It's Official - Adam is Fishfood!
Stargazer of Southampton
Susie and Adam (both think they are skipper)
Tue 5 Oct 2010 23:02
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PORTO SANTO CRIMEWATCH - HAVE YOU SEEN THIS FISH?
DANGEROUS - DO NOT APPROACH, THIS IS AN ATTACK FISH
 We decided to go for a dive around the little
island at the eastern end of Porto Santo - our first dive of the trip from
our new tender! I went in first and on returning reported to Adam
that I had been menaced by a triggerfish, it appeared from behind a rock
within 5 minutes of me being in the water and was looking mean. Adam
laughed at this - in years of diving we have never been scared of a foot
long fish before. However - Adam now has the injury to prove that
triggerfish should be classed as man-eaters. Swimming around he noticed
said fish stalking him, when he wasn't looking - quick as you like - in bobbed
the fish and took a nice bite out of his finger, blood and everything. It
may not look like it has any teeth but it has some beak! He didn't need
stitches but you don't expect to be on the menu for fish.
We decided to do a second dive this afternoon, we
were both a bit scared of said fish so thought we'd go in a bit further round
the island so hopefully avoid it. I went in first again with my
camera for it's first use! - I descended and was overjoyed to see a troop of 4
triggerfish approaching at a rapid pace, I decided that I was going straight up
if they decided to attack. They didn't attack though, obviously the other one
was a rogue - but diving here is very strange - both of us on our second
dive ended up with an entourage of fish around us following us about, inches
from us and attacking small fish in amongst the rocks that I was trying to
photograph. We can only think they don't see many divers but they had no
fear at all. We both kept wary eyes out for the triggerfish though - one
of them got too interested in the strap on my wrist computer so I had to bat it
away before it decided to see if my computer was edible. All in all a good
day though - the water was nice and warm and very clear, the fish were just a
little spooky.
Yesterday we went on an impromptu hike with Jim,
Jad and some other marina folk. We were lead by a German who marched
up the hill at a quick pace as you would imagine. They had all decided to
walk to the top of the hills at the back of the marina - we were on our way to
the beach for a wander - but decided to go along although ill prepared for this
trip as it turned out to be a scramble up 'tracks' that weren't really there and
resulted in some grazed hands and knees. But it was a good way to spend a
few hours. Photo's to follow once I manage to get them off
Jim!
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