Yes, I have been to the bridge frequently this week! With the high seas offshore and a substantial swell we were bound to lose vis at the bridge. Our 5:26 high tide meant a lower sun anyway and with an overcast sky and little showers on top of a stirred up bottom, we were fortunate to have the eight feet of vis and a doable dive. Saturday almost always means many divers regardless of the weather and yesterday was no exception; there were quite a few divers there. My open water student and I saw a shortnose batfish and a flying gurnard on our way to the channel. A couple of stoplight parrotfish buzzed us making fun of our relative sluggishness in the water. They seemed to be laughing. The yellowline arrow crabs hold out a "hand" if you slowly and gently extend a finger toward them without touching them. They will touch you. It's very much like greeting them as you go by. Try it. Just be slow and don't get too close; they will extend to you. Then move on. The water temperature was seventy-three according to my computer, but it records the coldest temperature and that was probably out at the channel. Most of the water is seventy-five degrees. The accompanying photo of a flying gurnard was taken by Frank Yannello on his first photo venture at the bridge with his two sons. Get in the water, Ham
Dive Report 21 March
