Sintax604
Contributor
Attention lazy divers! The swim isn't THAT bad!
I'm sure this has been posted before but I enjoyed my last dive so much, I just had to post it!
Thursday night I swam out to the Nakaya (Porteau Cove - that marker WAY out there) and proceeded to have the most enjoyable dive of my short career. It was very dark and cold and the viz was about 15' which made it nice and creepy.
Dropping onto the stern of the old wooden ship, I was surprised at the poor condition of it. Most of the deck was gone exposing the innards which were full of life. The hull had lots of small holes in it with creature looking out at me (one hole was occupied by a large ling cod which scared the crap out of me when I shined my light in and saw the entire hole filled up by it's head). I saw a lot of creatures that I've never seen before and I really enjoyed tooting around the big old ship.
If you haven't done this dive yet, I highly recommend it, especially because I've been told that the wreck deteriorates significantly each year... get to it while it's still recognizable!
On a side note, my second dive was under the ferry dock where I found a little (8") octo that didn't mind hanging around and cuddling my hand. Awesome!
I'm sure this has been posted before but I enjoyed my last dive so much, I just had to post it!
Thursday night I swam out to the Nakaya (Porteau Cove - that marker WAY out there) and proceeded to have the most enjoyable dive of my short career. It was very dark and cold and the viz was about 15' which made it nice and creepy.
Dropping onto the stern of the old wooden ship, I was surprised at the poor condition of it. Most of the deck was gone exposing the innards which were full of life. The hull had lots of small holes in it with creature looking out at me (one hole was occupied by a large ling cod which scared the crap out of me when I shined my light in and saw the entire hole filled up by it's head). I saw a lot of creatures that I've never seen before and I really enjoyed tooting around the big old ship.
If you haven't done this dive yet, I highly recommend it, especially because I've been told that the wreck deteriorates significantly each year... get to it while it's still recognizable!
On a side note, my second dive was under the ferry dock where I found a little (8") octo that didn't mind hanging around and cuddling my hand. Awesome!
