Dive #398

Date: January 8, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location:
Shaws Cove
Depth (feet):
40
Dive Time (minutes):
65
Surf (feet): 1-2
Surge (feet): 2-3
Water Temp (fahrenheit):
57
Visibility (feet): 20
Visibility Description: good
Notes and Highlights: Dove with Jeff - wanted to get in before the swell hit. Conditions were not quite as good as the previous dive - but still very enjoyable. Even the water didn't feel quite as cold. A few moray eels and some nudibranchs...not a whole bunch of animals, but a good time was had
by all.

Dive #397

Date: January 7, 2010
Time: 5:10pm
Location: Wood's Cove
Depth (feet): 30
Dive Time (minutes): 60
Surf (feet): 1-3
Surge (feet): 1-3
Water Temp (fahrenheit): 59
Visibility (feet): 20
Visibility Description: good
Notes and Highlights: Dove with Jeff to beat the swell - coming of the previous dive wanted to take advantage of the visibility conditions. A bit more surge and surf this dive compared to last, but Wood's is far more exposed than Shaw's, and the conditions were good for the site. Dusk/night dive - first 20 minutes without lights - good visibility...can really take in the varied and extensive reef outcroppings Wood's offers. More life as the light subsided - a 2 foot juvenile horn shark was the standout encounter. Larger-looking swell/surf on the exit than actually felt...good tide timing - overall a great time had by all.

Dive #396

Date: January 6, 2010
Time: 9:20pm
Location: Shaw's Cove
Depth (feet): 38
Dive Time (minutes): 72
Surf (feet): 0-1
Surge (feet): 0-1
Water Temp (fahrenheit): 57
Visibility (feet): 25+
Visibility Description: great
Notes and Highlights: Dove with Jeff - first dive of '10! Conditions are perfect, and looking to get bad in a day or so - so we gave up the sleep and headed for Laguna - well worth it. Best dive conditions in a while, although I haven't been diving consistently. No surge and no surf...dropped down quickly and into the interior of the reef - spent the first 30 minutes or so in the passages between Shaw's and Crescent - lots of eels, octopi, H.Roses...

Went outside on the Shaw's side, and out past T.A.R. A huge male sheephead was wedged in a crevice asleep...great to see a large male on a reef in Laguna - seems like a long time since I've been able to find one. Went back outside and encountered a large moray fully out and hunting - aggressively hunting - fun to watch. Spent some time over the sand on the way back - lots of little rays and thornbacks...walk-out exit and a great time had by all!