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scuba + turtle

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scuba + turtle
...swam REALLY close to us to check us out. And after he made a few laps, he took off.
thailand part nine: koh tao to bangkok to nyc
August 29, 2007
scuba + turtle
A couple minutes later, while swimming over a sleepy reef, we ran into this guy! A beautiful green turtle! He popped up over the edge of the reef...
thailand part nine: koh tao to bangkok to nyc
August 29, 2007
Here's a vid I shot of him swimming off into the blue. Goodbye, Mr. Turtle!
thailand part nine: koh tao to bangkok to nyc
August 29, 2007
This time I managed to get him on video! I love how he causally swims over to check me out before swimming away! (You'll probably also get a kick out of listening to me make noises into my regulator trying to get his turtle-attention underwater! Hahaha).
cayman islands vacation: part two
August 21, 2006
scuba + turtle
He seemed pretty curious about us. He swam a few circles around us (coming within touching-distance plenty of times)...
cayman islands vacation: part one
August 21, 2006
scuba + turtle
...and then slowly swam away.
cayman islands vacation: part one
August 21, 2006
scuba + turtle
After our initial descent, we had our first visit from a turtle!
cayman islands vacation: part one
August 21, 2006