I have to share an offshore dive experience! The whale shark pictured with this report was not seen under the Blue Heron Blvd. Bridge. We saw it yesterday a short distance east of Scarface close to the Captain Don's dive site. After our dive on Scarface as Capt. Mike drove the Republic IV down sea, he spotted a fin out of the water and a BIG shadow underneath it. He immediately called the divers' attention to it and told us to get suited up quickly. Driving the boat close to the unidentified shadow Capt. Mike soon discovered that it was a whale shark and positioned the boat to get us in the water. We jumped in and saw a twenty-one or twenty-two feet-long whale shark just casually cruising. With little effort it soon swam out of sight, but Capt. Mike maneuvered the boat to corral the whale shark to pass right underneath us! What a sight to behold! RIGHT UNDERNEATH US! WITHIN TOUCHING DISTANCE! Diving off Jupiter is truly world-class diving. Thanks, Capt. Mike for such incredible skill! I've never seen a group of happier,or more stunned divers.
Announcements: Saturday is the bridge brunch. We have bagels, cream cheese, jelly, etc. I will be there at 8:00 for a 9:36 high tide. We plan on entering the water at 9:10. It should be a warm, gorgeous day. There is a two-tank night dive Saturday, too. I'm on it. Water temperature yesterday offshore was seventy-nine on the bottom and eighty-one at the safety stop. Also, the shop has high-quality rental gear for sale, and a fabulous year's end deal on new,top-of-the-line, 2008 model wetsuits. We hope to see you Saturday. Get in the water (who knows what you will see!), Ham
