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That night, I woke up at 3:30am and took a walk out to the stern where we were moored. What I got was quite a show.
location. Near the top of the wall, I noticed a congregation of divers converged onto one spot. A small nurse shark had settled in the sand and was allowing divers to take pictures, and even touch it. Under the boat, a school of horse-eyed jacks swam back and forth, following the shadow of the boat as it swung due to winds and tides. These ÀVK FUHDWHG D VKLPPHULQJ FXUWDLQ DV WKH\ moved in unison. When a large reef shark passed underneath, the jacks formed a loose circle and began swimming.
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After a couple more incredible dives off of French Cay, it was time to head to Grand Turk. Which is where this story began. I arrived at these islands with modest expectations. What I encountered blew me away! In one week, I was in the water with humpback whales, manta rays, eagle rays, reef and nurse sharks, huge snapper and grouper. Oh yeah, we also experienced