… well, not really!
Water temperature last summer in the ocean was +-87 degrees. Very warm. Now, in the middle of the winter, its +-80 degrees. Most people who will read this blog post will scoff at what I just wrote. Well, I can tell its colder by how my fellow divers are adapting. Last week-end, I was the only diver on the boat without a wetsuit. When someone asked me how come I was not wearing one, I instantly answered “I’m a Canadian”. The person (who was an American) seemed satisfied with my answer. 🙂
On one of my recent dives, I dove with very experienced diver (and a great chap) called Kelly! Of course he had a camera and took the following pictures. (Thanks)
Here is a large Moray eel we saw in a crevasse. It was probably 4-5ft long. It was about only 12-18 inches away when he took this picture. I wisely stayed back a bit further.
This cute guy, also a Moray eel, but spotted this time, was about the size of a hot dog sausage.
During our dive, a school of Horseye Jacks swam above of for a long time. It was a very graceful show. These fish are actually quite large, probably 16 inches long or so.
Near the end of our dive, we saw this: A lionfish. Beautiful! However, as I have discussed a few posts back, are an invasive species. This is only the second one I have seen. It was a large adult specimen.
No wetsuit!
