Campbell River Adventures

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YellowEye
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Campbell River Adventures

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Howdy Folks
Last weekend, Stephen Martin, VJW, ScubaJess, local Vancouver Island diver @Sophie_san_qc and I made a run up to Campbell River BC. We dove with Earl from Abyssal Charters.

It was intended to be our big coldwater reinvigoration dive after our recent trip to the tropics. Viz wasn't quite as good as we hoped, and we didn't make it to our desired destination, the fabled Seymore Narrows, but we did have a lot of fun! The weather was fantastic!

Some of the sights included: fields of strawberry anemones, walls filled with sponges and cuprcorrals, mating PS king crab, octo in the open, quite a few nudibranchs, etc

One of the highlights was diving the Argonaut Wharf. This is an amazing pilings dive, with lots of painted anemones -- one of my favorite sea creatures. Helped that the viz was better there in the shallows too.
Sofie exploring the reef
Sofie exploring the reef
Light shining thru the Argonaut wharf
Light shining thru the Argonaut wharf
Sophie got this snap of me in my new santi drysuit at Argonaut wharf.  Shot full frame with an 8mm fisheye.
Sophie got this snap of me in my new santi drysuit at Argonaut wharf. Shot full frame with an 8mm fisheye.
Top snail on strawberry anemones
Top snail on strawberry anemones
PMHs and cupcorrals
PMHs and cupcorrals
top snail, cup corrals
top snail, cup corrals
Sophie and octo
Sophie and octo
Grunt
Grunt
Nipple sponges
Nipple sponges
Double barnacles
Double barnacles
A great time was had by all. It's great to be back in the cold water!

Hope you all had a great good-tide weekend!
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Fabulous report and pics as usual!
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Love the picture of the octo out in the open. Thanks for sharing!
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KeithBoll wrote:Love the picture of the octo out in the open. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you. I've been to Campbell River twice now, both times I saw octos in the open. Sophie's had a lot of luck there too with octos.

Unfortunately both times I went to CR, we had bad luck with viz. I hear they often have great viz, include above average summer viz. Will have to go back and catch some octos on better viz!
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Great report! Really really like the sunlit shot of the wharf!
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Fantastic report YE! I agree with gdog, I love that pic with the light Ray's beaming down, also cool grunt & octopus snaps.
It was so fun diving with you guys! :taco: :eric: :joshsmith:

Here are some of my pics :popcorn:
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Perfect dive weather!
Perfect dive weather!
Val is the greatest :)
Val is the greatest :)
Yelloweye in his new dry drysuit
Yelloweye in his new dry drysuit
Stephen catching some sun
Stephen catching some sun
Capitan Earl is the best
Capitan Earl is the best
Cute sculpin
Cute sculpin
Topsnails are awesome
Topsnails are awesome
Nudi feasting on cup Coral
Nudi feasting on cup Coral
Baby urchin
Baby urchin
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Great trip report and Beautiful pics!! So glad we had amazingly sunny weather the entire time! Seeing so many Puget Sound king crab together in the den was epic! :joshsmith: Fun times!!
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Looks awesome!!! :D I'll have to make it next time
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njnigam wrote:Looks awesome!!! :D I'll have to make it next time
Hi Nirupam!
We may go in May if the viz is better then! There's supposed to be another good weekend for Seymour!
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Beautiful pictures! My buddy and I are going to try and make it up there Memorial Day weekend if any of the charters still have some room. I need some strawberry anemones in my life :)
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