Another trip that had been on my bucket list for a long time is now complete. It was absolutely amazing.
I did 36 dives over 10 days with Fish & Fins Palau and the Palau Aggressor II. Both operations were fantastic in their respective ways. Aggressor offered its usual full service expedition, and the staff was excellent in every way; all I had to do was eat, dive, and sleep. And of course dress appropriately for each. 🙂
I had no internet for the full time aboard the aggressor, which was kind of nice and in the end I was not bothered at all.
I can’t say exactly how many pictures I took but I still have a few hundred to go through and am doing them one day and one dive at a time.
Here are the arrival and first dive day’s pictures. I really did not take many above water pictures, just the hotel shots for the wife and a few island shots. They will be mixed in with the day’s dive shots.
I hope you enjoy!
June 7-8: Arrival and Dives with Fish and Fins
Hotel:
Palau Royal Resort
Palau Royal Resort Private Beach
Palau Royal Resort Pool
Palau Royal Resort Room
Site: New Drop Off
On the way to 1st Palau dive!
Passing the Rock Islands
Over the seas and through the islands
Redfin Emperor – Monotaxis heterodon
Orangefin Anemonefish – Amphiprion chrysopterus
Chevron Butterflyfish – Chaetodon trifascialis
Slender Grouper – Anyperodon leucogrammicus
Coral Scenic
Slingjaw Wrasse
Bluelashed Butterflyfish – Chaetodon Bennett
Knobby Sea Fan
Knobby Sea Fan
Pennant Bannerfish – Heniocus chrysostomus
Pennant Bannerfish – Heniocus chrysostomus & Scrawled Butterflyfish – Chaetodon meyeri
Scrawled Butterflyfish – Chaetodon meyeri, Longnose Butterflyfish & Brown Surgeonfish
Scrawled Butterflyfish – Chaetodon meyeri & Brown Surgeonfish – Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Harlequin Sweetlips- Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Diver scenic black & white
Site: Blue Hole
Electric Clam – Ctenoides ales
Electric Clam – Ctenoides ales
Spiky Gomophia Sea Star – Gomophia sp.
Magenta Dottyback – Pictichromis porphyria
Magenta Dottyback – Pictichromis porphyria
Yellowmargin Moray
Yellowmargin Moray
Coral scenic
Shadowfin Soldierfish – Myripristis adusta
Leather Anemone
Blue-Spotted Pufferfish – Arothron caeruleopunctatus
Blue-Spotted Pufferfish – Arothron caeruleopunctatus
Blue-Spotted Pufferfish – Arothron caeruleopunctatus
Papuan Toby – Canthigaster papua
Chocolate Surgeonfish – Acanthurus pyroferus
Shadowfin Soldierfish – Myripristis adusta
Coral scenic
Slender Grouper – Anyperodon leucogrammicus
Lined Sweetlips (juvenile) – Plectorhinchus lineatus
Harlequin Sweetlips- Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Harlequin Sweetlips- Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides & Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse – Labroides bicolor
Pacific Double Saddled Butterflyfish – Chaetodon ulietensis
Whitetip Reef Shark
Lined Sweetlips – Plectorhinchus lineatus
Steephead Parrotfish – Chlorurus microrhinos
Neon Damselfish
Blackfin Barracuda – Sphyraena qenie
Blackfin Barracuda – Sphyraena qenie
Dotted Butterflyfish – Chaetodon semeion
Dotted Butterflyfish – Chaetodon semeion
Dotted Butterflyfish – Chaetodon semeion
Whitetip Reef Shark
Amberfish Sea Cucumber – Thelenota anax
Site: Blue Corner
Yellowface Angelfish – Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Yellowface Angelfish – Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Grey Reef Shark
Grey Reef Shark
Grey Reef Shark
Bigeye Trevally
Bigeye Trevally
Grey Reef Shark
Grey Reef Shark
Coral scenic
Spiky Sea Cucumber
Spiky Sea Cucumber
Red-toothed Triggerfish – Odonus niger
Green Sea Turtle with Sharksucker
Green Sea Turtle
Green Sea Turtle with Sharksucker
Back via Rock Islands
On the way to Rock Islands
Rock Islands
Rock Islands arch
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