When: Weds March 3rd
Where: Way North Wall, La Jolla Shores
Time:51 mins
Depth: 92 ft
Vis: Not that bad, considering.
The cove was full of swimmers having LOTS of fun in the surf, so it was the shores for us today. Met up with Mike (nice to meet you, mate) and we made a beautifully timed entry just as the tide turned and the breakers got really interesting - the surfers were extra-perky and the whole affair was much too lively for sensible people, but who said anything about sense, and there's nothing hard to land on at the shores anyway.
We headed out vaguely north-wall-direction, trying to remember the lineups and dropped down a little far out pretty close to way north, which we duly found and explored. Vis was a greenish 5-10 feet. Easily enough to make a nice interesting dive, especially as I have not been to that spot before, and I was surprised to see a bona fide overhanging (well, a little bit) rock wall at the shores!
There were lots of those purple legged crabs around as well as large numbers of black-eyed and blue banded gobies. Also a number of juvenile-phase sheephead, and Mike should have a photo of a large scorpion fish. The holes in the wall contained the usual assortment of octopodes and lurking fish.
Getting out was a breeze compared to getting in, and we celebrated by soaking up the sun a little while comparing cameras. A nice dive against all the wisdom, we vowed to do it again: maybe tomorrow!
Peter
no photos today, but you can see my albums at:
http://www.mcguinness-family.net/diving/
