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Before bugging out, the Aggressor made one last stop for a dusk and night dive at The Dome. This was the only man-made structure we dove on the entire week. The Dome is a giant sphere lying in 35 feet of water. It was part of a set for a 90s "survivor- style" French television show. The show was cancelled in 1994 due to high production costs and several contestants suffering air embolisms from inhaling compressed air and holding their breath. The show deserted the structure, which has since collapsed. Their loss was our gain as The 'RPH LV ORDGHG ZLWK DQJHOÀVK JURXSHUV grunts, snappers, jacks and nurse sharks.
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The wall at R.G.I. started as a sandy patch at around 45 feet. There were two breaks in the wall where the sand eased down to 75 feet before going vertical. Most other places, the wall was hard rock and coral, and abruptly went vertical at the 45-55 foot mark. Also, the wall here was a straight line running almost due north to south. On the ÀUVW GLYH WKUHH UHHI VKDUNV ZHUH DOUHDG\ present as I made my descent to the sandy bottom at 45 feet. As we worked ourselves to the wall and turned right, before long a Hawksbill Turtle joined the party. He stayed ZLWK WKH JURXS IRU DW OHDVW ÀYH PLQXWHV allowing several divers to take pictures. I had the pleasure of meeting Bob, the resident Nassau Grouper . The three sharks jumped in with the "wolf pack" of divers, circling around, then weaving their way through the group, then circling back again. There were occasions when you