This evening I dropped down into pea soup ... vis was, at best, 3 to 5 feet until I got below about 40 fsw, then it cleared up to a nice 6-8 feet all the way down to the 90-fsw depth I maxed at.
Approaching the little reef at the south end, I immediately noticed a silt trail coming from the first rock pile. A cursory inspection confirmed that there was a GPO rearranging the rocks I'd so carefully placed so as to be able to photograph any inhabitants. There's now an octo in each of the three rock piles, and every damn one of them redecorated the place for privacy. Smart things they are ... but I'm happy to have them there. I'm contemplating building a fourth unit, since the site has proven so popular, but it'll have to wait till next winter at this point.
The little wolfie I've been seeing in the engine block wasn't home, but the place was nicely occupied with penpoint gunnels and other smaller inhabitants. Moving down to the south bottle field, I found the usual suspects ... several small red octos, three janolus fusca nudis, and one tiny stubby squid who was definitely not happy to see me.
I started north at a depth of around 75 feet and dropped down into the trough to make my way to the more familiar bottle field that most divers go to ... maxing there at 90 feet, and finding a few items of interest. Then over to the carousel boat and upslope to visit the little wolfie in the tire. After that ... and by now several minutes into deco ... I made my way slowly upslope to do my final few minutes below the pilings of the MAST before heading in.
Despite the very poor visibility, I was able to get a few decent shots, which I'll share now ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
