JesperS
Contributor
Went out this morning with Nitrogen Narcosis . First stop was M-16, one of the counties artificial reefs, a pile of rubble, culverts and the like.
Vis was great, 20-25 ft I would say. There was a thermocline towards the bottom, but we were in our 5mils and it did not bother us. Great, relaxing dive.
- Kiddo
- There were LOTS of these guys around
- Interesting looking critter
- LOTS of life
As the end of our dive was approaching, we had a breathtaking unexpected treat, 2 flybys by a school of Spotted Eagle Rays!
The pictures do not do it justice, needless to say. I think there were 8-10 rays, and they came within 15 feet or so, but both times that I saw them, I had, of course, turned off and put away the camera.
We also saw first a large, then a GIGANTIC Goliath grouper. Again, my photography skills were lacking, and I did not get a decent picture of it.
After a short surface interval, we did our second dive on a 40 ft ledge. Provides nice relief, some nice small tropicals, lots of cool macro stuff. I did not bring the camera on the second dive.
Nice calm ride back to dock made for a great day of diving.
Highly recommend the Narcosis if you are interested in a dive charter here, and Gary is beyond fantastic as an instructor as well.
Gulf diving can be pretty flippin' sweet.
:thumbs-up
Vis was great, 20-25 ft I would say. There was a thermocline towards the bottom, but we were in our 5mils and it did not bother us. Great, relaxing dive.
- Kiddo- There were LOTS of these guys around- Interesting looking critter- LOTS of lifeAs the end of our dive was approaching, we had a breathtaking unexpected treat, 2 flybys by a school of Spotted Eagle Rays!
The pictures do not do it justice, needless to say. I think there were 8-10 rays, and they came within 15 feet or so, but both times that I saw them, I had, of course, turned off and put away the camera.
We also saw first a large, then a GIGANTIC Goliath grouper. Again, my photography skills were lacking, and I did not get a decent picture of it.
After a short surface interval, we did our second dive on a 40 ft ledge. Provides nice relief, some nice small tropicals, lots of cool macro stuff. I did not bring the camera on the second dive.
Nice calm ride back to dock made for a great day of diving.
Highly recommend the Narcosis if you are interested in a dive charter here, and Gary is beyond fantastic as an instructor as well.
Gulf diving can be pretty flippin' sweet.
:thumbs-up
