Thursday, May 28, 2009

Babbacombe

Dived with Geoff H. Swam steadily north from beach. Vis was 3-4 metres. Went over weedy/rocky lower shore to the silty turfy rubble and reefy bits. Then went W for a while across the gravel ridges and silty/sand. After a while came up against the rocks jutting out from just beyond the bridge. We went round the edge of these approx NW. About here we separated and rendevoused. Had a look round the rocks here before making our way back.

Lots of fish: ballan wrasse, goldsinny wrasse, pipefish, dragonets, tiny silver fish, a tompot blenny, and a very fast garfish type thing. Gravel sea cucumbers and lots lightbulb seas squirts in the rocks below the bridge. Throughout dive plenty of spiny starfish. Some masked crab, hermits, velvet, etc,.. Little bit of a surface swim at the end. A good exercise: as not great vis, doing towing, navigation, and taking a few pics.

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