petrieps
Contributor
It was a beautiful day on Cape Ann today, ideal for diving. Thanks Dave and Joe for your accurate condition reports yesterday. I may not have dived if not for those.
The first dive was Magnolia Rocks. There was a steady wind blowing, but the sea was pretty flat, just gentle waves washing over the rocks. Perfect for a low tide entry. Some how I managed to smear zipper wax on the inside of my mask. I didnt notice until I was sitting on the edge of the rocks about to go in.and I couldnt see out of the left side. What a PITA cleaning it out before going in.
The entry was easy and I was amazed at the vis. It had to be 25+ the whole dive. There wasnt much life there. I saw 3 short lobster, 1 sea raven, 1 very large skate, 1 possible keeper flounder, sponges and a few anemones. Water temperatures hovered between 43-44 at depth. The dive was about 60 minutes, I was getting cold.
I like to dive multiple sites when time permits. Normans Woe was on my mind for the next one. This site holds special memories for me. I havent dove it for several years. Once there I remembered how grueling the walk is. I decided not to dive it for that reason. I took the walk down anyway to check it out. To me without a doubt it is one of the prettiest spots on Cape Ann. I will be diving there in the near future.
Grapevine Road is what I decided for the second dive. In my opinion this is one of the worst entries on Cape Ann at low tide, but I did it anyway because I like it there. I wanted to find some of that 50 degree water, and I thought I had but once below 30 feet it was again 43-44. Not a whole lot of life here either. I did see six lobster, one of which was a keeper. He is digesting right now. The other notable creature was a one-eyed 24 inch codfish. It was the strangest color cod I have ever seen, a deep redish brown. This dive was 55 minutes with at least 30 foot vis.
Awesome day, a stark contrast to what tomorrow will be like.
The first dive was Magnolia Rocks. There was a steady wind blowing, but the sea was pretty flat, just gentle waves washing over the rocks. Perfect for a low tide entry. Some how I managed to smear zipper wax on the inside of my mask. I didnt notice until I was sitting on the edge of the rocks about to go in.and I couldnt see out of the left side. What a PITA cleaning it out before going in.
The entry was easy and I was amazed at the vis. It had to be 25+ the whole dive. There wasnt much life there. I saw 3 short lobster, 1 sea raven, 1 very large skate, 1 possible keeper flounder, sponges and a few anemones. Water temperatures hovered between 43-44 at depth. The dive was about 60 minutes, I was getting cold.
I like to dive multiple sites when time permits. Normans Woe was on my mind for the next one. This site holds special memories for me. I havent dove it for several years. Once there I remembered how grueling the walk is. I decided not to dive it for that reason. I took the walk down anyway to check it out. To me without a doubt it is one of the prettiest spots on Cape Ann. I will be diving there in the near future.
Grapevine Road is what I decided for the second dive. In my opinion this is one of the worst entries on Cape Ann at low tide, but I did it anyway because I like it there. I wanted to find some of that 50 degree water, and I thought I had but once below 30 feet it was again 43-44. Not a whole lot of life here either. I did see six lobster, one of which was a keeper. He is digesting right now. The other notable creature was a one-eyed 24 inch codfish. It was the strangest color cod I have ever seen, a deep redish brown. This dive was 55 minutes with at least 30 foot vis.
Awesome day, a stark contrast to what tomorrow will be like.
