Last Sunday's Pt Lobos Dive Encounter

[DocWong]

The day's diving started out with a not so promising forecast, but it looked divable at Point Lobos so we went in. Swimming about past Hole-In-The-Wall and then out to Beto's Reef, the viz got better to about 30 feet. Nice for such a poor forecast.

We had a fun encounter.

At around 85 feet I spotted a Mola Mola behind my buddy. By the time I unclipped my little camera he was gone. Then he came back, only this time he circled us, then left, then came back and circled us again, looking at us with a curiosity I hadn't seen in a fish before! He certainly was curious about us. What was he thinking? Cute little divers? Did we look like Jellyfish?

So I got some decent video of him!

YouTube - Mola Mola Sunfish Pt Lobos Monterey Scuba


All dives are fun, some are just more "entertaining" ;-)
Live Long, play hard, be safe, deco, don't push the tables and do deep stops!

Harry (doc) Wong
President Northern California Oceans Foundation
Northern California Oceans Foundation : NCOF
February 9, 2007 Ships to Reefs Event on the USS Hornet in Alameda!

 

[sarita75]

Doc - I think you might need to correct your title of the movie. It currently says "September 18th". Are you diving back in time!?

Great video! I would love to see a mola mola. I guess someone on our dives in the Channel Islands this past weekend saw one ... missed it. Drats.

 

[DocWong]

Hm....I've got to get more sleep! Yes, it was Nov 18th and not Sept 18th!

That's why I always have my little camera with me for time when I see something interesting.

 

[wdunne311]

Cool video! I always wondered what they looked like swimming through the water.

 

[msbrew]

very nice video!

 

[micboucher]

I'd love to see a Mola Mola too! My dive buddies saw them one weekend when I opted to go to the city with a non diver friend. :11doh:

 

[zen_man]

Very nice video Doc. I would love to see a Mola Mola as well. Might have to wait until next season. You never know though.

 

[DocWong]

Just keep diving and sooner or later they will show up! This one was unique in that it took quite a liking to us. Cute!