Pelagic Manta at the Pipe......

So I spotted a Pelagic Manta Ray today at Keahole Point and it apparently has not been ID'd before. Which means that I get the honors of naming the Manta for Manta Pacific Research Foundation. Pretty stoked but not as stoked as I was when I first caught glimpse of this beautiful creature. Its wing span was over 18 feet and had two good sized remoras on its back. I think she was as curious about me as I was about her. I was able to swim right up and cruise along side her for about a minute or so, until I was huffing and puffing so much there was just no possible way to keep up any longer. This was a much needed dive.

From the sky falls acid rain and the very air we breath is poison....

If only going to the dentist was always this much fun.....

This world is a zoo I tell ya....

A video I put together..... Sorry for the quality.....

I'll try and post it in a few at better quality for the full effect. But you get the idea.
Anyways I thought it wasn't bad for a first attempt and a couple hours of work.

Some overlooked photos from the past year that were kinda interesting.....

From which the air we smell and breathe.......

I casually strolled off of the road. The fog was beginning to overtake everything in view giving me a strange feeling that my surroundings were adapting much quicker than I. The moss had seemed to consume all that was in site; these parts had not seen the light of day in many years. Wherever something had died, life had taken its place with little effort. But even though many things seemed to flourish here, there was an unmistakable gloominess all around.

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