Whidbey Island November dive report

[ferretchen]

Here is a dive report from one of my recent dives that may interest anyone considering diving the Whidbey Island area.

Admiralty beach dive report:
Dan Greenspan’s Blog Dry Suit Diving from Admiralty Beach

Keystone jetty dive images:
Whidbey Island, Washington, USA

 

[TSandM]

What a delightfully written report! The metaphor of Sunflower stars as embers of a dying fire is PERFECT.

Drysuit diving warmth is totally dependent on the undergarments. When I first started, I tried to wear Polarfleece stuff I had from skiing and riding over the years, and it took a ton of weight and didn't keep me warm. I've experimented over the last three years with a number of different combinations of things, and come to the depressing conclusion that the stuff that's made by the companies who specialize in this really IS better than anything you can put together from other things. Unfortunately, it is also quite expensive. Nowadays, I can do 45 minutes of drifting in 43 degree water, and get out just a little chilly . . . but that's with three layers of undergarment, and Argon for suit inflation

Edited to add: I think it's cool that you found an octopus in the toilet. I've been looking in toilets for three years (why does every dive site seem to have at least one?) and have never found anything of interest in any of them.