2024.06.06 帛琉潛旅第四天 (Palau Scuba Diving Trip - Day 4, Blue Corner, Turtle Cove, German Channel, 帛琉潛水)

大家已經潛了兩天，該看的都看過了，來到第三天，大家帶著放鬆的心情看看還有甚麼驚喜。在前往藍角的路上，果然非常幸運地遇到了海豚，與我們的船隻共游嬉戲。今天來到我很期待的藍角高原，我特地跟導潛要求要逛這的地點，上次2019年我來到這裡，在這個高原玩到氣瓶沒氣，這裡的海底明星到處可見，魚群非常豐富。在這一潛中，小芬第一次見到Eagle Ray，還共游了好幾分鐘，相信是她這趟帛琉行最美麗的時刻之一。第二潛我們來到海龜灣，由於這個潛點我之前來時，覺得並沒有特別的景，魚群也不多，所以事先有跟導潛說希望能略過這個潛點，不過導潛覺得剛下水的地形很特別，是一個類似藍洞的入水口，而後的海龜與峭壁也很美麗，建議我們試試看，所以我們還是去了。結束後，我跟導潛說明，在台灣我們常常可以看到海龜，峭壁潛水也不陌生，所以海龜灣這個潛點對我們吸引力不太大，或許在帛琉鯊魚比海龜還多，能看到海龜是幸福的。中餐我們停靠在沙洲，大家在沙洲上嬉戲，風景十分美麗，海風吹來也舒服，大家笑聲不斷。今天的最後一潛我們再次挑戰德國水道，看看是否能在清潔站目睹Manta Ray，淡季的德國水道，能見度不高，能撞見Manta的機率也不高，短暫等待十五分鐘後，我們在水道中閒逛，完成了今天的三潛。帛琉水上與水下都美，今天依舊是美麗的一天。
Everyone had been diving for two days and had seen most of the highlights, so on the third day, we were all feeling super relaxed, ready to see what other surprises Palau had in store for us. On our way to Blue Corner, we got incredibly lucky and encountered dolphins! They swam and played alongside our boat, making the trip even more magical.
Today, we headed to the Blue Corner Plateau, a spot I had been really looking forward to. I had specifically asked the dive guide to take us there. The last time I visited in 2019, I had so much fun on this plateau that I almost ran out of air in my tank. The underwater stars here are everywhere, with an abundance of fish.
During this dive, Xiao Fen saw an eagle ray for the first time and swam with it for several minutes. It was definitely one of her most beautiful moments in Palau. Our second dive was at Turtle Cove. I had previously found this spot to be less impressive, with not many fish, so I asked the dive guide if we could skip it. However, the dive guide recommended it because of the unique Blue Hole-like entry and the beautiful turtles and walls we would see afterward. We decided to give it a try. After the dive, I explained to the dive guide that in Taiwan, we often see turtles and are familiar with wall diving, so Turtle Cove wasn’t particularly exciting for us. In Palau, there are probably more sharks than turtles, so seeing turtles is a special treat.
For lunch, we stopped at a sandbank where we played around, enjoying the stunning scenery and the refreshing sea breeze, with laughter all around. For our last dive of the day, we returned to German Channel to see if we could spot manta rays at the cleaning station. During the off-season, the visibility in German Channel is low, and the chances of seeing mantas are slim. After a brief 15-minute wait, we wandered around the channel, completing our third dive of the day.
Palau is beautiful both above and under the water. Today was another fantastic day!