3D diver
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Did a breakwater night dive with 00wabbit last night. The rush hour drive down was awful (2 1/2 hours!!! Usually 90 minutes) but the dive was great!
The seas were flat and a full moon rising when we entered the water. There were a lot of small comb jellies, weird worms and particulates in the water so the viz ranged from 10 to 20 feet. The water was a balmy 54 to 57F.
We dropped just past the 5, landing near the admiralty anchor. Chewy the harbor seal began making passes by us early, but didn't really start hunting in our lights in earnest 'til we turned around half an hour later. Most of the fish were hiding, but there were lots of crabs about including two empty carapaces---a sheep crab and dungeness---to play with. We encountered a swimming Dendronitus Iris and 00wabbit spotted a very tiny octopus. There were two police cruisers having a confab in the parking lot when we surfaced, so no worries of dive gear getting pilfered.
The drive home was fast and easy. I passed through two bands of drizzle on the way, so laid my gear out on my back lawn for an overnight rinse..
Max depth 44 feet
Bottom Time: 77 minutes.
Water Temp: 54-57F
Viz: 10-20 feet, lots of particulates and critters.
The seas were flat and a full moon rising when we entered the water. There were a lot of small comb jellies, weird worms and particulates in the water so the viz ranged from 10 to 20 feet. The water was a balmy 54 to 57F.
We dropped just past the 5, landing near the admiralty anchor. Chewy the harbor seal began making passes by us early, but didn't really start hunting in our lights in earnest 'til we turned around half an hour later. Most of the fish were hiding, but there were lots of crabs about including two empty carapaces---a sheep crab and dungeness---to play with. We encountered a swimming Dendronitus Iris and 00wabbit spotted a very tiny octopus. There were two police cruisers having a confab in the parking lot when we surfaced, so no worries of dive gear getting pilfered.
The drive home was fast and easy. I passed through two bands of drizzle on the way, so laid my gear out on my back lawn for an overnight rinse..
Max depth 44 feet
Bottom Time: 77 minutes.
Water Temp: 54-57F
Viz: 10-20 feet, lots of particulates and critters.