Got back home late last night after an awesome day of diving! Cape Fear Divers was a great operation, very friendly and organized. It was hot and humid by 7am when we were on the boat, and we pushed off a bit late, but once we hit the water the wind felt great! ~1:45 minute boat ride out to the Markham, which they decided we should dive first since there were already a couple of boats on the Hyde. Seas were quite calm, very comfortable ride out. Dove the Markham, and saw a good amount of sea life, including my first sand tiger shark! Unfortunately we were on our way back up, so couldn't get a close up view of the beast, it was probably at least 10'.
Had a long (almost 2 hr) SI waiting for the other boats to leave the Hyde, but they finally did, and the 2nd dive was AMAZING. So much sea life on the Hyde, I was very impressed with the NC waters. Saw a nudibranch, a few arrow crabs, a bunch of spadefish and barracuda, as well as 3-4 sharks swimming around. Also saw a toadfish hiding under a big piece of angle iron away from the ship, which was cool. Also saw the biggest hermit crab I've ever seen, it's cool seeing them outside of a little plastic cage
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All in all had an awesome time, and would definitely recommend Cape Fear Divers to anyone looking to dive in Wilmington!
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