Day Island Wall

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:31 am

Did a nice 60-minute dive on DIW with Lynne last night. It was her first dive on the wall. We encountered several "hungry" wolfies as well as all the other usual suspects.

Also encountered Bassman and Tom Nic.

Here's a photo show from the evening's dive ...

http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/nB5xV3Ih

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Zen Diver v1 · Post by **Zen Diver v1** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 6:49 am

And me too!

Any day you see wolfies out in the open (and face to face, literally), 4 kinds of gunnels, babies of every description (gunnels, shiner perch, crabs, CO soles, Irish Lords and more) it's a good day.

Bob Lew and I headed over to Owen Beach after for a 6 gill hunting dive, but were skunked on sharks. We did manage to find 7-8 different kinds of starfish, more gunnels, two octos, sturgeon poachers and CO sole.

And, the best part of it was, after 3 dives, I was totally dry inside my dry suit!

(I've been wet/damp for months and finally found all the leaks!)

-Valerie

thelawgoddess · Post by **thelawgoddess** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:03 am

that is one scary-looking fish. probably because it looks so human. it must be such a rush to see one in person!

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 10:24 am

Such great dives! $\:D/$ Anytime you have a young wolfie swimming around you and between your legs

its a good dive!

So nice to talk with Bob and Valerie and many others that were taking advantage of the minimal exchange and current. I actually saw a piece of kelp pointing straight up as opposed to horizontally where it usually is. Current can make this site a real challenge if you don't time it just right, and days where the exchange is so small are a real treat.

I'm starting to read Tide logs to plan my days off...

Hmmmm.... Is that a sign of something?

Also worked on my Pony bottle and air sharing. Hmmm... the long hose and necklace are looking better all the time!

This was dive #50! (How many does that make before I catch Grateful Diver?!?

NOT gonna happen!) I'll start my Rescue class this month as well. Lovin' diving!

RSdancey · Post by **RSdancey** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 1:40 pm

This is a dive I am very interested in doing. Can someone walk through the process of determining when the tides are right for this location?

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 4:51 pm

Awsome dive!
Greatfull Diver has great timing for this site! Tom Nic and I did one dive a little earlier before Greatful Diver got there and had to fight a little bit of current.Second Dive? We splashed Just after GD, And Awsome!!!

"Dancing with Wolfies" is an awsome exsperience! It would probably be wise to check with an experienced diver such as greatful Diver before attempting to dive this location.

Diver_C · Post by **Diver_C** » Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:41 pm

I like using the following website for currents and tides:

http://tbone.biol.sc.edu/tide/sites_uswest.html

This dive is at the south end of the Narrows, so then search the page for:

The Narrows, S end midstream, Washington Current

I'd like to try this dive too. So, hurry back from your trip.

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:42 am

Here's a few pics from this dive, and one a couple of days later in the San Juan's.

http://www.nwdiveclub.com/gallery/v/Dives/

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:03 pm

Great PhotoShow!!!! I have never dove Day Island Wall . I just put it on the top of my list of sites to dive. Thanks for the pics!!!

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 10:07 pm

Nice pics by Tom too,,,,pretty cool!!
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Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:22 am

Tom Nic wrote:Here's a few pics from this dive, and one a couple of days later in the San Juan's.

http://www.nwdiveclub.com/gallery/v/Dives/

RE: the Big Cone Island - What Is This picture ...

... it's a Leopard Dorid nudibranch.

We did two dives on Big Cone on Sunday ... from opposite ends. They were completely different types of dives. The first was a sloping bottom covered in scallops and California sea cucumbers (orange and white). The second dive was a sheer wall, also covered with life, but with far more sponges and encrusting hydrocorals. Both were "do it again" type dives.

I may have time to put together a photo show sometime later ... but I've got an AOW class this week so it might be much later ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 8:53 am

Thanks Bob!

I'll update the pic in the gallery!