Day 17

We are on transit on the Eastern side of Gardner Pinnacles, heading to the last diving site, at the very NW of this huge submarine 'island', which is Gardner Pinnacles. We will
investigate a structure that from the bathymetry data seems to be a huge barrier-reef, which was possibly developing on the NW of the ancient volcano, as the island sunk, few
million years ago.
The actual Pinnacles, which is the only feature that points out of the sea surface, are just some 50 meters high and few hundreds of meters long. We could see them today with the
binoculars.
We have collected several buckets of samples! Fedex will be happy.
Five or six more days and the constant sound of the engines and the rocking of the boat will be over, but a very cool experience as well.
Saludos,
Tavo