The last two days involved whale sharks and more whale sharks! Oh, and relaxation. The weather cleared and allowed the snorkeling to commence. The ability to access these tremendous whale sharks is a wonderful experience and is only possible with the work of the locals, guides, Mexican federal government, and respect. These animals are very intimidating, but also incredibly gentle and non-aggressive. They allow us to get within a few feet to these massive pre-historic creatures (sharks date back to more than 420 million years ago!). They are known to grow up to 60ft I am told and up to 10 tons! The whale sharks are nicknamed domino and from their skin you can tell why. In order to enjoy the whale sharks more thoroughly I have posted, with my girlfriend Dina’s permission, to share with you all today some of her footage. She is a serious amateur videographer and had one of the greatest encounters of her life. I want to thank all the guests that stayed with us and made it an incredible time I will always remember, as well as our guides Astrid (thanks for the tips 
) and Karel who were with us every step of the way, The wonderful protectors and administrators of the protected whale shark area, and www.nathab.com natural habitat for making such a wonderful eco-expedition all possible. Good night and well wishes.
A brown pelican looking directly into my lens.
A beautiful Great Egret in search of a mid-day snack.
One of the vendors on the streets of Isla Holbox. Right next to some of the best pizza in Mexico at “Edelyn Restaurant & Pizzas” recommended from my good friend Carlos Navarro. Their Lobster pizza is to die for I hear.
This is to give you an idea of the personal experience that you can have. These were smaller whale sharks too. Only 25ft! 
Keep in mind that is only his dorsal fin on the right side of that photograph. I couldn’t zoom out further on my Nikon 80-400.
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This is a quick splicing of the video to make it available for upload. The file is about 11mb so try and be patient. Blame me for the quick frame switching -All Rights Are Reserved- As always. Keeping up with these sharks is no easy task either. They are moving at about 3mph on average. It may seem easy, but more then a few minutes with them and your breathing real hard. Plus they are the ones letting you keep up.
…Oh I almost forgot. I was supposed to mention the part about how I ruined the photography. Long story short our underwater digital 1030sw is at the bottom of the ocean…moving on
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