Swimming with a Giant ...

[MXGratefulDiver]

I had a rare opportunity on Saturday to go on "walkabout" with one of the true attractions to Pacific Northwest diving ... the Giant Pacific Octopus. This one was large ... each tentacle was longer than I am. Oddly, he was missing one.

Here's a series of shots I took over about a 10-minute time frame ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[tridacna]

Totally awesome pictures. Thanks! I REALLY enjoyed.

 

[fooks]

Great pictures!!! Thanks for sharing.

 

[cdreamer]

Very nice!

 

[drbill]

One tentacle missing, eh Bob? I think I'd be very, very worried about that. Nice encounter and pix.

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

One tentacle missing, eh Bob? I think I'd be very, very worried about that. Nice encounter and pix.

I suspect he lost it at an early age ... not much out here that'd go after an octo that big ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[RooX]

cute little septapuss.

 

[W8less]

Honey Bear??

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

Honey Bear??

Uh uh ... although I saw two of them there last week, tucked up underneath the bow.

This big fellow was at Waadah Island East ... Neah Bay.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Jrock1062]

wow thats a lot of calama LOL great photos