Scubie Doo, Pencers, Stphn Martin and myself all manned up...some couldnt find it in themselves to (not mentioning real names, but... H2O Doc and ScubaJess), and we met at Port Gamble at 6:30 am, then completed the journey to Salt Creek for a morning splash. Jesse had calculated it correctly, and the surge and swells were manageable as was the current. We paired up and slipped thru the gap into the cold colorful water. Visibility was ok, perhaps 15', with fine particulate in the water column. Nudibranchs were in abundance, along with all the usual supects. Caught a pair of nudis in what looked like an awkward situation, so I quickly took a shot and moved on.....it seemed like an intimate moment..
We had decided to limit our bottom time to 1 hour to give ourselves time to complete 2 more dives that day. After reaching shore, and taking a few to rest, we decided to use our off gas time to travel the hour to Seiku Jetty to see if we could find some Stalk Jellies. So off we went, arriving at the Jetty to find it simply PACKED with fishermen. We still managed to find a couple spots very close to the entry, and quickly geared up. We splashed into nice almost blue water vis, into the eel grass. I looked over and it appeared Jesse was taking a few shots to make sure his camera was working properly. I noticed Penders was doing the same, so I took a couple shots of eel grass and rocks to make sure all was good. I looked around and Jesse and Mike were still working over their cameras, shooting again and again. I moved over to see what Jesse was having trouble with, and Blammo, he was taking shots of Stalk Jellies, as was Penders! I quickly joined in. They were on the eel grass swaying in the current, and it was very difficult to get focus. I managed to get a couple that are so so close to being in focus, but not quite!
We had a nice long dive, then hit the shore. What a great dive! It was starting to rain, so we made our move to hit Crescent Lake for a rinse dive. When we arrived, it was raining steadily. We geared up and braved the slippery rocks to jump into the Lake. Vis was pretty good, not as good as it can be, but it was a nice dive to rinse gear in!
Stphn Martin
Scubie Doo
Mike Penders was worried about his head getting cold after all the diving, and the rain, but he found a beanie which took care of the problem
After the diving, it was time to head home. It was an EPIC day of diving. And I mean EPIC
day of diving. Maybe next time the weaker ones among us will find the courage to join in. As for me, I simply cannot wait to get back to Seiku Jetty and work on better shots of the Stalk Jellies. Thanks to Jesse, Mike, and Stephen for putting up with me!
View dive videos on my youtube channel. GH5, Nauticam housing, Big Blue 9000s, Sola 500, 1200, Scuba Lamp Snoot, Mavic 2 Pro, Osmo, Final Cut Pro X
