Dive # 258

Date: July 4, 2006
Time: 6:30am
Location: Diver's Cove
Depth (feet): 30
Dive Time (minutes): 61
Surf (feet): 1-2
Surge (feet): 1-4
Water Temp (fahrenheit): 74 shallow and 68 @ 30'
Visibility (feet): 10-15
Visibility Description: clear in shallows and murkier as we got deeper
Notes and Highlights: Dove with Josh and Garrett...easy in...and WARM! Couldn't believe it as we swam out...Garrett and Josh saw a horn shark and a bat ray in the shallows...I found a large 2 1/2 foot plainfin midshipman (link to video of one at night) curled up in a crack, and a smaller one lying under a rock...I've never seen 2 of them in one place before - in fact they doubled my plainfin midshipman total count...ugly things - but cool. Josh found an octopus and there were a bunch of lobsters out...overall a very warm, relaxing dive. Easy out and what a great way to start the 4th!