ScubaSarus
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We dove Cathedral rock in Rockport Mass today. Bottom temp 45 F. On our way up from the depths, I encountered a lobster trap laying on the rocks. I went to examine the lobster trap and to my surprise a giant lobster emerged from the bottom of the trap and started coming towards me. This thing was the biggest freaking lobster we have ever seen (it was practically bigger than the trap itsself). It scared me; and first instinct was to RUNAWAY!!!!! then come back to view it. On my return trip, my buddy gently grapsed its antennae and the thing swam backward and bumped real hard into a boulder probably bruising its tail. It found a tunnel to hide in and we didn't pursue it anymore. Vis was probably 50 ft at the spot.
It was an excellent dive with a tricky walk down large granite rocks. We also saw Large Northen red anemones, nudibranches, and a strange ballshaprd lifeform attached to a rock that would contract and expand. The drive up from Middletown, CT was 3 hrs just 1/2 hr more than to Jamestown. Maps of the area are available at Cape Anne divers who also give free dive tours of the area. With vis this great at this time of the year, I highly recommend a trip to Rockport for even novice divers since there are novice sites to explore as well as advanced sites. We will surely go again.
Chris
It was an excellent dive with a tricky walk down large granite rocks. We also saw Large Northen red anemones, nudibranches, and a strange ballshaprd lifeform attached to a rock that would contract and expand. The drive up from Middletown, CT was 3 hrs just 1/2 hr more than to Jamestown. Maps of the area are available at Cape Anne divers who also give free dive tours of the area. With vis this great at this time of the year, I highly recommend a trip to Rockport for even novice divers since there are novice sites to explore as well as advanced sites. We will surely go again.
Chris
