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The continuing sagas of the Blue Heron Bridge
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jet126
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I was back up at the bridge this afternoon for the 5:09 high tide. We got in the water at 4:30 - I wished we had arrived a little earlier but I was playing hooky as it was.
Viz was 20-30 ft at best. I've said this before: every dive has a particular theme for me. One or two animals stand out more than others. Some days rays, other days eels. Today it was the baby conch (?) which are everywhere right now and sea robins! We counted four. We also saw that cute little black frogfish and one of the biggest flounders I have ever seen anywhere.
91 minutes and 1500 psi later viz suddenly dropped to nothing. The water shimmered like a horizontal thermocline and just like that, you could barely see your hand in front of your face.
For those planning on tomorrow: it was chilly when we surfaced. The wind had kicked up and I wished I brought a fleece.
Have fun diving! I'm off to Seattle for a few days ... (speaking of needing a fleece).
Viz was 20-30 ft at best. I've said this before: every dive has a particular theme for me. One or two animals stand out more than others. Some days rays, other days eels. Today it was the baby conch (?) which are everywhere right now and sea robins! We counted four. We also saw that cute little black frogfish and one of the biggest flounders I have ever seen anywhere.
91 minutes and 1500 psi later viz suddenly dropped to nothing. The water shimmered like a horizontal thermocline and just like that, you could barely see your hand in front of your face.
For those planning on tomorrow: it was chilly when we surfaced. The wind had kicked up and I wished I brought a fleece.
Have fun diving! I'm off to Seattle for a few days ... (speaking of needing a fleece).
Cool report, Joanie! Isn't it amazing that no matter how many times you dive the bridge, it's always a different experience! Hey, stay warm up there...see ya when you come back!
Hermit Crab gets cold easy, will be sure to pack a jacket for after the dive today. Thanks for the report.
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Sounds like a great dive (except the last few moments when viz disappeared). I dove the bridge on thursday and conditions were great: got in a little after 3:00 (high tide was ~4:00) and had two hours of enjoyment. I stayed on the west side, mostly south of the span itself in the sand and crushed shell area, though towards the end of the dive went along the pilings. I saw some sea robins too but also saw a flying gurnard which I haven't seen in at least six months. Additionally, sharptailed eels seemed to be everywhere: I think I saw 5. Two were huddled together under some grass/weeds. I missed the conch(s). The viz was better south of the west span while near or under the span it seemed worse (then again, that was at the end of the dive with an outgoing tide). Fortunately, I did not run into any really poor arms-length viz like you did.
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We'll be up there today, getting in the water between 5:15 and 5:30. Maybe we'll see you underwater Jenny! Anyone else going to be there this afternoon?
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My wife Sandra and I were diving then also....Sandra was shooting pictures of mantis shrimp and several nudibranchs....I'd say hello if I knew how to recognize you next time
Sandra wears a full wetsuit and hood, as if the water were 60 degrees....
I wear a brown camo freedive wetsuit, and freedive over the area sandra is doing scuba and macro photography in.
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My wife Sandra and I were diving then also....Sandra was shooting pictures of mantis shrimp and several nudibranchs....I'd say hello if I knew how to recognize you next time
Sandra wears a full wetsuit and hood, as if the water were 60 degrees....
I wear a brown camo freedive wetsuit, and freedive over the area sandra is doing scuba and macro photography in.
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Dan V
I always wondered why folks used scuba in 15ft of water...
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I chuckle about that myself at times...though I did try my hand at trying a freedive based shooting of Sandra's camera --target a mantis shrimp....1 to 2 minutes of breathold is not actually enough to get the macro shots desired here....lots of time has to be spend waiting for just the right moment, and then you have little time to spare....as for normal sight seeing there though, I think I get more bottom time than [some] of the scuba divers there
Sandra is so jazzed about the macro potentials at the bridge, it almost wears off on me a little...almost
The pumphouse though..on the inlet...that is pretty cool freediving!
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My wife Sandra and I were diving then also....Sandra was shooting pictures of mantis shrimp and several nudibranchs....I'd say hello if I knew how to recognize you next time
Sandra wears a full wetsuit and hood, as if the water were 60 degrees....
I wear a brown camo freedive wetsuit, and freedive over the area sandra is doing scuba and macro photography in.
Regards,
Dan V
I'm usually with my regular dive buddy, the "Video Dude" ('nuff said), or solo. I know I'm totally amateur compared to most of the photographers on this forum but here's my best from yesterday. I'm just using a Canon Powershot.
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