Diving the Turtle Farm Mini Wall East

Tracy and I dove the mini wall right before the strong North Nor'easter hit.
We headed east during the dive as a very light current was in westerly direction. The reef was very active with Morays, many lobsters, trumpet fish and wrasses. We dove for 131 minutes. The last 30 minutes in less than 15 feet of water where we encountered two friendly Caribbean Squid.
That night the wind changed and the North and West side became pretty rough for two days.
Here are some pics from the dive.

Until next dive!

Diving the Balboa Wreck

After a long time spent without visiting the Balboa Wreck, we decided to give it a go during a night dive. We were excited about visiting the place. Well known for prolific marine life, the wreck did not disappointing us. We spent almost two hours diving in about 30 feet. From one piece of the wreck to another, there were creatures after creatures. Many Tiger Groupers of good sizes, Nassau Groupers, plenty of Trumpet Fish and Angel Fish. Sponges of many kinds were all over the place including many at the top of the Boiler's room in very shallow water.
After all these years it still surprises me how much life there is within an area I consider to be under such stress with all the harbor activity.
When I think that plans are to cover or remove the wreck pieces to build the new Cruise Ship Dock I can not help it by hesitate once more that we are taking the wrong steps in trying to find a balance between progress and environment. Obviously as a diver and involved in the water sports business i believe the wreck generates revenue by just lying there. The only thing we have to do is go visit her...

Until next one...