Today was one of the most beautiful dives I've done and not for the overall scenery but for the beauty of being underwater. We began by heading down to the mermaid then it was to be back up to the Honey Bear and the shallows. The trip down to the mermaid was blase with nothing standing out as exceptional or worth stopping for. This was a good thing since after I replaced the batteries in my camera it decided to throw out all the settings I had put in. So I had to reset them as we made our way down to our final depth. Since nothing was marked this consisted of continually pushing each of the buttons on the back until the proper screens showed up while trying to follow Katie, remember to clear my ears, add air to the dry suit for buoyancy and not run into any underwater structures.
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| The Hermit Crap |
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| Katie tickling the Rock Sole |
The way back up was different. The hermit crab was a real poser. He was sitting out on the silty grey bottom wondering what I was with my large red rimmed eyes, and giant appendage that continually flashed at him. He was a patient model and didn't retreat into his shell. After the Hermit Crab the Rock Sole came out to greet us and stayed around for a scratch under its chin, that is if Rock Soles have chins. The colors of those fish blend in with the bottom so well we usually just scare them off by the time we come upon them, this one was just friendly.
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| The Friendly Male Kelp Greenling |
After the Rock Sole came the overly friendly male Kelp Greenling. Usually they are skittish and won't get to close but this one decided we should be friends. It came up to Katie and looked into her mask, swam down the I-beam, came back around, stopped for another look then took off again; to be repeated many times. It wouldn't stay still for a photo and as I was about to give up I turned and noticed it flying in from the side. One last attempt and luck was with me. He stayed around his territory as we swam off.
The Sea Angels danced in the waters of the emerald sea. Katie found them and was attempting to get them to perch on her glove as I came up. They are small creatures about a centimeter in length with small translucent wing-like appendages the length of their body. They have no shells. Two of them skittered and fluttered about and one briefly landed on Katie's finger. I've never seen them here before, they were beautiful.
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