oops, i screwed up the crinoid pic... fixed it
lol the water is nearly non-diveable if you're using a wet suit. If you have a good water tight drysuit and layers of clothing under it, you manage to stay toasty enough. besides all the life down there is more distracting than a wee bit of cold.
lol flashy-shmashy we see enough tropical stuff around here
. jk. true that we dont have big coral reefs, but diving around here isn't really comparable to tropical diving... it's just so different. there's a reason dive sites around here are world reknown. If you know how to look, i think local diving is much more fulfilling. that said, i do admit that ive always dreamed of a dive trip down under!