Wednesday the 16th. We crossed over to Santa Cruz Island during the
night, six hours or so, quite a rough crossing. We headed back north to Santa Cruz in order to be able to comfortably shelter from the high winds forecast for today and tomorrow. First dive was at Flaming Reef.
Beautiful kelp beds. Much colder,
down to 53 degrees at 70 ft below thermocline compared to the 61-64 degree
temperatures down south. Second and
third dives were at Blue Bank. Shallow,
20 to 30 ft depths. Much warmer 61
degrees, great light, great visibility.
Saw large school of Pacific Barracuda on the second dive.
Approaching Santa Cruz Island after our crossing from Santa Catalina
Below are pictures from our first dive at Flaming Reef. To see many more from this dive please go to: https://goo.gl/photos/dwJ8rvmmNfaFogfk9
Beautiful gorgonias with a healthy kelp forest.
Sea Hares with strand ball of eggs.
Our next two dives were on Santa Cruz's Blue Bank. To see many more pictures from these dives please go to: https://goo.gl/photos/UJPwF5EpqLMCQekW8
Blue Bank
Kelp Bass with Giant Kelp
School of Jack Mackeral
Moon Snails on kelp during my safety stop.
A large school of Pacific Barracuda, first I've seen in the Channel Islands.
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