The Garden; Marineland 12.3.09

[FrankPro1]

Charlie and I dove the Garden this morning. It was my first dive there and I really liked the diversity of terrain and life we found. We stayed between 40-50ft for most of the dive which kept us following the kelp line. Heading towards Long Point we encountered sand flats with fields of Sea Pens and traveling Sand Stars, small pinnacles covered in various invertebrate life and a thinly dispersed kelp forest with Giant Kelp Fish, Painted Greenlings and schools of juvenile Blacksmith, Senoritas and Mackerel. Highlights of the dive was a very large Cabazon, a solitary octopus, some interesting reef structures and the sounds of whales singing in the distance "my second time hearing them underwater at Marineland".

Here are a couple photo highlights:

 

[LLKZ16]

Nice pictures Frank!

I plan on diving the point in the morning.

Did you exit at the point today?

 

[FrankPro1]

Did you exit at the point today?

We entered and exited at the cobblestone beach this morning, but the conditions were plenty calm enough to enter at the point. Good luck tomorrow

 

[WannaLaguna]

Very cool Frank, I gotta drive up there and do some northern diving with you.

 

[FrankPro1]

Very cool Frank, I gotta drive up there and do some northern diving with you.

Anytime you want to join us your welcome to! We usually dive early on Tuesday or Thursday, as well as some Sunday mornings. Let me know