Mr Ed and Metridium Mountain, post retirement dives 910,911, with Beachhopper II March 7, 2026

I enjoyed my third and fourth dive of 2026 last Saturday, March 7, with Beachhopper II, these were my 910 and 911th post retirement dives. Our first dive was on a site called Mr Ed, named after the best dive chronicler, Ed Anderson. Visibility at the bottom, 65-75 ft, was 49 degrees, visibility averaged 20ft. I was shooting macro with my 60 mm Canon lens instead of my usual wide angle lens. Below are some photos from Mr Ed, to see more, please go to: https://photos.app.goo.gl/N8qmf9ukqfM4XXKd7 Below: Tube Anemone

Cup Corals, about 1/2 to 3/4 inches across, below:

Below: A Black Eyed goby

Copper Rockfish, below:

Our second dive was at Metridium Mountain, we had similar visibility and chilly 49 degrees. Below are some pictures from this dive, to see more, please go to:. https://photos.app.goo.gl/P5zrhU9wBeqa2v2R8 I saw several Hilton Nudibranchs on this dive, they are beautiful, 3 to 4 inches long. Below:

Below: Orange Cup Coral followed by a Metridium Senile, a small white sea anemone (as opposed to the far larger Metridium (aka Plumrose Anemone) that this site is named for.

: Though I was shooting with a narrow macro lens I still managed to get a couple of good photos of my favorite local fish subject, a Cabezon. You have to love its face. Below:

Below: Followed by a cooperative Lingcod

A Black Eyed Goby on an Orange Bat Star, below:

A White Knight Dorid, below:

A Yellow Edged Cadlina followed by a San Diego Dorid (aka Leopard Nudibranch), below:

Below: Chestnut Cowry