The biggest shock of the past month has been "Blouson Chiemi." This feeling hasn't been felt since Watanabe Naomi appeared. Blouson has only been in the industry for a little over a year, so she's still rough around the edges, but she has the air of a star.

Then I try to find commonalities between Blouson and Naomi.

It's the squinting of the eyes. That's it. That might be my thing. If I can use it well, I might be able to captivate my guests, or I might even be able to make a living just by making a smirking face, without having to say anything funny.

Today, Totti's eyes are naturally narrow-eyed. If he squints any more, people might think he has his eyes closed, so he has to be careful. Anyway, today is the first excursion to Yaebiji in a while!

Yaebi = coral =???

Yaebiji is a huge coral reef area, so it's a treasure trove of coral. In the summer, many entry-level visitors come here for snorkeling and trial diving.

The vast expanses of coral and colorful fish are the ultimate relaxation, but Japan's barrier reef, or Yaebisho, is not just relaxing; it also has an exciting side to it, even for experienced divers.

Yaebiji = big fish!!

Today we went to catch manta rays, but it was a little too early for them, so we did two dives at highly anticipated spots, but we missed them! Damn it!! But even if you miss them, they won't let you go home free at Yaebiji! It was a different kind of ray, a spotted ray!!

Yaebiji Diving - Spotted ray

I'm no longer surprised by anything I catch at the big fish spot at Yaebiji. Other fish I caught today include sharks, turtles, small Napoleons, and medium-sized dogtooth tuna. I didn't see any today, but there's a good chance of catching giant trevally, and in early spring, manta rays often pass by. Giant Napoleons are also strolling around. When they come out, schools of barracudas appear, and if you hit a dogtooth tuna, you'll see 50 of them passing by in formation.

Last year, one shop even had an encounter with a whale shark. I'm so jealous.

It was here that I first saw a loggerhead turtle of shocking size.

I don't remember ever coming home empty-handed. It's not like you're guaranteed to find any of them, but when they do, they do. Perhaps that sense of anticipation is the most appealing thing about these places. That's why I don't feel disheartened even if they don't turn up.

Yaebiji = Sunken ship!!

There is only one spot where a sunken ship lies dormant.

In fact, it seems that this shipwreck is now wandering the ocean floor. It is said to be about 70 meters away from where it was originally sunk. It may be heading somewhere.

Shipwreck tag from three years ago

This photo was taken three years ago, and the next one is from today.

Photo of the wreck tag

Today, when I saw this tugboat for the first time in a while, I wondered if this wreck had finished its journey.

Apparently it was standing straight at first. However, it has tilted over the years and is now almost sideways as far as we can see. It wasn't tilted that much three years ago. In addition, the control room cabin has collapsed.

It's unclear if this was the destination, but the lack of a cabin likely means that a ship with no steering can't move forward.

I'm not particularly into the occult, but a boat that continues to move forward even after sinking will probably never move again.

We all sit quietly and reminisce about the time when this tugboat was powerfully pulling ships bigger than itself.

There's also a great point: a shipwreck tag!

Summary

Today I've focused on the big fish and shipwrecks at Yaebiji. I wonder how many times I can go this year. If I have time, I'd like to investigate the spots at the same time.

Ah, that was fun. Good night.