Jeff wanted me to post a quick report, so I will.  LOL  I'm supposed to be getting ready for the GE to SCI!  Doh!

 

Met up with SOCDC Dive Coordinators Mike and Jeff.  Jerry and Kian (sp?) also showed up.  Due to high tide, decided to check out Woods Cove.  WOW!  Rockin' and Rollin'!  Even I won't go in those conditions.  We did however see two divers on the surface.  We decied to go down to see if they needed help out, but looked like they dropped down to make a dive.  Crazy is all I can say.  Surge was NASTY!

 

We decided to head to North Laguna to Diver's/ Fisherman's Cove.  Passing Main Beach, Yellow Flags were flying.  We thought we had missed our opportunity to dive to day.  Wrong!  Diver's was pretty calm for the most part.  Bumped into old friend Gary Ho, Mark and Erica Vermill and thier students.

 

Geared up, entered on Fisherman's and exited at Diver's Cove.  Usual critters seen including Bugs, JV Bugs, F Sheephead, played with a Sheep Crab as well as a large Octopuss; spotted several California Sea Hares; one Giant Black Sea Hare; cleaner Shrimp; Blacksmith; Sand Bass; Kelp Bass; Seniorita's; Black Eyed Goby's to  name a few.

 

Jeff and I did a second dive at Shaw's this afternoon, aka Nudi Beach.

Jeff was the photographer, I was the spotter.   We spotted about 5-6 different Nudi's today.  One I hadn't seen before, but one that someone took pics of lately on Shelly.  Itty bitty black with stripes and a itty bitty branchial plume.  Too cute!  And of course, I didn't have my camera with me!  Also saw a JV Bat Ray in which Jeff got some good video; 100's of Hopkins' Rose; Hedgehog Hydroids; T. Fungina's; Spanish Shawls in the midst of laying their eggs; lots of Octopi; Bugs; JV Greenlings; etc.

 

Jan