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Baby Sharks in Toau
After a short pitstop in North Fakarava for supplies we headed further West towards Toau, a small atoll which features two passes located close together.
The larger Otugi pass features lots of Sharks joined by huge Dogtooth Tunas, some of which are bigger than the Grey Reef Sharks! After several stops along the reef the time came to fly. We ascended into the channel where we were picked up by the current, which for once was so strong, that it was possible to do loop-the-loops and other acrobatics with ease.
At the smaller Fakatahuna pass we always dived on the outer reef, where we encountered a large school of tiny juvenile Grey Reef Sharks. That was a real highlight! The small Sharks behaved like the adults but were so cute! After about twenty minutes at the corner of the pass with the sharks we headed back over the reef which also had a lot to offer. Hundreds of different fish as well as a lot of intact coral.
Between the dives we made two visits to the uninhabited islands, there we encountered in a sheltered pool of water a small number of tiny Blacktip Reef Sharks. They were so cute! They stayed in the shallows and it was brilliant to see their small fins cut through the water surface.
During our second island visit we also encountered an Octopus near the shore, which at first shied away from us and thus showed us a colorful spectacle.
After three days it was time to say goodbye to this fascinating corner to head back to North Fakarava for the two last days of diving.
Labels: diving, pictures, traveling, vacation
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