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Back to the shores!!!! The day is slowly getting shorter. It was still dark when I got to the shores. The ocean was super flat with no waves to speak of. I went to north of vallecitos street and cruised south along the canyon wall. The visibility at the canyon was decent ~20 ft and…
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The shores had stunning visibility this morning and the canyon revealed its vastness. The bat ray glided along the canyon edge, took off, and soared like a bird into the sky. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Weiwei Gao (@weiweigao) on Jun 27, 2019 at 9:28pm PDT Yes lubricant has been shown…
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I came across a big octopus at the canyon. It was on the wall and started to move when I approached. While walking on the canyon ledge, the octopus mimicked likely a crab. It also came across a smaller octopus likely a female. The big octo stopped. On one hand, it was probably thinking to…
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Waves broke at waist high. The shallow was nice 15-20 ft viz, warm water up to 61F. The top ledge of the canyon had a horrible visibility, likely caused by bat rays. Below it was nice 10-15 ft slightly murky, 54 F. Lots of critters. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Weiwei…
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A few clips from today’s dive at the north wall. The highlight was three coffee bean cowries (Pseudopusula californiana). I saw one quite often, but not a mating pair with a third in the frame. It was on the vertical wall so it took some effort to hold the camera still. Condition-wise: the surface was…
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Did a early morning dive at the marine room. It was low tide when I got there and the ocean couldn’t get flatter. Kicked out to the edge of the reef. I put my head down the water and saw a large school of zebra perch. I was excited and dropped down immediately. That was…
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