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  • August 30 - Second Day on New Britain

    woodstrehl published on January 19, 1970

    Almost dinner time. We are exhausted after two days of diving and snorkeling. Tropical fish and corals below the surface; scattered ocean clouds and volcanoes above. At least a half dozen varieties of both angel fish and butterfly fish entertained us. No idea how many damselfish we saw. All a blur. I distinctly remember the two sharks we encountered. A matching pair but not together, a white-tip and a black-tip. The white-tip followed us around a bit; mostly, I believe, to see if we stirred up any food for it. It was not much longer than we were, but still it was a toothy shark. Tomorrow we join the birding tour and trade in our masks for our binoculars. Of course I have already used the latter a bit. Best birds so far have been White-bellied Sea Eagle and Brahminy Kite. Have seen parrot flyovers, lovely, but I can’t identify parrots from a view of the underside and a cackling call. That is why we are joining a guided tour. Accomodations are lovely and staff very helpful. We didn’t ask for it but had almost entirely guided dives. The guides know where the cool stuff hides.

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