Scuba Diving in Monterey yesterday!! *DUW

[janeothejungle]

This is why I love Cali, the water is Freezing arse cold (52 yesterday), but the sightseeing is usually pretty good......


My dive buddy lurking in the kelp (we were hiding from an aggressive sea lion at the time, one who seemed overly 'fond' of my buddy..... he hehe)



Umbrella Crab (we call them gladiators, Cryptolithodes sitchensis)



Olive Snail (Olivella biplicata)



Mystery Sculpin



adorable Horn Shark



Blackeye Goby



Copper Rockfish



Coon Shrimp



Fish-Eating Anemone (and we're not talking small fish.....)



Sunflower Star (around 5 ft across)



lightbulb tunicate (yes, its an animal)



Brown Rock Crab



and now my favorites......

The Nudibranchs

Limacia cockerelli (Cockerell's Dorid)



Peltodoris nobilis (Noble Dorid, w branchial plume out)



Peltodoris nobilis mating



Okenia rosacea (Hopkin's Rose)




Going back for some more this weekend!! I love summer break!!




Cheers,
Kat

[kellysballs]

I am so jealous! I havent been diving since my partner got prego.

Those are great pictures though.

Do you dive in cold water like that in a wet suit or a dry suit?

[Patrick Long]

that looks like sooo much fun, one day!

[tigerlily]

Now those are some cool pics!

I LOVE that fish eating anenome and the Hopkin's Rose.

[janeothejungle]

Do you dive in cold water like that in a wet suit or a dry suit?

I would love to have a drysuit, but for now it's a 7mm wetsuit and A LOT of hot coffee when we surface.

Cheers,
Kat

[Patrick Long]

7mm wetsuit

JEEZ that would still be freezing!

[nwheat]

Awesome pictures, Kat!! I live in Monterey (well nearby, anyway) and have yet to dive here. The water is just soooo cold. Your pictures really make me want to get wet, though!

It seems that everyone is done for the summer - except me. I teach at two of our local community colleges. Next week is finally the last week of classes and finals are the first week of June. At least we're doing mostly field trips now. Today, we'll be looking at the communities that live on the floating docks in Santa Cruz harbor and tomorrow is the Aquarium.

[janeothejungle]

Awesome pictures, Kat!! I live in Monterey (well nearby, anyway) and have yet to dive here. The water is just soooo cold. Your pictures really make me want to get wet, though!

It seems that everyone is done for the summer - except me. I teach at two of our local community colleges. Next week is finally the last week of classes and finals are the first week of June. At least we're doing mostly field trips now. Today, we'll be looking at the communities that live on the floating docks in Santa Cruz harbor and tomorrow is the Aquarium.

Hey Nancy!! Anytime you get the urge, you're welcome to join us!! We're all biologists, so the nerd factor is pretty high, but we manage to be complete goofs at the same time, so it balances out.

We're diving whalers cove at pt lobos next week once the storm surge goes through, most of the time we dive cannery and various carmel points (dependent on the conditions, of course).

Cheers,
Kat

[panthercz]

Very cool! I've gone snorkeling in the Indian Ocean several times (no need to scuba there since the reefs are in such shallow water) and that was a blast!

[mischevious21]

That is so awsome! As much as I would love to- and have always wanted to scubba dive, I couldent do it. I'm kinda terrified of the ocean. I'm not afraid ofmany thatings- but that is one of them.. I like sharks- but I never want to be where they are!