SuPrBuGmAn
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I met up with Jwhitlock in Gulf Shores and we took my workvan over to the pier. After a bit of high velocity dune jumping we were at the end of whats left of the road near the pier. I don't recommend anyone doing this at the risk of getting stuck and getting towed for 'trespassing' in a construction zone.
Water was choppy, but no real surf to speak of - winds coming out of the SW with a bit of sideshore current, but nothing unmanagable in the least. A little seaweed in the surfzone as well as a few jellyfish. Once we were out of the surf, we really didn't see many other jellyfish(suprising after this weekend), nor seaweed(another suprise). I wore a skin and the water was damned hot, upper 80s, nearly uncomfortable. Visibility was a very milky 5-8'. Lots of fish schooling the pier, including mullet, spades, bluerunners and bluefish, mangrove, ect. We saw lots of bluecrab, flounder, a few redfish, a puffer, ect. Jwhitlock was taking pictures, I was just there to sightsee. We hit a max depth of 12' for 67 minutes; burning less than half a tank.
Good fun dive.
I dropped jwhitlock off and we talked for a bit about diving. I left my door open... and apparently got a visitor without noticing... 2 minutes into the ride home, I felt something rub against both my feet, thinking it was a bug, I didn't think much of it. Felt it again, turned the dome light on to see a little brown/black snake squirm into the doorjam of the passenger door. I scream like a little ***** and pull over, rushing the passenger door open. I don't see the snake again, not positive it got out. I ride home with the dome light on looking around the interior of the van every chance I get... Get home rip everything out and look around like crazy. Nothing. I hope the damned thing is gone :dropmouth
Water was choppy, but no real surf to speak of - winds coming out of the SW with a bit of sideshore current, but nothing unmanagable in the least. A little seaweed in the surfzone as well as a few jellyfish. Once we were out of the surf, we really didn't see many other jellyfish(suprising after this weekend), nor seaweed(another suprise). I wore a skin and the water was damned hot, upper 80s, nearly uncomfortable. Visibility was a very milky 5-8'. Lots of fish schooling the pier, including mullet, spades, bluerunners and bluefish, mangrove, ect. We saw lots of bluecrab, flounder, a few redfish, a puffer, ect. Jwhitlock was taking pictures, I was just there to sightsee. We hit a max depth of 12' for 67 minutes; burning less than half a tank.
Good fun dive.
I dropped jwhitlock off and we talked for a bit about diving. I left my door open... and apparently got a visitor without noticing... 2 minutes into the ride home, I felt something rub against both my feet, thinking it was a bug, I didn't think much of it. Felt it again, turned the dome light on to see a little brown/black snake squirm into the doorjam of the passenger door. I scream like a little ***** and pull over, rushing the passenger door open. I don't see the snake again, not positive it got out. I ride home with the dome light on looking around the interior of the van every chance I get... Get home rip everything out and look around like crazy. Nothing. I hope the damned thing is gone :dropmouth
