Date: February 9, 2007
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Diver's Cove
Depth (feet): 37
Dive Time (minutes): 63
Surf (feet): 1
Surge (feet): 1-2
Water Temp (fahrenheit): 57
Visibility (feet): 10-15
Visibility Description: murky
Notes and Highlights: Dove with Charlie and Len - decided to try going south from Diver's, instead of between Diver's and Fisherman's. After some open sand - came across a narrow reef system running nearly exactly 150 degrees...not a whole bunch of nooks and crannies on it, but did see the smallest Sea Hare I've ever seen (about 2 inches and cute - see Charlie's pic), and the largest one as well (with extended head/neck - maybe almost 2 feet long...and FAT...definitely not cute). Also saw what I believe were mating treefish - or one was having some kind of seizure while on top of the other one...they were odd colored as well - one was very dark and almost polka-dotted - the other was a very light brown - both pretty different from what I normally expect to see - so I'm guessing a color-based mating process. Saw a nice sized octopus - and with the marine park there and at Heisler - the sheephead and other game fish just seem to be a lot bigger than elsewhere...Scared up a pod, flock, school, group, gang, or herd of bat rays on the way back - nice sized adults (approx 3 foot wingspans), and then saw a few more singles before the easy Diver's exit. Very relaxed, and very enjoyable.