cra2
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We just did Jupiter this Sunday, 6/27, aboard the Jupiter Dive Center's "Republic".
We went out to Area 51 and Loggerhead.
Temperature went from one extreme to the other - first it felt like that same chilly 70s springs water, then you'd hit a warm pocket that felt like a sauna. It would cycle like that over and over.
We were down at 85' for 30min on the first, and about 65' for 30min on the second.
Whether it was the depth or the sediment, everything had that dull, blue/grey look and you could only see 50' or so IMO, but I'm not good at judging that yet.
The reef had your usual assortment of critters, and we spotted eels, rays, a couple of small (5") jellyfish, and 1 or 2 turtles. Someone reported a massive lobster, but I didn't see it. No sharks.
One of the rays was the size of a car hood, gracefully hovering over the reef.
The boat was jammed full I think but it was alright - noone had to sit in each others' laps or anything, and it was a short boat ride - maybe 30 min at most.
Compared to our first dive on Horseshoe in Lantana, this seemed to have less life and less color and less viz & was cooler. So I was kinda disappointed.
We went out to Area 51 and Loggerhead.
Temperature went from one extreme to the other - first it felt like that same chilly 70s springs water, then you'd hit a warm pocket that felt like a sauna. It would cycle like that over and over.
We were down at 85' for 30min on the first, and about 65' for 30min on the second.
Whether it was the depth or the sediment, everything had that dull, blue/grey look and you could only see 50' or so IMO, but I'm not good at judging that yet.
The reef had your usual assortment of critters, and we spotted eels, rays, a couple of small (5") jellyfish, and 1 or 2 turtles. Someone reported a massive lobster, but I didn't see it. No sharks.
One of the rays was the size of a car hood, gracefully hovering over the reef.
The boat was jammed full I think but it was alright - noone had to sit in each others' laps or anything, and it was a short boat ride - maybe 30 min at most.
Compared to our first dive on Horseshoe in Lantana, this seemed to have less life and less color and less viz & was cooler. So I was kinda disappointed.
