Down Under 2008

Chris recently visited Australia for 10 days! This first picture shows one of many beautiful clams that were all over the place. They were bigger than me!
This next picture is of a Minkie Whale. There were about 5 or 6 of them that followed us around. They were 20 - 30 feet long and really cool!


This was a sea snake that was fun to chase around. He didnt want much to do with us, but he was very poisonous.

This turtle was awesome! I captured some great video of him. His shell was beautiful and he didn't seem to mind us at all!



This was one of the coolest things I had ever seen. I don't really get it, but I think they are drafting off each other. Really cool picture! Do you like his teeth?


Had to do the handstand!
Oh, how cute!
5 kangaroos eating their lunch!
I was taught how to throw a boomerang. Watch out!!! They come back fast!















The natives taught me how to dance. Do you like my moves?


I found Nemo!!!!!!!

This was Nemos cousin. There were tons of clown fish in Australia. They were so beautiful!















Watch this cool video of me swimming in the middle of these yellow fish!



We saw several sharks on our dives. They were cool to follow around and watch, especially at night when it is pitch black and their eyes glow green when you shine your flash light on them!
The potato cod were amazing. They were huge and just like puppy dogs. They would brush up against you and werent afraid to push you out of the way. They dove with us for a long time, like they were our dive buddys!
This is a hairy ghost pipe fish. Does that look like a fish to you? I only saw one. Hope he has a mate!
This guy looked intimidating! He is a Coral Trout. I liked his teeth. You should have seen them up close!

Chris' Lobster Hunt

Chris went lobster diving in March 2008 off the coast of Santa Barbara island (northern most island in the channel islands - off California). This is the lobster that he caught and ate! Michelle, Madeline, and Olivia wouldn't eat any lobster because Chris had it crawling around the hotel room 30 minutes before he cooked it! It was plenty of food for a full meal and it was delicious! Chris also caught another lobster, but it was too small to keep.


There were also hundreds of sea lions that were quite aggressive. Several divers had their regulators pulled out of their mouths and their masks knocked off their heads! The sea lion in this video barked at Chris! Watch and see!

Do you like my lobster hat??