Yesterday afternoon I was planing on going to Lanes Cove but ended up at Folly Cove. My buddy was unloading his gear at Lanes and there were a few drunks harassing him so we decided to meet at Plum Cove instead. When we were unloading we started getting looks from some people and one guy said that it probably wouldn't be a good idea to dive there as the fisherman's softball league were playing tonight. When were unloading at Plum Cove we were approached by someone asking if she could watch us set up. Turns out that she got certified a while ago and was looking to get back into diving. We decided that diving there wasn't worth the risk of getting our cars messed with so it was off to Folly Cove. (for the record, we were keeping to ourselves and unloading our gear quietly and they decided that we shouldn't be diving there) While we suited up our new found buddy brought her kayak down to the water and decided to snorkel and kayak while we dove.
We dove the right side of the cove and hit a max depth of 36 feet with 50 minutes of bottom time. It was a good dive for hunting, my buddy got four or five flounder and one lobster. I however came up empty handed. We saw a sculpin, a ton of skates, flounder, lobster, crabs and when were coming in I spotted a lone striper cruising along behind us. The vis was outstanding over by us, I was swimming along and decided to fool around and swim upside down and I could clearly see the flag buoy 22ish feet above me. The temperature was 52 according to my computer.
As we were heading back in we passed reefseal and fencingfish headed out for a dive. After the dive all three of us (me, my buddy and our kayak friend) decided to grab dinner and a few drinks at the Rhumb Line in Gloucester. Can't beat sharing some stories over a few beers, a good end to a good day.
We dove the right side of the cove and hit a max depth of 36 feet with 50 minutes of bottom time. It was a good dive for hunting, my buddy got four or five flounder and one lobster. I however came up empty handed. We saw a sculpin, a ton of skates, flounder, lobster, crabs and when were coming in I spotted a lone striper cruising along behind us. The vis was outstanding over by us, I was swimming along and decided to fool around and swim upside down and I could clearly see the flag buoy 22ish feet above me. The temperature was 52 according to my computer.
As we were heading back in we passed reefseal and fencingfish headed out for a dive. After the dive all three of us (me, my buddy and our kayak friend) decided to grab dinner and a few drinks at the Rhumb Line in Gloucester. Can't beat sharing some stories over a few beers, a good end to a good day.
... one of the perks of living in Gloucester.
