La Jolla Shores, Mon July 7, 2008
We saw the schools of bait fish during the swim out and again near the end of the dive shortly after we started over the fields of Sand Dollars. Where oh where is a good alchemist when we need one? The bait fish literally formed a swirl and darkened the bottom during the last part of the dive. Unfortunately, the lack of visibility prevented us from getting a good look at them.
The temperature was up and therefore the visibility was DOWN!
I did have one interesting wave at the end of the dive which artfully decorated my tank yoke and regulator with my camera housing. After my partner straightened out the mess another wave tried to surprise me. We did have to pay attention to the surf. We did have some nice waves pass us on our swim out just after we got through the surf line. I think those same waves stayed around to greet us on our exit.
Over all this was a GREAT DIVE!
Stan
Critters: LOTS of small Rock fish in the Ditritis, Sarcastic
Frengeheads, Bat Ray, Round Rays, Octopi, Huge school of swarming bait fish (type is unknown), several different types of Dorids, plus a lot of the Gorgonia in the secret garden area, one bright Red Crab, one Guitar Fish.
Where: Not So Secret Garden area to Vallecitos Pt. and South East.
When: About 8:15 AM
Surf: 2-3 ft with occasional sneakers
Surge: only in shallow water (about 12 ft and less)
Temp: Cobra at depth 52 F Hands probably 50 F
Visibility: 15-20 ft in the canyon, 5 ft in the shallows.
Tags: la jolla, La Jolla canyon, san diego, scuba diving, seastar adventures, shore dives
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