The third dive of the day was at The Blowhole. The ocean was pretty calm, so this hole wasn't doing too much blowing.

The Blowhole

I noticed these interesting white patterns left on some rocks. I'm not sure what makes these kinds of patterns.

Rock Patterns

This was the first dive during which we were swarmed by Demoiselle fish. It was truly amazing. They came in from the open ocean, and we were surrounded. There were so many that the ocean went dark.

Demoiselle

It was even getting hard to see my buddy there were so many Demoiselles.

Demoiselle

As we moved on, the Demoiselle followed us!

Demoiselle

With the Demoiselle magically swirling around us and following us everywhere, the whole experience had me feeling like a Disney princess ... Princess Demoiselle!

Location: North Island, The Mercury Islands, New Zealand

Dive Number:   255 Bottom Time: 48m Time In: 2:25 p.m. Tank In: 200 PSI Max Depth: 20.00 ft Table Used:

Mix:   Air Safety Stop: 3m Time Out: 3:13 p.m. Tank Out: 36 PSI Average Depth: 15.00 ft Start Pressure Group:

Surface Interval:   2h 7m End Pressure Group:

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