From Tolo we continued north to Karpata, the furthest north site you can get to without a more serious vehicle than a rusted-out pickup truck. This is a really cool site, with a healthy reef full of corals in all kinds of shapes and colors. There are also big orange elephant ear sponges, and brown and purple tube sponges.
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We mentioned how trumpetfish hunt over other fish’s shoulders. Here’s one following a french angelfish. Very subtle.
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Generally the reef has more hard coral as you get deeper, and more soft corals in shallower areas. Karpata also boasts some extra-hard coral, in the form of some huge, long-overgrown anchors. It never seems sure where the giant schools of fish will be, but it’s a safe bet on all these dives that you’ll run into them somewhere.
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