Seventy-three degrees in the water today with vis of about eight to ten feet made the training dive doable. My student was in a seven millimeter suit (he is from MA) and I was in my five millimeter suit with my three millimeter hooded vest. For our ninety-two minute dive both of us were very comfortable. Octopuses are in several places; without looking too hard we saw five or six. The polkadotted batfish was just off the beach in about seven feet of water. We saw the little mantis shrimp (I think it is a mantis shrimp) in six feet of water off the west side of the little bridge. So even with short vis we had a nice dive! The hose water at the fish-cleaning station felt warm as I rinsed off. It's not summer yet but, Get in the water (with your winter suit), Ham
