DEEP MOLASSES REEF, key largo, saturday, 2/8/14, pics,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[reefman]

strong currents have been the norm offshore key largo all week, however today, not so much! planned on French reef this am but elected to double on deep molasses reef as the visibility was superior and minimal current observed(time constraints as well). weather the past 2 weeks has been splendid, and today was no exception. bright sunshine, air 84F, SE to SOUTH winds <10KTS, seas 1-2 FT. dive #1: mooring ball M28, blue viz 60-70 FT, mdt outgoing tidal flow, water temp 77-78F @ 50-95FT. 2nd dive: moved south to buoy M27, viz improved to 70-100 FT, light incoming tidal flow, 78F @ 38-90FT. nice dives. numerous Portuguese man of war showed up today and I got wacked on the hand(tentacles wraped along the mooring line) descending just below the mooring ball. surprisingly painfull, improved after applying vinegar completing the dive. pics as usual from TIMG,,,,,


reefman
key largo

 

[CajunDiva]

Sounds like a great day of diving! I haven't had the opportunity to dive Molasses Deep yet, but hope to some day Sorry to hear about your encounter with the man-o-war :confused6: Good thing you had vinegar on the boat, and that it relieved the pain. I have never experienced a sting like that. Is there any residual effect, such as a scar?

As always...thanks for the pics TimG!

 

[reefman]

Sounds like a great day of diving! I haven't had the opportunity to dive Molasses Deep yet, but hope to some day Sorry to hear about your encounter with the man-o-war :confused6: Good thing you had vinegar on the boat, and that it relieved the pain. I have never experienced a sting like that. Is there any residual effect, such as a scar?

As always...thanks for the pics TimG!

we observe rainbow reef(your favorite dive operator) drifting deep MO as much as anyone. visible scar this morning, no pain though. 1st time iv'e been stung by a man-o-war since childhood on Miami beach,,,,


reefman
key largo

 

[timg]

As always...thanks for the pics TimG!

Thank you, my pleasure, CajunDiva. Nice day in the water other than watching reefman get whacked by the MoW.

 

[CajunDiva]

we observe rainbow reef(your favorite dive operator) drifting deep MO as much as anyone. visible scar this morning, no pain though. 1st time iv'e been stung by a man-o-war since childhood on Miami beach,,,,


reefman
key largo

Thanks for the heads up. We will be diving with Rainbow Reef Diver Center in June - I will put Mo Deep at the top of my list

Stay away from those things that bite and sting buddy!