This young lady greeted me upon entering the water in Socorro Mexico. Giant Manta Rays seem to differ from Reef Mantas in they like the company of SCUBA divers. It is said they like the feel of the air bubbles on there undersides. They have even been known to seek out certain people in the water to interact with. Supposedly they can identify a person by there eyes.
So from the get go I was in trouble with her. Obviously this was a photo op of a life time. I had a Giant Manta all to myself with no other divers in proximity. We rolled around in about 15 feet of water for some time. I think she took a fancy to her reflection in the dome port of my camera. Of course I was not paying attention to the currents that were sweeping me out to the open ocean. After a bit I began to realize I had not seen anyone else for some time. Yes, it was that time to surface and see what was going on.
You know that feeling you get when you have really screwed up? Multiply that by 50 and you have an idea of what I felt when I first surfaced. Yes, open water. Fortunately I deployed my SMB and the boat found me pretty quick. Interestingly the Manta stay close by. She kept playing around doing circles and coming to the surface until the boat arrived.
Our boat captain returned me to the anchor line where I quickly returned to the ocean. It only took a few minutes before my glamor girl showed back up to hang out. This time she took me and 4 other divers back out to the blue. You would think I would learn. 
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