![Our first dive in Palau, Big Drop-off on the west coast of Ngemelis Island](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107178899.SsLCiGyU.PalauNov08065.jpg) 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)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107178898.fdclQ290.PalauNov08064.jpg) Dive boat at the Big Drop-off (N07 06.3/E134 14.2) |
![Ngemelis Island at the Big Drop-off](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107178900.ZB85wBkB.PalauNov08066.jpg) Ngemelis Island at the Big Drop-off |
![Scissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174648.pL4g3dyr.PalauDiveNov08064.jpg) Scissortail sergeant (Abudefduf sexfasciatus) |
![Scissortail sergeants just below the dive boat at the Big Drop-off](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174649.Ha8CclKS.PalauDiveNov08066.jpg) 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](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174650.0E9Gtf8K.PalauDiveNov08067.jpg) This is a good sign of the quality of the diving in Palau...just below the dive boat |
![Napoleonfish (Cheilinus undulatus) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174651.OJlIKkF8.PalauDiveNov08069.jpg) Napoleonfish (Cheilinus undulatus) Palau |
![Napoleonfish surrounded by scissortail sergeants & blue and gold fusiliers (Caesio teres)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174652.FnS8d0Iq.PalauDiveNov08072.jpg) Napoleonfish surrounded by scissortail sergeants & blue and gold fusiliers (Caesio teres) |
![Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174654.sYujA7Lo.PalauDiveNov08078.jpg) Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau |
![Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174656.aHk80vMv.PalauDiveNov08079.jpg) Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau |
![Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174657.uIN7HHBt.PalauDiveNov08081.jpg) Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau |
![Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174658.5qRQ0GNY.PalauDiveNov08084.jpg) Shallow reef at the edge of the Big Drop-off, Palau |
![The Big Drop-off](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174659.fRssRwap.PalauDiveNov08085.jpg) The Big Drop-off |
![Latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesi) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174660.h2K9c1wc.PalauDiveNov08088.jpg) Latticed butterflyfish (Chaetodon rafflesi) Palau |
![The Big Drop-off, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174661.5QHn2yxx.PalauDiveNov08092.jpg) The Big Drop-off, Palau |
![Bubble coral, Big Drop-off](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174662.mbmEs6PW.PalauDiveNov08093.jpg) Bubble coral, Big Drop-off |
![Trumpetfish (Fistularia commersonii) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174663.Gtylwgvk.PalauDiveNov08099.jpg) Trumpetfish (Fistularia commersonii) Palau |
![Coral with redish color, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174664.8c0ceeDx.PalauDiveNov08100.jpg) Coral with redish color, Palau |
![Fan coral, Big Drop-off](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174665.auooXqqv.PalauDiveNov08102.jpg) Fan coral, Big Drop-off |
![Big Drop-off, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174666.J7yq2J6x.PalauDiveNov08103.jpg) Big Drop-off, Palau |
![Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) and Longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174667.SpETxT49.PalauDiveNov08104.jpg) Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) and Longnose butterflyfish (Forcipiger flavissimus) |
![Coral, Big Drop-off](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174668.YNlamtr0.PalauDiveNov08105.jpg) Coral, Big Drop-off |
![Coral, Big Drop-off](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174670.dqanWEoZ.PalauDiveNov08106.jpg) Coral, Big Drop-off |
![Coral, Big Drop-off](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174671.P33CESCg.PalauDiveNov08108.jpg) Coral, Big Drop-off |
![The Big Drop-off, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174672.2ncd8HdO.PalauDiveNov08112.jpg) The Big Drop-off, Palau |
![The dive guide from Sam's Tours](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174673.a2oYhcUX.PalauDiveNov08121.jpg) The dive guide from Sam's Tours |
![A shark resting at the bottom of the Big Drop-off](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174674.w3VXCKpT.PalauDiveNov08125.jpg) A shark resting at the bottom of the Big Drop-off |
![Masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174675.q9dyW4iq.PalauDiveNov08134.jpg) Masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) Palau |
![Masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174682.Byy2bTjj.PalauDiveNov08159.jpg) Masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) Palau |
![Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174678.yjNMLrXU.PalauDiveNov08144.jpg) Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) Palau |
![Sea turtle swimming along the Big Drop-off, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174676.lr0zgE4I.PalauDiveNov08142.jpg) Sea turtle swimming along the Big Drop-off, Palau |
![Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174679.IHC3t4Dw.PalauDiveNov08145.jpg) Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Palau |
![Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174680.ojTzZEh9.PalauDiveNov08150.jpg) Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Palau |
![Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174681.HJRajV5u.PalauDiveNov08155.jpg) Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Palau |
![Big Drop-off, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174683.vRHV7kDm.PalauDiveNov08164.jpg) Big Drop-off, Palau |
![Shadowfin soldierfish (Myripristis adusta) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174684.twSkcxId.PalauDiveNov08165.jpg) Shadowfin soldierfish (Myripristis adusta) Palau |
![Ascidian](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174685.35AxstzZ.PalauDiveNov08169.jpg) Ascidian |
![Anenome, Big Drop-off, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174686.tEhhnc5v.PalauDiveNov08174.jpg) Anenome, Big Drop-off, Palau |
![Orangefin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174687.WxsKul48.PalauDiveNov08175.jpg) Orangefin anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus) Palau |
![Back on the dive boat](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107178901.mvajZIEv.PalauNov08133.jpg) Back on the dive boat |
![Day 1 dive 2, German Channel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107178902.gKpPkisr.PalauNov08135.jpg) Day 1 dive 2, German Channel |
![Mooring line on one side of German Channel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174866.STx1GEep.PalauDiveNov08241.jpg) Mooring line on one side of German Channel |
![Descending in German Channel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174868.HZ3bVLKA.PalauDiveNov08243.jpg) Descending in German Channel |
![The dive guide from Sam's Tours hoping to show us manta rays](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174869.2TPt7MBZ.PalauDiveNov08245.jpg) The dive guide from Sam's Tours hoping to show us manta rays |
![Coral, German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174870.BLxBtiI9.PalauDiveNov08247.jpg) Coral, German Channel, Palau |
![Coral, German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174871.J4a5jXYj.PalauDiveNov08249.jpg) Coral, German Channel, Palau |
![Yellowmask Angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174872.MJgRMRV7.PalauDiveNov08250.jpg) Yellowmask Angelfish (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) Palau |
![Undulated moray (Gymnothorax undulatus) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174873.Ov8y3VSx.PalauDiveNov08256.jpg) Undulated moray (Gymnothorax undulatus) Palau |
![Moray eel, German Channel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174874.TIKS0hNz.PalauDiveNov08257.jpg) Moray eel, German Channel |
![Coral, German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174875.E7RbY8e1.PalauDiveNov08258.jpg) Coral, German Channel, Palau |
![Humphead Bannerfish (Heniochus varius) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174876.dk0TPzWZ.PalauDiveNov08261.jpg) Humphead Bannerfish (Heniochus varius) Palau |
![No mantas, German Channel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174877.k8azz1iD.PalauDiveNov08264.jpg) No mantas, German Channel |
![German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174878.J7lszAyc.PalauDiveNov08266.jpg) German Channel, Palau |
![Moorish idol, German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174879.KaHt9pgu.PalauDiveNov08267.jpg) Moorish idol, German Channel, Palau |
![German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174880.peRO9MFO.PalauDiveNov08273.jpg) German Channel, Palau |
![German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174881.3Em47QVQ.PalauDiveNov08274.jpg) German Channel, Palau |
![Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174882.SCNKMPPb.PalauDiveNov08278.jpg) Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) Palau |
![Coral, German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174883.ktOanAHw.PalauDiveNov08279.jpg) Coral, German Channel, Palau |
![Coral, German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174884.1MVcY5Kf.PalauDiveNov08284.jpg) Coral, German Channel, Palau |
![Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174885.KU0tS15V.PalauDiveNov08297.jpg) Clown Triggerfish (Balistoides conspicillum) Palau |
![Masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174886.DeINfoJx.PalauDiveNov08302.jpg) Masked bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) Palau |
![Onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma ) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174887.NwUroh9A.PalauDiveNov08308.jpg) Onespot snapper (Lutjanus monostigma ) Palau |
![Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174889.so3ixMan.PalauDiveNov08315.jpg) Granulated Sea Star (Choriaster granulatus) Palau |
![Bigscale soldierfish (Myripristis berndti) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174890.PhUGciTW.PalauDiveNov08317.jpg) Bigscale soldierfish (Myripristis berndti) Palau |
![...still looking for the manatas...German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174891.QwwCpMtZ.PalauDiveNov08319.jpg) ...still looking for the manatas...German Channel, Palau |
![...not a bad dive even without the mantas...](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174894.JMFTrLV5.PalauDiveNov08348.jpg) ...not a bad dive even without the mantas... |
![German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174892.oaEQiais.PalauDiveNov08347.jpg) German Channel, Palau |
![Table coral, German Channel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174895.Yh8hbPDz.PalauDiveNov08349.jpg) Table coral, German Channel |
![German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174896.nVPSgfD6.PalauDiveNov08350.jpg) German Channel, Palau |
![German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174897.9TojmMd7.PalauDiveNov08353.jpg) German Channel, Palau |
![German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174898.nDjfp7q4.PalauDiveNov08354.jpg) German Channel, Palau |
![Giant clam embedded in the reef, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174899.aWezfqBR.PalauDiveNov08355.jpg) Giant clam embedded in the reef, Palau |
![German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174900.PZ03Clk4.PalauDiveNov08357.jpg) German Channel, Palau |
![Saddled butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174901.DdACR4dE.PalauDiveNov08359.jpg) Saddled butterflyfish (Chaetodon ephippium) Palau |
![German Channel, Palau](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/107174902.zlNgEAax.PalauDiveNov08361.jpg) German Channel, Palau |