Doc of the Bay; Diving with Captain Andy

[MaxBottomtime]

Santa Monica Bay was full of life today. Hundreds of dolphin and sea lions splashed around the Moby Kate all day today. The weather was hot and the sea was calm, and only better visibility could have made the day any nicer.
We made two dives on the Star of Scotland where we found the usual assortment of nudibranchs, fishing lures and hoop nets, but we also enjoyed the company of Giant Sea Bass, sea lions and squid eggs on the bow. Merry pointed out a sea lion behind me, but a minute later she had five behind her.
We made a third dive at a rockpile north of the Santa Monica Pier, where Pat Smith brought up a new game bag with a lobster guage attached. Does it belong to anyone here?
Visibility was a decent twenty feet plus on the Star, with water temps around 52F.

Video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYIrw2b-pdA&feature=channel_page&fmt=22

 

[FrankPro1]

Haven't seen you on the boards lately. Glad to see you've made it out. Those Anemone's at 2:17 in your vid are outrageous. I see a diver with a Hog Rig and a Diving Concepts dry suit, that sure looks like you. Did your wife film this one? How's the foot?

 

[MaxBottomtime]

I've been getting outside more, but I can usually be found on Diver.net. We shared video duties. Patrick Smith, author of Shipwrecks of Southern California is scrubbing the tile floor as Merry looks on. I'm shooting a nudi near the end of the video.
I'll be back at work next Monday, so my extended vacation is almost over. It would have been nice to dive every day.