David Strike wrote:
> On Monday, July 14, 2003 12:31 PM, Don Ward wrote:
>
>
>>In addition to the shark, there
>>were a very large number of banner fish and a titan trigger also looking
>>for food.  Strike's reaction to the arrival of the titan triggerfish was
>>definitely a highlight.  He cowered behind Crusty the remainder of the
>>dive.
>
>
> Ah!  It's an understandable enough mistake to make, but you obviously
> confused my intention of protecting Crusty from a sneaky rear attack by old
> chisel jaws, with brazen, yellow-bellied, cowardly terror on my part!!!  The
> fact that I kept positioning Crusty between me and it was just to make sure
> that he was aware of the danger and the sacrifice that I was prepared to
> make on his behalf!!! :-)
>
> Strike

Wot!!  ...and I thought you were just being polite to let me have a
front row seat of the titan trigger.  I never would have guessed that I
was in danger and all the while you were back there faithfully
protecting my flanks.  I feel so guilty now having charged all those
bottles of wine to your room without you knowing!  :-)

It was with awe and respect I saw a titan trigger for the first time up
close, making short work of the reef by effortlessly breaking off
fist-sized clumps of coral with it's jaws, with the relative ease with
which we'd bite off the end of a banana.  Yikes!  :-)

Best regards,
Russ