Finally back in the water

[MaxBottomtime]

After a grueling two and a half week surface interval Merry and I got back in the water today. We were blown out yesterday but it was flat calm today. Visibility was twelve to fifteen feet on the west side of Palos Verdes. We made a dive at Golf Ball Reef followed by an exploratory dive on a small reef we metered earlier. It was a typical westside reef with garibaldis, short lobsters and not much else. The only highlight was seeing four giant sea bass swim past the reef. Water was a warm 61°.

Juvenile Blacksmith, Chromis punctipinnis

Blue banded goby, Lythrypnus dalli

Thordisa rubescens

Peltodoris mullineri

Berthella californica

Spanish Shawl, Flabelinna iodinia

 

[northernone]

After a grueling two and a half week surface interval Merry and I got back in the water today. We were blown out yesterday but it was flat calm today. Visibility was twelve to fifteen feet on the west side of Palos Verdes. We made a dive at Golf Ball Reef followed by an exploratory dive on a small reef we metered earlier. It was a typical westside reef with garibaldis, short lobsters and not much else. The only highlight was seeing four giant sea bass swim past the reef. Water was a warm 61°.

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Juvenile Blacksmith, Chromis punctipinnis

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Blue banded goby, Lythrypnus dalli

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Thordisa rubescens

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Peltodoris mullineri

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Berthella californica

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Spanish Shawl, Flabelinna iodinia

Love the lighting on the Spanish shawl. Glad you're not staying dry longer than necessary.

 

[blue steal]

Thanks for posting the photos. Hopefully Sunday at OML will be good conditions.