So sick! We dove Evening Cove last night. I've been there before (1st and 2nd dives) and didn't see much. This time we did a dusk dive and a night dive... both were great. On the dusk dive I saw billions of krill, a couple juvenile rockfish, and some massive and fearless surfperch. Had I been carrying a spear I would have easily taken a couple. I also saw my first Plainfin Midshipman on that dive. I honestly thought it was dead, but upon completing a little research I'm happy I didn't disturb it. Apparently the males will sit with the eggs, motionless, not eating anything until they hatch. Their mortality rate is very high because of this.
The night dive took it over the top though... I saw my first Snake Pricklebacks, Tubesnout, Shiner perch, and I got a short look at a fish that I wasn't able to identify before the person in front of me kicked up the silt and blocked my view. My first thought was that it was a Onespot Fringehead but we are way way north of their range. Either way, it was bright red, eel-like and clinging to a rock.
Best of all by far... Phosphorescence!!!! Who needs hallucinogens and rave parties to see swirling lights when you can go down to 20 feet of water at night. Safer AND trippier. I've never seen anything like it. Every time you move your hand through what appears to be plain old sea water, it sets off an incredible display of sparkling particles swirling with the moving water. Too cool.
These dives were intended to be practice for a very interesting opportunity I've been given. I have just been invited to go diving at the world famous "Hideaway at Browning Pass" near Port Hardy for about 4.5 days.
SO STOKED! We will be helping out the owner with all manner of tasks and odd jobs around his floating base camp in exchange for cheap rates and the opportunity to take part in "the best temperate water diving in the known universe."
I can't describe how lucky I feel to be receiving this opportunity. I will have only done 8 dives total before the trip... so it's almost too good to be true. I know I deserve some hate for this, but please, be gentle! I understand and appreciate that I'm a lucky SOB.
Stay tuned for pics from the trip!
The night dive took it over the top though... I saw my first Snake Pricklebacks, Tubesnout, Shiner perch, and I got a short look at a fish that I wasn't able to identify before the person in front of me kicked up the silt and blocked my view. My first thought was that it was a Onespot Fringehead but we are way way north of their range. Either way, it was bright red, eel-like and clinging to a rock.
Best of all by far... Phosphorescence!!!! Who needs hallucinogens and rave parties to see swirling lights when you can go down to 20 feet of water at night. Safer AND trippier. I've never seen anything like it. Every time you move your hand through what appears to be plain old sea water, it sets off an incredible display of sparkling particles swirling with the moving water. Too cool.
These dives were intended to be practice for a very interesting opportunity I've been given. I have just been invited to go diving at the world famous "Hideaway at Browning Pass" near Port Hardy for about 4.5 days.
SO STOKED! We will be helping out the owner with all manner of tasks and odd jobs around his floating base camp in exchange for cheap rates and the opportunity to take part in "the best temperate water diving in the known universe."
I can't describe how lucky I feel to be receiving this opportunity. I will have only done 8 dives total before the trip... so it's almost too good to be true. I know I deserve some hate for this, but please, be gentle! I understand and appreciate that I'm a lucky SOB.
Stay tuned for pics from the trip!
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