5/07 Sunny Day With Some Big Waves

Wednesday – Elliot, Brandi, Joe and myself departed the dock to medium swell and some big clouds.  We made our way over to the LCU, one of our best-condition wrecks.  Visibility was about 85 feet, and there was a really interesting thermocline at about 80 feet, making sitting in the sand a cold prospect.  The entire time we listened to the beautiful whale songs that seemed like they were coming from right overhead.  From there we came up in to sunshine, (finally) and as we pulled off the mooring had a some excitement as Capt Joe almost caught a fish. We also learned Dene is a terrible driver.  On the way over to our next site, spitting caves, we saw the whale that was singing to us earlier, just a quick tail as it dove to nearly 600 feet. Spitting caves was pretty interesting as there were a bunch of big waves crashing into the wall basically right above us, and a huge set rolled in halfway through our dive dropping the visibility to around 10 feet. I probably scared Brandi and Elliot half to death, but everything was perfectly safe.  We saw some turtles and a giant hermit crab that I helped free from some fishing detritus, and we made our way in.  Nice work everyone, come see us again.  Until then, be safe.

Weather conditions:  Medium swell, Small wind waves, Sunny.
Dive sites: LCU, Spitting Caves
Dive conditions: LCU: Light easterly current, 90ft, 78F; Spitting Caves: Small easterly current, 45ft, 78F
Marine Life observed: Starry Eels, Hermit Crab, Green Turtles
Staff: Captain Joe; Crew: Dene; Instructors: Kellan