On Monday, February 11, 2002 2:08 PM, Viv (aka Krazy Kiwi) wrote:

> I'm getting excited, excited ... doesn't take much to get this gal
excited.
> Can ya tell I'm looking forward to the CaymanNEDfest.

That's like the written equivalent of a knee in the groin!  :-))

> During the CozNEDfest a first for me was seeing these stunning critters -
> Queen angelfish, French angelfish, Gray angelfish, Spotted drum,
> Bluestriped grunt &  Queen triggerfish.  Also, I could not get over how
> many arrowgrabs were there. Oh, the funny part though was watching
Strike's
> expression .. he eyes went large as saucers when the Atlantic triggerfish
> made a bee-line for him.  The sympathetic soul I am I have to admit I lost
> my bundle then .. nearly drowning with laughter.

You and Huw Porter would make a great team! <bwg>.  When we were diving at
Steve's Bommie - out on the Ribbon Reefs - he and Nao discovered a tiny
juvenile triggerfish sheltering along the wall.  They both hovered for a
while looking at it.  Huw turned around, beckoned me over and pointed to
their discovery.  As they backed away, I moved closer for a look.  The
little devil made a lunge for me and attempted to rip me into a thousand
shreds.  All that I could hear was Huw's laughter rippling through the
water!  :-)

It was about then that I decided - in order to save myself a lot of
repetetive log book entries - to get a rubber stamp that just said,
"Attacked by Triggerfish."  :-)

(You realise, of course, that as I won't be in the Caymans, your chances of
even seeing a triggerfish are going to be reduced considerably!)  :-)

Strike