Windy Water At Christmas Tree Cove

Skin Dive#:023
Sat July 12, 08
Christmas Tree Cove
Purpose: girlfriend to try wetsuit
Tide: High @ 6:00 pm
Entry: cobblestones @ 6:30 pm
Distance: reefs on left
Gear: 5/3 suit, mask, snorkel, socks, gloves, fins
Temp: Air 72 F/Water 66 F
Enviroment: overcast, windy, current, 1 -2 ft breaks
Visibilty: 10 - 15 ft
Conditions Synopsis: fair
Sights: topsmelt, opaleye, surf perch, garibaldi, senorita, octopus, calico bass, sargo,sea hare
Exit: same @ 7:00 pm

Time to date: 17 hrs 45 min
Total time this dive: 30 min
Total time: 18 hrs 15 min

Special Notes: My girlfriend Lana tried on a size s/m men's wetsuit. She wiggled into it and put on my hard slippers and waded into the water. The water was not as calm as yesterday so I didn't want to bring her in for an introduction to the water. She stood on the slippery rocks and watched for small breaks. I geared up and went in and the fish seemed to be waiting for me at her feet. They probably saw her shadowy frame and came to watch. They dispersed as I swam in. I moved about and the vis was not as great as the day before. I swam around and came out after I had my fun. Lana's Dad was there too, we asked him to come with us to gte him out of the house. He had fun taking a peaceful nap and also playing with my ever so sneaky monocular. Near sunset a large family that was staked out at the point wrapped up their party and walked by us and then up the trail. The last guys up were carrying spear guns and had flippers, etc. We talked and they said they already caught, cleaned, cooked, and ate their catch. The two men fed a family party of about ten! What a great idea in these poor times of our further worsening economy.

-Seaschralped-