Big Drop Off & German Channel

Our first dive in Palau, Big Drop-off on the west coast of Ngemelis Island	Dive boat at the Big Drop-off (N07 06.3/E134 14.2)	Ngemelis Island at the Big Drop-off	Scissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)
Scissortail sergeants just below the dive boat at the Big Drop-off	This is a good sign of the quality of the diving in Palau...just below the dive boat	Napoleonfish (Cheilinus undulatus) Palau	Napoleonfish surrounded by scissortail sergeants & blue and gold fusiliers (Caesio teres)
Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau	Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau	Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau	Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau
The Big Drop-off	Latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesi) Palau	The Big Drop-off, Palau	Bubble coral, Big Drop-off
Trumpetfish (Fistularia commersonii) Palau	Coral with redish color, Palau	Fan coral, Big Drop-off	Big Drop-off, Palau
Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) and Longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)	Coral, Big Drop-off	Coral, Big Drop-off	Coral, Big Drop-off
The Big Drop-off, Palau	The dive guide from Sam's Tours	A shark resting at the bottom of the Big Drop-off	Masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) Palau
Masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) Palau	Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Palau	Sea turtle swimming along the Big Drop-off, Palau	Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Palau
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Palau	Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Palau	Big Drop-off, Palau	Shadowfin soldierfish (Myripristis adusta) Palau
Ascidian	Anenome, Big Drop-off, Palau	Orangefin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) Palau	Back on the dive boat
Day 1 dive 2, German Channel	Mooring line on one side of German Channel	Descending in German Channel	The dive guide from Sam's Tours hoping to show us manta rays
Coral, German Channel, Palau	Coral, German Channel, Palau	Yellowmask Angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) Palau	Undulated moray (Gymnothorax undulatus) Palau
Moray eel, German Channel	Coral, German Channel, Palau	Humphead Bannerfish (Heniochus varius) Palau	No mantas, German Channel
German Channel, Palau	Moorish idol, German Channel, Palau	German Channel, Palau	German Channel, Palau
Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) Palau	Coral, German Channel, Palau	Coral, German Channel, Palau	Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) Palau
Masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) Palau	Onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma ) Palau	Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) Palau	Bigscale soldierfish (Myripristis berndti) Palau
...still looking for the manatas...German Channel, Palau	...not a bad dive even without the mantas...	German Channel, Palau	Table coral, German Channel
German Channel, Palau	German Channel, Palau	German Channel, Palau	Giant clam embedded in the reef, Palau
German Channel, Palau	Saddled butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) Palau	German Channel, Palau