Our Big Exciting Dive Part II

[Gidds]

I dove the right cove at Ft. Wetherill early this morning with gfisher4792 and we had a very nice dive despite that whole popsicle feeling It was a balmy 52F on the bottom, where we did not stay long. Tide was way low, water was glassy calm, and I'd rather not think about the air temperature. The water in my boots was steaming after the dive. We saw: a lobster, spider crabs, green crabs, various hydrozoan things, and a really cool tube worm buried in the mud. A few little cunner were around but no bigger fish. Vis was maybe 10' and there wasn't a noticable thermocline. All in all a very nice short cold dive
So where were all you guys huh? Scared of a little frost?:11: Too cold for ya?

 

[johnnyseko]

Sounds nice.....hope the good conditions hold up for tomorrow.....

 

[Diesel298]

i got home at 6 am this morning from work. work from 7 am friday...
i just had this uncontrollinf urge to sleep..
mabye tomorow morning

 

[RIOceanographer]

So where were all you guys huh? Scared of a little frost?:11: Too cold for ya?

Nice try! I just got back from and awesome night dive with Bill (scubabills) and Joe at Beavertail Point (Parking Lot 2). Hard to judge at night but the vis was excellent. Probably 15-20ft range and plenty of moonlight. Lots of life out there too.

 

[Gidds]

No fair no fair! Did you see any lobsters? The "rabid one" and I shall be hunting lobsters tomarrow morning at dark o'clock AM.

Nice try

Hush! I know for a fact you were wearing a drysuit and I certaintly wasn't!:07:

 

[RIOceanographer]

No fair no fair! Did you see any lobsters? The "rabid one" and I shall be hunting lobsters tomarrow morning at dark o'clock AM.

There were quite a lot of lobsters. Several of them were decent sized.

 

[ProfessorAronnax]

Brrrrr. That is some serious cold water!

 

[ScubaSarus]

Contemplating on dropping out of shcool now after that report ? Big set of exams wed and thurs stuck indoor studying.

 

[Gidds]

Bah! Cold water will keep you young, or at least wake you up. I will therefore be 25 forever and the rest of you...well you'd better get in there while the water is cold

So johnnyseko (aka the "rabid one") and I dove the right cove at Ft. Wetherill very early this morning just as the wind was starting to decide to pick up. The vis. wasn't too awful but not as nice as yesterday 8' maybe at best. We poked around the rocks on the far side of the cove in search of lobsters. John caught a wee lobster that looked like a Luisiana crawfish might beat it up. We saw lots of spider crabs, I got into a disagreement with a very tenacious green crab, we found a bif sea star eating a Crepidula and actually got to see the everted stomach, found two little blood stars, some nice little lined anemones, various tunicates, and then we found a bigger lobster under a big rock. Well it was hard to tell if he was a keeper or not and I was trying to persuade him to come out where I could see him better and make a grab for him when SOMEBODY scared him way back under the rock Oh well at least we know where the lobsters hang out now. Not many fish except the usual suspects. When we surfaced it had gotten pretty choppy from the wind. As we got out we met some of the NELD lurkers who were thinking about getting in. Oh did I mention the water was cold? I went over to Beavertail afterwards just to snoop around and kill time until OSS openned and saw some crazy @ssed mofo gearing up to get in!:11: There were some big swells so hopefully he made it in and out safe or changed his mind. All in all a nice diving day.

 

[ScubaSarus]

Now if you go the the link enclosed and see the rating on my O-chem professor you will understand why I have no time for diving. This guy bums me out big time.

Let me introduce my chem professor.;

http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=478814