Woot Woot, Diving at pt Lobos... severe DUW

Yep, finally got in to dive at point lobos, the vis was awesome (for monterey) and the water was very nearly tolerable at 54 degrees.

On the way in to the park......

Chi chi chi chia

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...iving/chia.jpg

Found this little guy on our break between dives....

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...diving/pc1.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...diving/pc4.jpg

This is Whalers Cove where we get in the water.....

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...halerssign.jpg

Very calm day, no surge at all.....

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../whalers_a.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../whalers_b.jpg

Peltodoris nobilis

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../P_nobilis.jpg

Black and Yellow Rockfish peeking out

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...hrysomelas.jpg

Teeny Tiny Triopha maculata

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...a_maculata.jpg

White-Spotted Rose Anemone

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...lofotensis.jpg

and retracted

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ing/U_lofo.jpg

Insane Cnidarian

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...g/mysteryb.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...g/mysteryc.jpg

Painted Greenling

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...pgreenling.jpg

Warty Sea Cucumber

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ing/seacuc.jpg

Serpulid Worm

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...rpulidworm.jpg

Big Honkin Lingcod

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ng/theling.jpg

Feather Duster Worm

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j..._polymorph.jpg

Flaming Hermissenda crassicornis

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...g/H_crassi.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...orn_flamer.jpg

Cabezon (aka Fathead)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ng/fathead.jpg

Giant Spined Star

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...spinedstar.jpg

Hopkins Rose

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...eandchiton.jpg

Ida's Miters getting it on

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...miterlovin.jpg

Kelpage

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ng/kelpart.jpg

Kelp Rockfish

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ierockfish.jpg

nearly impossible to photograph Krill

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ving/krill.jpg

Lingcod Face

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...g/lingface.jpg

Berthella californica

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...alifornica.jpg

2 inch cucumber (Cucumaria piperata)

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...C_piperata.jpg

Cadlina luteomarginata

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...omarginata.jpg

Leather Star

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j..._imbricata.jpg

Aggregating Anemones

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...gatinganem.jpg

Baby Bloodstar?

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...oodstarish.jpg

Adult Bloodstar

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../bloodstar.jpg

Black rockfish

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...ckrockfish.jpg

And the best find of the day

Comb Jelly

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j.../combjelly.jpg

http://i273.photobucket.com/albums/j...llyhotness.jpg

:O;)

Cheers!
Kat

Wow those pictures are amazing... I wish I knew where you went to see all these animals... I bet it was a blaaaast!!

Incredible pics, I love them. Looks like you had lots of fun.

My Brother In law is leaving for Utila, Honduras on the 5th for his Diving Masters certification. He is really excited. He wants to teach diving while he goes to college.

WOW those are some amazing pictures.:gj::gj:

Always look forward to your pictures! These are outstanding! :gj:
Thanks for posting them!

Wow Kat....Im speechless after those pics.

Seems like so much fun.

Is this a good deal Kat.....the group one prolly

http://www.peacescubacenter.com/classes_new.htm

OMG.. amazing pictures. Looks like you had a great time. thank you for sharing.

You are so frickin LUCKY and AWESOME!!!!

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

Wow Kat....Im speechless after those pics.

Seems like so much fun.

Is this a good deal Kat.....the group one prolly

http://www.peacescubacenter.com/classes_new.htm

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$350 is pretty standard for your open water cert. So get it done buddy so you can go diving with us!! I'll send you a bottle of shark repellent since I know you are concerned...... :O:O:O

Cheers,
Kat

yeah and the 350 comes with a bunch of pool training, and then two real dives.


Thanx for the offer for shark re-pel. I will definately look how to make those little explosive capsules!