I'm not sure if I even need to post this, since most people probably think skills dives are pretty dull material (but if you like the bunnies, you can always skip to the end).
We neglected to discover beforehand that Sunday was the Big Sur Marathon, so Highway 1, being a big part of the race course, was blocked off. We sat around and in a parking lot on Rio Road with a bunch of other stranded motorists waiting for the timed southbound convoy to roll. When we arrived at the park, we saw that this day was the perfect example of marginal swell models (8-11ft in the morning) with pretty darn good conditions (25ft viz, low-to-moderate surge). We had committed to a skills dive, so we made our way out to the north end of Middle Reef (through some pretty big surface swells rolling in) and descended.* Much hilarity ensued.
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After a long set of skills practice, we made our way back to shore, and as we were packing up, a baby bunny hopped into the middle of the dirt path, laid down on its tummy, and proceeded to roll around in the dirt. It didn't even move when August and I flanked it for a better look. Cutest thing ever, but probably not a lot going for it natural-selection-wise.
* After getting home, we heard about a very sad incident at the park that unfolded right over our heads that day. Apparently, a diver aboard the BH2 suffered a heart attack after ascending from a dive, and a rescue was attempted in the cove. We missed the whole thing, and had no idea anything had transpired when we got back to shore.
We neglected to discover beforehand that Sunday was the Big Sur Marathon, so Highway 1, being a big part of the race course, was blocked off. We sat around and in a parking lot on Rio Road with a bunch of other stranded motorists waiting for the timed southbound convoy to roll. When we arrived at the park, we saw that this day was the perfect example of marginal swell models (8-11ft in the morning) with pretty darn good conditions (25ft viz, low-to-moderate surge). We had committed to a skills dive, so we made our way out to the north end of Middle Reef (through some pretty big surface swells rolling in) and descended.* Much hilarity ensued.
[youtubehq]AY6gTnL-A2s[/youtubehq]
After a long set of skills practice, we made our way back to shore, and as we were packing up, a baby bunny hopped into the middle of the dirt path, laid down on its tummy, and proceeded to roll around in the dirt. It didn't even move when August and I flanked it for a better look. Cutest thing ever, but probably not a lot going for it natural-selection-wise.
* After getting home, we heard about a very sad incident at the park that unfolded right over our heads that day. Apparently, a diver aboard the BH2 suffered a heart attack after ascending from a dive, and a rescue was attempted in the cove. We missed the whole thing, and had no idea anything had transpired when we got back to shore.
