Sunday we went out with Scuba Shack on their boat, the Wet Dream, to the Russian Freighter off Pensacola.
Beautiful day, calm seas. Water temp was a little cool on the bottom for a bathing suit, so I wore a half-mil
Octopus are curious above all else... they absolutely cannot stand to let something go uninvestigated. Here, one is emerging from its lair to see what that strange thing is invading its territory. You can judge his "confidence level" by his color... he flashes white when scared, turns a more "relaxed" brown when comfy, and gets dark when really confident.
Just gotta touch (and taste - the octopus has its taste buds in the suckers on its tentacles). Here it's sneaking a tentacle out to see what Cary's finger tastes like...
Must've liked what it tasted. Here the octopus is totally confident and trying to yank Cary's finger into its lair. I laughed out loud as I watched the tug-o'-war
The Lovely Young Kat & daughter Cary at the safety stop after an obviously delightful dive...
Whale Shark! After the dives, we got word of a Whale Shark near Johnson Beach, just west of Pensacola pass. Sure enough, there he was. Michelle Day took this picture that she titled "Tommy & Rick look on in shock & amazement at the Whale Shark off Pensacola 7/1/2007"
Well, it really was amazing. I guestimate it was a 30 footer.
Wonder in our own back yard, eh?
Gotta love it.
Rick
Beautiful day, calm seas. Water temp was a little cool on the bottom for a bathing suit, so I wore a half-mil
Octopus are curious above all else... they absolutely cannot stand to let something go uninvestigated. Here, one is emerging from its lair to see what that strange thing is invading its territory. You can judge his "confidence level" by his color... he flashes white when scared, turns a more "relaxed" brown when comfy, and gets dark when really confident.
Just gotta touch (and taste - the octopus has its taste buds in the suckers on its tentacles). Here it's sneaking a tentacle out to see what Cary's finger tastes like...
Must've liked what it tasted. Here the octopus is totally confident and trying to yank Cary's finger into its lair. I laughed out loud as I watched the tug-o'-war
The Lovely Young Kat & daughter Cary at the safety stop after an obviously delightful dive...
Whale Shark! After the dives, we got word of a Whale Shark near Johnson Beach, just west of Pensacola pass. Sure enough, there he was. Michelle Day took this picture that she titled "Tommy & Rick look on in shock & amazement at the Whale Shark off Pensacola 7/1/2007"
Well, it really was amazing. I guestimate it was a 30 footer.
Wonder in our own back yard, eh?
Gotta love it.
Rick
