Redondo - Feb 09
Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2013 4:16 pm
I did two dives yesterday ... one nice, long solo dive late morning, and an early evening dive with Sekmet (Laura). First dive I started at the aquarium, went down and spent some time in the bottle field, made my way across to the south beach, and putzed around in the shallows for a while ... 84 minutes. Saw lots of small octos and a few other cool critters.
And of course, the point of the evening dive was lumpsuckers ... and we were not disappointed.
Here's a few pics ...
Tiny red on walkabout ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/OctoontheRun.jpg)
This one thought he was hiding ... but sea schmutz doesn't have eyes ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/PeekaBoo.jpg)
Ratfish angles in for a landing ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/Ratfish3.jpg)
Flaps down ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/Ratfish1.jpg)
On to the night dive ... this poor little fellow lost his rudder ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/Rudderlesslumpie.jpg)
Ruby lips ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/RubyLips.jpg)
... this one's got a worm eating into his brain ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/WormyLumpie.jpg)
Showy snailfish ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/ShowySnailfish.jpg)
A lovely mottled lumpie ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/MottledLumpie.jpg)
And a small crab that definitely didn't want its picture taken ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/HelmetCrab.jpg)
Somehow I just never get tired of diving this place ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)
And of course, the point of the evening dive was lumpsuckers ... and we were not disappointed.
Here's a few pics ...
Tiny red on walkabout ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/OctoontheRun.jpg)
This one thought he was hiding ... but sea schmutz doesn't have eyes ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/PeekaBoo.jpg)
Ratfish angles in for a landing ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/Ratfish3.jpg)
Flaps down ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/Ratfish1.jpg)
On to the night dive ... this poor little fellow lost his rudder ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/Rudderlesslumpie.jpg)
Ruby lips ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/RubyLips.jpg)
... this one's got a worm eating into his brain ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/WormyLumpie.jpg)
Showy snailfish ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/ShowySnailfish.jpg)
A lovely mottled lumpie ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/MottledLumpie.jpg)
And a small crab that definitely didn't want its picture taken ...
![Image](http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m257/NWGratefulDiver/HelmetCrab.jpg)
Somehow I just never get tired of diving this place ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)