You all know I love the Peace, so it was good to be on one of my fav boats with lots of good friends. It was Jaye's first time on the Peace. She was digging it too.
And because of the weather, most everyone was jammed into the galley - so there was considerably more on-water socializing on this trip than there usually is. She loved meeting a bunch of new friends. It was good to finally speak with some of you I've met several times, but we're usually in different circles.
Thanks for the tour of pics, Jen and Scott.
Here are some of mine from the trip. Nothing really to shoot with the W/A, so I was shooting Macro all day with the 105.
I ended up with 5 dives - as on dive 1 at minute 35 my inflator hose started significantly leaking at my first stage. After several tries to seek an in-water fix, Jake and I just thumbed it and let the current take us back to the boat. Steve and I fixed it toot-sweet while Jaye held onto the anchor line. Like a NASCAR pit stop, I re-entered the water (after about 12 - 15 minutes out with the kicks and fix) and we made another 47 minute dive!
Dive 2(3) with Jaye. No drama this one. Nice dive. Found a huge Horn Shark egg case that I put out for some others to see.... guess nobody else found it. Turned a corner and then found a FOUR FOOT (OK Deb... maybe 3') Horn Shark.
Dive 3(4) I joined up with Josh and 'Dette as Jaye was chillin' in the galley. Mellow dive. As the Nudi count increased with every foot we moved East, I turned to 'dette to blow off the turn pressure another 500# so we could press on another few minutes, hoping we'd see something extraordinary. A moment later she found that beautiful Janolus in the shots below. BTW - Sorry about the pounce at the safety stop, Jen... but it was a cool little Mola!
On dive 4(5) I did a shorty with Claudette just as the boat was preparing to leave. We went West instead of east this time. Some octos, more nudis (Fed Ex and Hermissenda) and FINALLY a Gilly Suit Crab that I could shoot. Jaye spotted a couple throughout the day, but they are so skittish I couldn't shoot one. Dette solved the issue with this teeny tiny one... just grab the whole rock and bring it over to me. That's her thumb on the right.
Here are some pics. Enjoy.
Beautiful Janolis. Just over an inch long.
Cool Full size here.
Same Guy, just motoring along. Check the "brain" in the
full size... what's that about?
Loch Nax Monster
Life is good in a preserve. In a deep cave, this was Lobzilla
Dette fed an Ab some salad
Amber Waves. I have no idea what these are, but they are about 1/4" tall, and beautiful.
Valentines Eggs. No clue who laid these, but I'm digging the heart shapes.
Gilly Crab. Check the thumb. This guy was tiny. Check out his eyelashes in the tight
full size found here.
Fed Ex were everywhere on this trip.
Anyone with a camera was shooting Island Kelp Fish!!! Here's mine!
Full size here.
Four Foot Horn Shark. Check the skin texture in the
full size, here.
Brand New Horn Shark Egg Case. Love the textures in the
full size here.
On Dive two, right after Jaye found the big (4') Horn Shark, I stumbled on King Ling. I couldn't get even his head in the frame... so I creeped up close and got his eye.
Full size is right here, and worth a look.
