'll see.

22nd, not 21st. edit

 

[Katamuki]

Sweet!

 

[ScubaSteve]

Spectacular. And to think you could have easily missed it. I am now green with envy . Thanks for posting the pic.

 

[carriemak]

Wow, what a site. I have only seen them on the surface and heard them underwater. Always wanted to be in the water and see one! Kinda like the elusive dolphin!

 

[caymaniac]

How close were you? Typical, going to check out the macro world when you see the Leviathon, fortunatlely you didn't have a macro lens on at the time, nice photo.

 

[lemon]

wow!!

 

[scottitheduck]

Yeah buddy!

It is just something else, nothing can compare to the first time. Beautiful shot too!

G

 

[Queenofgeek]

Beautiful!

 

[kidspot]

beautiful shot - and still a critter on my top 10 list ... very cool that you got to see it.

Aloha, Tim

 

[sea nmf]

That is so cool! I still want to see one. But I don't dive those obscure spots that you do. I will frequently look around, though, just in case.