There's been a little lull in the waves this past week which made for some good diving. Darryl and I had a couple of good dives at Natural and then I tagged along on a Discover dive at Crashboat.
I love diving Natural. There is always something different to see. One day we saw five spotted eagle rays; the next day we didn't see any. One day we saw the school of Atlantic spadefish from a distance; the next they were playful and all around us. Most days we see turtles, but not always.
Crashboat is always an interesting dive as well. A lot of people have an overly simplistic view of Crashboat. True, it is not the most challenging dive site. It's only 35-40 feet deep. Only rarely is there any current. Experienced divers - who are good with their air - can swim around the whole site three times and still make it back to the beach with air left. But...it is one of the "fishiest" dives we do. There are so many fish out under the piers. Since the mooring platform collapsed in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we have another "wreck" to dive. Fish love to collect in the spaces under the sunken pier. It is in a cove sheltered from all but the biggest and westerly swells with an easy-in-easy-out all-sand-bottom beach next to easily accessible and good parking. All those things make Crashboat a perfect dive site for beginners and for discover dives. Some "serious" diver shun it but I love it. It's usually a beautiful, fishy, relaxed dive.
And sometimes we see some really interesting things, like this Monsanto GMO-inspired fish with fins:
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