Dive #382

Date: December 10, 2008
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Shaw's Cove
Depth (feet): 44
Dive Time (minutes): 85
Surf (feet): 1-2+
Surge (feet): 1-3
Water Temp (fahrenheit): 59
Visibility (feet): 15-20
Visibility Description: good
Notes and Highlights: First dive with Jack (nice to meet you)...easy in with a couple of larger waves - dropped down by the entrance to the arch. Typical hopkin's roses in the archway...some surge so didn't stay too long. A nice, slow and easy tour of the outside of the reef. Octopi, an almost-legal lobster, a 3 foot horn shark that wasn't easy to get a picture of, and a harbor seal escort for the last half of the dive. Got a little chilly after the first hour, but a very relaxing and enjoyable dive - first with a camera in a long time as well, so check out the pictures below. Overall a good time had by all.


Click the moray eel for the picture slideshow


Harbor seal using our lights to hunt

Dive #381

Date: December 7, 2008
Time: 6:30am
Location: Shaw's Cove
Depth (feet): 47
Dive Time (minutes): 75
Surf (feet): 1
Surge (feet): 1
Water Temp (fahrenheit): 59-61
Visibility (feet): 15+
Visibility Description: good
Notes and Highlights: Dove with Len and Josh - first dive since Oct 22nd...awesome to finally get back in. Easy in with minimal surf. Dropped down just at the arch entrance. Some surge and whiteout had us decide to cut back through a passage to Shaw's outer reef. Went around by turn-around rock and found a 3 foot horn shark in a small crevice. Len found a small moray eel out in the further part of the reef. Cut back into the reef on the way back and back into the archway passage to Crescent...this time the surge was less and we spent about 20 minutes on the other side...coming back when Len was low on air. Easy walk-out, and overall a good time had by all.