Sunday mornings are nice times to dive compared to Sunday afternoons in the summer. Parking was not difficult, the picnickers had not arrived yet, and for some, a 9:21am high tide on a Sunday morning is just not something they want to do. Taking advantage of that situation, Carrie, our friend, John, and I had a one hour, fifty minute dive in eighty-six degree water with exceptional vis. Vis had to be over thirty feet. Yes, the dragging fins stirred it up once in a while, but that didn't seem excessive today. We entered the water an hour before the posted slack high tide and enjoyed wonderful vis even though we had to deal with a little current. It was worth it to me. We did the Michele counterclockwise route starting at the east end of the fishing pier and going west because this route works well when we are in the water so far ahead of the slack high tide. We saw a batfish, many octopuses (yes, they are still plentiful !), a spotted moray, a sharptail eel, and a gorgeous little spotted eagle ray toward the end of our dive. I was wearing a sunscreen shirt and my thin hooded vest. No wetsuit is needed right now. If you are a "weekends only" diver (unwilling to play hooky), the early high tides on Saturdays or Sundays are a good choice. Get in the water, Ham
