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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