Cruise Pics

MAK DADDY · December 02, 2009, 09:02:56 PM

Here are a couple sunset and diving pictures we took on Vacation, it was hard to come home :)

Hopefull Romantic · December 02, 2009, 09:09:27 PM

Hi there Mak Daddy and thank you for sharing those pictures

I am particularly fond of that last one. YOu would not happen to know what kind of fish is that?

HR

MAK DADDY · December 02, 2009, 09:15:21 PM

I am not an expert but I believe they are some sort of sea urchins. We see lots of all black ones but I have never seen these colored ones before. Pretty awesome looking though, they looked like neon lights under watrer!

MAK DADDY · December 02, 2009, 09:20:40 PM

I really wanted this Tequila Rifle but I didn't think it would make the flight home, good thing as we had a bottle of Rum break & soak my suitcase :(

hal4uk · December 02, 2009, 09:27:45 PM

Tequila Rifle!
I need one of those.

like General Custer needed more indians...

Ka Honu · December 03, 2009, 12:41:10 AM

Saw a tequila Thompson submachine gun in SF last week (photo here). Good thing it was filled with bad booze or I'd have bought at least two or three of them.

Caribou · December 03, 2009, 04:30:27 AM

Great pics MakD!
Those urchins are so intricate...just amazing :)
Carolyn

squirtthecat · December 03, 2009, 06:28:25 AM

Nice pics! What kind of camera did you use for the underwater shots?

Quarlow · December 03, 2009, 07:57:02 AM

Quote from: Ka Honu on December 03, 2009, 12:41:10 AM
Saw a tequila Thompson submachine gun in SF last week (photo here). Good thing it was filled with bad booze or I'd have bought at least two or three of them.

I would have got that just for the bottle. That's a pretty unique one.

MAK DADDY · December 03, 2009, 08:57:40 AM

Quote from: squirtthecat on December 03, 2009, 06:28:25 AM

Nice pics! What kind of camera did you use for the underwater shots?

It's a sealife DC1000. Did a great job on the close up shots but not emu flash for anything to far away.
Luckily for me those urchins were not going anywhere so I was able to get really close :)
I got poked by one once, left this black ink stuff in my finger for a day or so, stung pretty bad to!

FLBentRider · December 03, 2009, 09:22:45 AM

Quote from: MAK DADDY on December 03, 2009, 08:57:40 AM
Quote from: squirtthecat on December 03, 2009, 06:28:25 AM
I got poked by one once, left this black ink stuff in my finger for a day or so, stung pretty bad to!

I've gotten those diving for lobsters. Hurts pretty good, and turns to mush when you try to take it out!

Somehow gloves are little help... ???

Ka Honu · December 03, 2009, 10:20:04 AM

Wana stings (pronounced "vahnah" - sea urchins) can be pretty painful. Local remedy is to immediately douse in vinegar to dissolve the spine. Urine also works (and is more common since most people don't carry vinegar around with them).

I don't make these things up; I just report them.

MAK DADDY · December 03, 2009, 10:30:06 AM

Quote from: Ka Honu on December 03, 2009, 10:20:04 AM
Wana stings (pronounced "vahnah" - sea urchins) can be pretty painful. Local remedy is to immediately douse in vinegar to dissolve the spine. Urine also works (and is more common since most people don't carry vinegar around with them).

I don't make these things up; I just report them.

Luckily mine just went away, no peeing required :) Cool name (Wana) I will remember that.
Do you know what the difference is between these colorfull ones are?

Ka Honu · December 03, 2009, 11:43:29 AM

Quote from: MAK DADDY on December 03, 2009, 10:30:06 AMDo you know what the difference is between these colorful ones are?

Is this a trick question?

MAK DADDY · December 03, 2009, 11:56:30 AM

Quote from: Ka Honu on December 03, 2009, 11:43:29 AM
Is this a trick question?

What I meant was most are solid black, these must be a different type or something?