A Night Dive at the Shores

As a new week started, the weather made a sharp turn: the temperature soared and the high surf subdued, a condition which had not been seen for a while at the shores.

I got to the shores earlier than before. The day was still bright and the beach was crowded. By the time I geared up, the sun was hanging low on the horizon. The low surf made entry nice and easy. The sea was flat and I kicked out in leisure.

I dropped down and headed directly to the grassy patch. In contrary to the warm temperature on land, the underwater world was in the middle of the winter: the water was freaking cold. I circled the patch. As usual, Hermissenda was faithfully present, crawling on the grass and the kelp leaves. A few Janolus were around, showing off their amazing outfit. The navanax had gone, with a few aged egg pouches swinging with the surge. Also disappeared was Dirona picta. I didn’t see any of them in the patch. Under the grass root, I found a baby Triopha. It was so tiny so I didn’t even want to disturb with my camera.

Halfway through my dive, I decided to turn back to the v-point, and at the edge of the patch I came across the giant halibut that usually stayed at the canyon.

I dropped down on the bottom and stayed quietly, enjoying my close encounter with this gorgeous fish.

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Maybe because of the dark night, the halibut didn’t seem to be bothered with my dive light and I got a close observation.

I wished I could spend more time with the halibut, but it’s time to go. While I was getting close to the point, the visibility dropped significantly. The water was filled with large particles and krill. However, the sea anemones looked very happy, busy capturing anything delivered to their mouth.

As the deco limit was approaching, I made a turn and started kicking toward the shores. The visibility became even worse – the sandy flat had become a giant bowl of soup. But the life didn’t seem to be affected. Among the red algae, I spotted a cute baby horn shark, lying quietly for my camera. A tiny red octopus was sitting on top of the sand dollars. Not far, a small fish was riding the surge, silver colored with a yellow hue, beautiful and elegant. Then I spotted a Dirona picta. It’s color was dark and the skin was rough, in contrast to the opulent and youthful skin at the beginning of the season.

The water was cold all the way through and no thermocline to speak of. The sand at the bottom was rolled up constantly, giving me momentary feeling of disorientation. Finally, I broke the surface and took a deep breath. The night was clear, the breeze was warm, and the star was shinning high.

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