Greg Hoberg and I managed to squeeze in another dive before yet another series of Pacific Storms start coming in two days from now. Sea conditions were a bit rougher and winds came up more than forecast but overall it was a good outing with 30 to 40 ft of visibility at Pescadero Point, which was where we dived because the swell was larger than expected. On the way down we saw a couple lone Gray Whales headed south then, shortly after rounding Cypress Point we came upon a tight group of four traveling together. Fun.
Pescadero Point has no giant kelp right now, just too many sea urchins, still, though the sea stars are now starting to recover. Water temperature was an average 51 degrees. We only made one dive which was just as well because the wind was really whipping up when we surfaced, but the ride back wasn't terrible.
We had Ling Cod and Cabezon and good light thanks to visibility, clear sky, and lack, sadly, of giant kelp. Below are some pictures, for more please go to:
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Red Rock Crab
Greg gets a Ling Cod close-up
I'm really pleased with this shot of a large lingcod with Greg in the background.
Greg gets a lingcod close-up
This was the third Cabezon I saw on the dive. I managed to spot this one before I blundered too close and scaring him before I got a shot, like the first two. He stands out a lot better with flash than in natural light. I need to remember to get pictures both ways to really show off his camouflage capability better.
Greg with Cabezon, he was patient with us.
We finally exhauste the Cabezon's patience!
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