MaxBottomtime:. I finally gave up and swam over to the main reef to look for nudis. Found a few, but my light quit working, so only one picture.
Nice Hudsons Dorid Phil. They are finding Lion Nudis at the Shores!! Let's go hunting.
Terry
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Nice Hudsons Dorid Phil. They are finding Lion Nudis at the Shores!! Let's go hunting.
Terry
Date: November 20, 2005
Dive Location: Pipe Farm
Time: 9:46
Bottom Time: :28
Max Depth: 144'
Vis: 10-15'...maybe
Wave height: Flat!
Temp at depth: 56F
Comments: After the poor vis along the Palos Verdes coast yesterday I was really looking forward to the reported blue water offshore today. We went out six or seven miles to find even more greenish-brown water. I was hoping it was just dirty surface water. We hit a thermocline on the way down and the vis cleared up, but it was so dark that we had night dive conditions. Ross should have taken his light, and his drysuit as well.
The anchor rested in the sand fifteen feet from the center pipe, but all we could see was a dark outline. Not a good omen, considering the pipes are covered with large white metridiums. The buttons stuck on camera housing, so I'm sharing Ross' images today. I hope to get back there in better conditions. It a beautiful little site, full of large fish and anemones.
All pictures courtesy of Ross Overstreet
Dive Location: Pipe Farm
Time: 9:46
Bottom Time: :28
Max Depth: 144'
Vis: 10-15'...maybe
Wave height: Flat!
Temp at depth: 56F
Comments: After the poor vis along the Palos Verdes coast yesterday I was really looking forward to the reported blue water offshore today. We went out six or seven miles to find even more greenish-brown water. I was hoping it was just dirty surface water. We hit a thermocline on the way down and the vis cleared up, but it was so dark that we had night dive conditions. Ross should have taken his light, and his drysuit as well.
The anchor rested in the sand fifteen feet from the center pipe, but all we could see was a dark outline. Not a good omen, considering the pipes are covered with large white metridiums. The buttons stuck on camera housing, so I'm sharing Ross' images today. I hope to get back there in better conditions. It a beautiful little site, full of large fish and anemones.
All pictures courtesy of Ross Overstreet
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Well, it was memorable.MaxBottomtime:
It was a learning opportunity with plenty of participation.
It sucked.
Clown College of the Pacific.
Plenty of fertilizer, liberally applied, makes for a beautiful garden later on.
Second dive was GREAT!!!!!! Capt. Marvel, TeqP, Arnaud and I had a great time cruising the pinnacles from Long Point. Unforgettable sights, and of course not a camera amongst us. Report's coming in a bit....
Needed something good to make up for #1, and we got it!!
It's the Curse of HeadHunter Reef...... What must we do to appease it????
Diver_Jan
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Weekend Dive Reports: SCI and Catalina
Saturday, 11/19/05 San Clemente Island
THIS was the place to be this weekend. Conditions were the BEST I had every seen at SCI. My personal description: 'Liquid Glass' surface. Not one ripple. Standing on the boat looking overboard, was like looking through the Looking Glass in Alice in Wonderland. Absolutely Amazing!
I was one of three DM's on this trip and I got the opportunity to do a DM Escort on all three dives with a newly certified diver. Our first site was called White Bluff. Max Depth was 102', Bottom TIme: 35'' Viz: Endless. Explored the various reef structures and the towering walls that this site presented us. The second site was called Twin Caves. Depth a tad shallower, bottom time increasing to 45 minutes, and viz continued to hold at 'Endless'. This was a cool site, for there were two caves, with various 'deep' crevices to explore, along with more vast walls. The third site was called 'Fish Eye' for it abounded with many varieties of fish. A boat recently sank here too, so we got to explore the remnants from the wreck. My buddy and I came across two sets of toilets, one set was right side up, the other set was upside down. I got some great pics of them. We also came across engine parts, kitchen stove and mircowave, and various kitchen items. Viz continued to hold, bottom time increased to a nice 55 minutes. Most excellent diving that I have done in a long while. Temps average 57-61 Suunto. I was so proud of my OW buddy, he really improved from his first dive leading into his third dive. Way to go Brian, if you're reading this!!!
Sunday, November 20 Catalina Island
DM'd another boat today full of 35 divers. We dove Arrow Point, Lion's Head, and Little Geiger. Temps were about the same as SCI, however, Viz was not as good, probably in the 40 to 60' range. Usual suspects were seen. All in all, a great time had by everyone. Oh, I might add that my son got to dive with other buddies other than myself and did a great job! Thank you to Gary, John, and Sean for looking after Nathaniel! (one dive, the kid came up with 1500 psi, he does not breath!!! LOL)
With that said, as my father used to say 'Goodnight Irene.'
Saturday, 11/19/05 San Clemente Island
THIS was the place to be this weekend. Conditions were the BEST I had every seen at SCI. My personal description: 'Liquid Glass' surface. Not one ripple. Standing on the boat looking overboard, was like looking through the Looking Glass in Alice in Wonderland. Absolutely Amazing!
I was one of three DM's on this trip and I got the opportunity to do a DM Escort on all three dives with a newly certified diver. Our first site was called White Bluff. Max Depth was 102', Bottom TIme: 35'' Viz: Endless. Explored the various reef structures and the towering walls that this site presented us. The second site was called Twin Caves. Depth a tad shallower, bottom time increasing to 45 minutes, and viz continued to hold at 'Endless'. This was a cool site, for there were two caves, with various 'deep' crevices to explore, along with more vast walls. The third site was called 'Fish Eye' for it abounded with many varieties of fish. A boat recently sank here too, so we got to explore the remnants from the wreck. My buddy and I came across two sets of toilets, one set was right side up, the other set was upside down. I got some great pics of them. We also came across engine parts, kitchen stove and mircowave, and various kitchen items. Viz continued to hold, bottom time increased to a nice 55 minutes. Most excellent diving that I have done in a long while. Temps average 57-61 Suunto. I was so proud of my OW buddy, he really improved from his first dive leading into his third dive. Way to go Brian, if you're reading this!!!
Sunday, November 20 Catalina Island
DM'd another boat today full of 35 divers. We dove Arrow Point, Lion's Head, and Little Geiger. Temps were about the same as SCI, however, Viz was not as good, probably in the 40 to 60' range. Usual suspects were seen. All in all, a great time had by everyone. Oh, I might add that my son got to dive with other buddies other than myself and did a great job! Thank you to Gary, John, and Sean for looking after Nathaniel! (one dive, the kid came up with 1500 psi, he does not breath!!! LOL)
With that said, as my father used to say 'Goodnight Irene.'
Diver_Jan
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Diver_Jan:
The diver dropped down below me and decended more quickly than I (I was having difficulty clearing my ears) before realizing how deep he had gone down. We promptly and safely made our way up to 60'.
Roughwaterjohn
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Point Loma Kelp / 3 Fingers
11-20-2005
Info:
5.3 high tide, on a 1.6 knot ebb
Sunny skies, no wind and flat seas
Bottom temp 58 degrees
Visibility 8-10, with occasional 15
Max depth, dive one: 73
Average depth, dive one: 53
Bottom time, dive one: 44 minutes
Max depth, dive two: 71
Average depth, dive two: 49
Bottom time, dive two: 55 minutes
Photo link:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v116/krowsea/3 Fingers 11-20-05/?start=0
The Report:
Stepping into the pilothouse, I turned the key and felt the big diesel rumble to life a couple of levels below me. I dont know why, but hearing the exhaust note and feeling the floor vibrate with the power of the diesel coming to life, always brings a smile to my face and fills me with contentment. Watching the gauges, I scanned the temperature, oil pressure and hydraulic pressure. When everything was warmed up and at optimum pressure, I told Terry to cast off the lines and climb aboard. We backed the Glenna Jane out of her slip, leaving Shelter Island behind and heading towards the channel leading from San Diego Bay to the open ocean. The skies were brilliant blue as we passed buoy 5 and headed north along the Point Loma peninsula.
Arriving at 3 Fingers, we dropped the anchor in 65 of water, then backed the boat down to set the anchor and lay enough chain to keep us secure. While Joanne stayed on board to monitor the radio and make sure the boat maintained her position, Terry and I suited up and dropped off the swim step, landing near numerous kelp stalks, but staking out small patches of open water for our descent. We could see the kelp dropping away into the deep, so on the surface at least, visibility looked good.
Dropping slowly from the surface, the water quickly turned green, taking the good visibility from us and handing us a decent 8-10 in return. We were going to be bottom crawlers today, so the visibility was sufficient for our needs. I brought a camera with me, and since I have never used a digital camera underwater before, I chose the slow and the tiny as my subjects today. 10 would be plenty to see what we needed to see and, hopefully, capture the lil buggers on film. We followed the chain to its terminus at the anchor, and finding it secure and unobstructed, we headed out west to start our dive. A broken shell bottom structure was mixed evenly with rocks and outcroppings of various sizes and shapes. While kelp reached to the surface all around us, we poked and snooped into various nooks and crannies.
We spotted a Banded Guitarfish as soon as we left the chain, then an abundance of Rockfish, Lobster, varieties of Shrimp and an ocean full of Sargo, Senoritas and Sheephead. Whenever we slowed down, we saw a wide variety of nudibranchs finding pleasure in scouring the assorted rocks and kelp for love and food. Between this and our second dive, we saw at minimum, the following nudis and such Polycera Tricolor, Catalina Triopha, Cadlina Favomaculata, Cadlina limbaughhorum, Cadlina Luteomarginata, Chromodoris Macfarlandi, Archhidoris Odhneri, Anisodoris Noblis, Diaulula Sandiegensis, Doriopsilla albopunctata, Tritonia Festiva, Flabellina Iodinea,
Flabellina Trilineata, Cuthona Divae, and maybe (i.d. pending) Cuthona Rolleri.
Deciding to return to the boat, we headed back east, and after boarding, we relaxed on the back deck, sunning ourselves and eating freshly BBQd hamburgers, while our surface interval played itself out. Hunger sated and computers once again happy with us and willing to play, we once again dropped into the ocean, checking gear and slowly sinking to the bottom. This time, we headed south, exploring rock pinnacles and sand channels filled with life. Lobster and Purple Sea Urchins once again took up residence in every hiding place available, while Sargo, Opaleye, Sheephead and Blacksmith danced the dance of aquatic fervor around our progress south.
Cruising over and around the many rock structures, we saw more varieties of Rockfish than Im willing to recount, a strip club full of Nudis, and a scattering of starfish in various colors, sizes and postures. Peering into an alcove between two large rocks, I saw a Sun Star colored like molten lava burning on the bottom. With air remaining but computers expressing their disgust with our continued presence on the bottom, we turned around, heading back north, increasing our distance from the bottom as we kicked. Nearing the boat once again, we found ourselves at 20 hanging around various stalks of kelp, enjoying the play of light and the secret lives of leaf dwellers. Besides interesting Norris Top Snails, we spotted even more Nudis, along with various symbiotic plants and growths, all adding their beauty to an already magnificent forest of kelp.
Back on board, we changed into our traveling clothes, returned the diesel to its pleasurable state of kinetic pleasure, pulled up the anchor and headed back to Shelter Island. Rounding the point, we looked back at the sunset illuminating our wake, capping a glorious day underwater. We arrived back at the dock just after dark, and with running lights blazing and motor purring, we sneaked back into the recently vacated slip. While Terry jumped off and tied off the lines, I reluctantly shut the engine down, and started turning off the various electronics we had used during our voyage. With the simple expedient of tying off the lines and hooking up the power and water, our vessel had stopped being a dive boat, and was once again a home. Sitting on the back deck after all the work was done, dinner filling my belly and a glass of wine perched precariously in my hand, I realized, it was a good day of diving, but it was great to be home.
John A.
11-20-2005
Info:
5.3 high tide, on a 1.6 knot ebb
Sunny skies, no wind and flat seas
Bottom temp 58 degrees
Visibility 8-10, with occasional 15
Max depth, dive one: 73
Average depth, dive one: 53
Bottom time, dive one: 44 minutes
Max depth, dive two: 71
Average depth, dive two: 49
Bottom time, dive two: 55 minutes
Photo link:
http://photobucket.com/albums/v116/krowsea/3 Fingers 11-20-05/?start=0
The Report:
Stepping into the pilothouse, I turned the key and felt the big diesel rumble to life a couple of levels below me. I dont know why, but hearing the exhaust note and feeling the floor vibrate with the power of the diesel coming to life, always brings a smile to my face and fills me with contentment. Watching the gauges, I scanned the temperature, oil pressure and hydraulic pressure. When everything was warmed up and at optimum pressure, I told Terry to cast off the lines and climb aboard. We backed the Glenna Jane out of her slip, leaving Shelter Island behind and heading towards the channel leading from San Diego Bay to the open ocean. The skies were brilliant blue as we passed buoy 5 and headed north along the Point Loma peninsula.
Arriving at 3 Fingers, we dropped the anchor in 65 of water, then backed the boat down to set the anchor and lay enough chain to keep us secure. While Joanne stayed on board to monitor the radio and make sure the boat maintained her position, Terry and I suited up and dropped off the swim step, landing near numerous kelp stalks, but staking out small patches of open water for our descent. We could see the kelp dropping away into the deep, so on the surface at least, visibility looked good.
Dropping slowly from the surface, the water quickly turned green, taking the good visibility from us and handing us a decent 8-10 in return. We were going to be bottom crawlers today, so the visibility was sufficient for our needs. I brought a camera with me, and since I have never used a digital camera underwater before, I chose the slow and the tiny as my subjects today. 10 would be plenty to see what we needed to see and, hopefully, capture the lil buggers on film. We followed the chain to its terminus at the anchor, and finding it secure and unobstructed, we headed out west to start our dive. A broken shell bottom structure was mixed evenly with rocks and outcroppings of various sizes and shapes. While kelp reached to the surface all around us, we poked and snooped into various nooks and crannies.
We spotted a Banded Guitarfish as soon as we left the chain, then an abundance of Rockfish, Lobster, varieties of Shrimp and an ocean full of Sargo, Senoritas and Sheephead. Whenever we slowed down, we saw a wide variety of nudibranchs finding pleasure in scouring the assorted rocks and kelp for love and food. Between this and our second dive, we saw at minimum, the following nudis and such Polycera Tricolor, Catalina Triopha, Cadlina Favomaculata, Cadlina limbaughhorum, Cadlina Luteomarginata, Chromodoris Macfarlandi, Archhidoris Odhneri, Anisodoris Noblis, Diaulula Sandiegensis, Doriopsilla albopunctata, Tritonia Festiva, Flabellina Iodinea,
Flabellina Trilineata, Cuthona Divae, and maybe (i.d. pending) Cuthona Rolleri.
Deciding to return to the boat, we headed back east, and after boarding, we relaxed on the back deck, sunning ourselves and eating freshly BBQd hamburgers, while our surface interval played itself out. Hunger sated and computers once again happy with us and willing to play, we once again dropped into the ocean, checking gear and slowly sinking to the bottom. This time, we headed south, exploring rock pinnacles and sand channels filled with life. Lobster and Purple Sea Urchins once again took up residence in every hiding place available, while Sargo, Opaleye, Sheephead and Blacksmith danced the dance of aquatic fervor around our progress south.
Cruising over and around the many rock structures, we saw more varieties of Rockfish than Im willing to recount, a strip club full of Nudis, and a scattering of starfish in various colors, sizes and postures. Peering into an alcove between two large rocks, I saw a Sun Star colored like molten lava burning on the bottom. With air remaining but computers expressing their disgust with our continued presence on the bottom, we turned around, heading back north, increasing our distance from the bottom as we kicked. Nearing the boat once again, we found ourselves at 20 hanging around various stalks of kelp, enjoying the play of light and the secret lives of leaf dwellers. Besides interesting Norris Top Snails, we spotted even more Nudis, along with various symbiotic plants and growths, all adding their beauty to an already magnificent forest of kelp.
Back on board, we changed into our traveling clothes, returned the diesel to its pleasurable state of kinetic pleasure, pulled up the anchor and headed back to Shelter Island. Rounding the point, we looked back at the sunset illuminating our wake, capping a glorious day underwater. We arrived back at the dock just after dark, and with running lights blazing and motor purring, we sneaked back into the recently vacated slip. While Terry jumped off and tied off the lines, I reluctantly shut the engine down, and started turning off the various electronics we had used during our voyage. With the simple expedient of tying off the lines and hooking up the power and water, our vessel had stopped being a dive boat, and was once again a home. Sitting on the back deck after all the work was done, dinner filling my belly and a glass of wine perched precariously in my hand, I realized, it was a good day of diving, but it was great to be home.
John A.
Date: 11/20/05
Dive Location: Ave. de La Playa (the boat launch)
Time: 12:45PM, 3:31 PM
Bottom Time: 1hr 24 min, 1hr 30min
Max Depth: 113ft, 47 ft.
Vis: 25- 30ft
Wave height: 2-6" (yes inches!)
Temp at depth: 59F, 57 F
Surface Temp: 82F, 66F
La Jolla was amazing today- waveless, no surge at all, no current and vis in the shallows was like a swimming pool (it was much better in shallows than at depth!!!). Got a parking spot on Ave. de La Playa and entered at the boat launch on both dives- didn't have to worry about the kayaks running us over because we descended in 6ft-- with crystal clear water and no surge, it was just amazing in the shallows! Rainbows were dancing all over the sand from the sunlight.. There seems to have been a recent baby boom of navanax and bubble snails because the rocky/grassy areas in shallows were full of babies (both species). My camera lens had a smudge on it so I didn't bother taking pics on dive 1.. Headed towards the canyon and dropped down a series of ledges to 113 ft, but the vis at that depth had deteriorated to about 15-18ft. An extremely large female sheephead came over to check me out and she swam with me for about 2 minutes before heading back to deeper waters.. Headed back up the ledges to shallows to warm up and swam through the sand dollar bed.. Still had quite a bit of air in the tanks so my buddy practiced skills while I did hand stands in in the sand and barrel rolls .. Four little round rays shot out from beneath us on the last part of the swim in..sometimes I wonder if they enjoy scaring us half to death..heh...
Dive 2 was equally nice- got the camera all cleaned up, descended in 6 ft again into a large school of baitfish, found one of the old mortar bowls , snapped a few pics... This dive was a picture taking dive and there was certainly an abundance of things to take pics of-- I snapped 185 pictures! Nudibranchs everywhere!!! I'd never seen a Janolus Barbarensis before so I was thrilled... Also found 3 nudis that I've never seen before- I'm not sure of their ID yet (pic attached). Sheepcrabs, bat rays, round rays, pipefish, kelpfish, more bubble snails/navanax, a sea hare mating ring, and a group of California Arminas munching on sea pansies were just a few of the things we saw 28 minutes into the dive, we were still in 16 ft of water! I've never spend so much time in such shallow water and seen so much before.. Decided to head out to the canyon to burn up a little air- good decision because that's where I saw the Janolus barbarensis! Stayed there for quite a while checking out the nudis and fringeheads then decided to head back in.. we were both cold from the two long dives.. Swam into 3 ft, stood up and walked out. Excellent diving conditions!!!
Dive Location: Ave. de La Playa (the boat launch)
Time: 12:45PM, 3:31 PM
Bottom Time: 1hr 24 min, 1hr 30min
Max Depth: 113ft, 47 ft.
Vis: 25- 30ft
Wave height: 2-6" (yes inches!)
Temp at depth: 59F, 57 F
Surface Temp: 82F, 66F
La Jolla was amazing today- waveless, no surge at all, no current and vis in the shallows was like a swimming pool (it was much better in shallows than at depth!!!). Got a parking spot on Ave. de La Playa and entered at the boat launch on both dives- didn't have to worry about the kayaks running us over because we descended in 6ft-- with crystal clear water and no surge, it was just amazing in the shallows! Rainbows were dancing all over the sand from the sunlight.. There seems to have been a recent baby boom of navanax and bubble snails because the rocky/grassy areas in shallows were full of babies (both species). My camera lens had a smudge on it so I didn't bother taking pics on dive 1.. Headed towards the canyon and dropped down a series of ledges to 113 ft, but the vis at that depth had deteriorated to about 15-18ft. An extremely large female sheephead came over to check me out and she swam with me for about 2 minutes before heading back to deeper waters.. Headed back up the ledges to shallows to warm up and swam through the sand dollar bed.. Still had quite a bit of air in the tanks so my buddy practiced skills while I did hand stands in in the sand and barrel rolls .. Four little round rays shot out from beneath us on the last part of the swim in..sometimes I wonder if they enjoy scaring us half to death..heh...
Dive 2 was equally nice- got the camera all cleaned up, descended in 6 ft again into a large school of baitfish, found one of the old mortar bowls , snapped a few pics... This dive was a picture taking dive and there was certainly an abundance of things to take pics of-- I snapped 185 pictures! Nudibranchs everywhere!!! I'd never seen a Janolus Barbarensis before so I was thrilled... Also found 3 nudis that I've never seen before- I'm not sure of their ID yet (pic attached). Sheepcrabs, bat rays, round rays, pipefish, kelpfish, more bubble snails/navanax, a sea hare mating ring, and a group of California Arminas munching on sea pansies were just a few of the things we saw 28 minutes into the dive, we were still in 16 ft of water! I've never spend so much time in such shallow water and seen so much before.. Decided to head out to the canyon to burn up a little air- good decision because that's where I saw the Janolus barbarensis! Stayed there for quite a while checking out the nudis and fringeheads then decided to head back in.. we were both cold from the two long dives.. Swam into 3 ft, stood up and walked out. Excellent diving conditions!!!
Make your checks payable to me.HBDiveGirl:
Christian
ckaspar
Registered
Date: 10/19/2005
Dive Location: Little Corona (aka Little Coronary)
Time: 10:30am
Bottom Time: 20
Max Depth: 20
Vis: 20ft
Wave height: 1-2 ft, 3ft max
Temp at depth: toasty
Surface Temp: toasty
Comments:
I know what some of you may be saying, "20ft for 20min?"
Well there is a story behind it and I want your guys opinion about the best way to handle the situation if it ever occurs again.
My buddy and I hit the water around 10:30 or so. After about 10 minutes at depth we came along a harbor seal, well he came upon us. I did not realize he was there until I accidentally kicked him.
I grabbed by buddy's attention so that he could see the seal and also be aware of the seal.
The seal swam with us for a minute or so then darted away. Needless to say I was thrilled, initially.
My buddy and I swam a few more minutes then we were approached by the seal again. We both addressed the seal and wathced him and he was "sniffing" or fins. A surge pushed us into him and he swam away again. Adain we were both thrilled but seemed a little concerned at the same time so we decided to try to swim out of his "territory" and see if we could just let him be so we could continue our dive.
Moments later he was back one more time but he announced our presence but kinda clipping my legs a little.
At the point we decided to call the dive and he "pestered" us all the way back to the shore. He even surfaced with us!
Now my question is who would you have handled this? Were we wussies or was the the third visit enough to call the dive? He did not show any apparent signs of aggression it was just unnerving.
My buddy, who happens to be my father, and I were laughing at ourselves after we had dried off and processed our actions but what should we have been doing or doing different?
And If any of you guys are pissed at us because we did not blow an antire tank of air then go get more just to play with the gut then I apologize.
Thanks.
Dive Location: Little Corona (aka Little Coronary)
Time: 10:30am
Bottom Time: 20
Max Depth: 20
Vis: 20ft
Wave height: 1-2 ft, 3ft max
Temp at depth: toasty
Surface Temp: toasty
Comments:
I know what some of you may be saying, "20ft for 20min?"
Well there is a story behind it and I want your guys opinion about the best way to handle the situation if it ever occurs again.
My buddy and I hit the water around 10:30 or so. After about 10 minutes at depth we came along a harbor seal, well he came upon us. I did not realize he was there until I accidentally kicked him.
I grabbed by buddy's attention so that he could see the seal and also be aware of the seal.
The seal swam with us for a minute or so then darted away. Needless to say I was thrilled, initially.
My buddy and I swam a few more minutes then we were approached by the seal again. We both addressed the seal and wathced him and he was "sniffing" or fins. A surge pushed us into him and he swam away again. Adain we were both thrilled but seemed a little concerned at the same time so we decided to try to swim out of his "territory" and see if we could just let him be so we could continue our dive.
Moments later he was back one more time but he announced our presence but kinda clipping my legs a little.
At the point we decided to call the dive and he "pestered" us all the way back to the shore. He even surfaced with us!
Now my question is who would you have handled this? Were we wussies or was the the third visit enough to call the dive? He did not show any apparent signs of aggression it was just unnerving.
My buddy, who happens to be my father, and I were laughing at ourselves after we had dried off and processed our actions but what should we have been doing or doing different?
And If any of you guys are pissed at us because we did not blow an antire tank of air then go get more just to play with the gut then I apologize.
Thanks.
scottfiji
Contributor
ckaspar:
there is no right or wrong answer.
if you are ever uncomfortable you should leave the water, there will always be another day to dive. some people don't like low-vis, some people don't like sharks, some people don't like surge, some people call the dive when harbor seals get too close. it's ok, just go with your gut feeling.
I like harbor seals, I would have stayed down for 90 minutes with it. they can be curious. it probably wanted to see if it could steal a fish from you.
scott
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