and a few from south carysfort, 7/15

reefman · Jul 15, 2011

terrific day above the water(calm winds, flat seas, sunshine), not so much below on deep south carysfort. current was fierce(on a site(75FT in the sand) that rarely has any water movement), viz was mediocre/lousy; 30-35FT on the 1st dive, declining to less than 25FT in near whiteout conditions on the 2nd(kicked up sand), 83F @ 60-75FT. turtles, 2 reef sharks, eagle ray, huge goliath and black groupers, large schools of chubs, bar/yellow jacks and dog snapper. thankfully i dive without a camera. a few from tim,,,,,,,

photo 6 in the sand @ 75FT

reefman
key largo

deeper thoughts · Jul 15, 2011

Very nice, the currents have been crazy for awhile now

reefman · Jul 16, 2011

deeper thoughts:
Very nice, the currents have been crazy for awhile now

the sites with managable current; elbow, benwood, french, statue and grecian were jammed yesterday as well on our way in. i heard there were zero buoys open in the PM @ those sites. i think we'll stay dry until after the weekend,,,,

reefman
key largo

mntlblok · Jul 16, 2011

reefman:
thankfully i dive without a camera. a few from tim,,,,,,,

That Tim seems to have a bit of the "show-off" in him.

Kevin

reefman · Jul 16, 2011

mntlblok:
That Tim seems to have a bit of the "show-off" in him.

Kevin

actually i pressure him to send me photos(our other dive buddies aren't so inclined to have their pics posted), especially when the viz sucks! what are my trip reports without tim's pics? in a word; boring(some would say my narrative is boring with pics!!)!!

reefman
key largo

mntlblok · Jul 16, 2011

reefman:
actually i pressure him to send me photos(our other dive buddies aren't so inclined to have their pics posted), especially when the viz sucks! what are my trip reports without tim's pics? in a word; boring(some would say my narrative is boring with pics!!)!!
reefman
key largo

My point is that his shots are tremendous and I'm quite jealous of you guys.

Kevin

timg · Jul 17, 2011

Thank you DT and mntlblok.

Current was rippin' and the viz was awful, but it's what reefman and I call a "skill enhancement day"

mntlblok · Jul 17, 2011

timg:
Thank you DT and mntlblok.

Current was rippin' and the viz was awful, but it's what reefman and I call a "skill enhancement day"

How many of us have shots with both a turtle and an eagle ray in em?? And, was the Bluehead Wrasse actually doing the cleaning, or was there a hidden Spanish Hogfish there?? Great stuff. *And*

, I'm sure you can tell us whether that was a Scamp or a Yellowmouth.

Kevin

reefman · Jul 17, 2011

mntlblok:
How many of us have shots with both a turtle and an eagle ray in em?? And, was the Bluehead Wrasse actually doing the cleaning, or was there a hidden Spanish Hogfish there?? Great stuff. *And* , I'm sure you can tell us whether that was a Scamp or a Yellowmouth.

Kevin

it was a yellowmouth, uncommon/rare in the upper keys. a number of small scamp are there as well(althought not pictured). south carysfort(65-75FT) is the only reef we dive where we commonly see both species. primarily juvenile bluehead wrasse @ that cleaning station(and it was very active on both 70 minute dives) ,,,,,,,,,,,

reefman
key largo

and a few from south carysfort, 7/15

Please register or login

reefman

Contributor

Attachments

deeper thoughts

Contributor

reefman

Contributor

mntlblok

Contributor

reefman

Contributor

mntlblok

Contributor

timg

Contributor

mntlblok

Contributor

reefman

Contributor

Similar threads