A few dive pix from last week

Snappy · #1 05-30-2011, 12:21 AM

Thanks everyone, glad you like the pix.

Yeah Brett I hear the weather was much better in Vallarta. It was dry & sunny with temps every day about 36-38 Celsius where as in Calgary it was wet and about 36-38 F. Glad I went away last week and missed it.

PoonTang · #2 05-30-2011, 01:47 AM

Awesome. thanks for posting.

Delphinus · #3 05-30-2011, 04:20 AM

Those are some great shots. I always hear that the Pacific side is not as nice as the Caribbean/Atlantic side but clearly there are some nice gems there too, so not sure what's up with that reputation? Seems possibly not deserved if these pictures tell us anything.

Are those fan gorgonians photosynthetic? Are the polyps brown if you look close enough? The close up of the rod gorgs show brown polyps so that's kinda neat?

Thanks for sharing, looks great

skabooya · #4 05-30-2011, 05:09 PM

Beautiful. Makes me want to go sooner than planned.

fishytime · #5 05-30-2011, 06:27 PM

Hey Greg..... What were you doing behind that rock???? Sneaking a SPS frag or two???

Great pics btw

Snappy · #6 06-09-2011, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by fishytime

Hey Greg..... What were you doing behind that rock???? Sneaking a SPS frag or two???

Great pics btw

Actually I think I was going after an octopus in that shot.

AHHope · #7 06-09-2011, 04:54 PM

im jealous all i saw last weekend diving was some dirt, snails and the bottom of the old dam in minnewonka....a nice warm 35 degrees at the bottom

Snappy · #8 06-09-2011, 07:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Delphinus

Those are some great shots. I always hear that the Pacific side is not as nice as the Caribbean/Atlantic side but clearly there are some nice gems there too, so not sure what's up with that reputation? Seems possibly not deserved if these pictures tell us anything.

Are those fan gorgonians photosynthetic? Are the polyps brown if you look close enough? The close up of the rod gorgs show brown polyps so that's kinda neat?

Thanks for sharing, looks great

The gorgonians are actually quite spectacular and the polyps that show as brown are really more pinkish looking in person, lots of sea fans and other gorgs in many colors including deep purple and even yellow. In my opinion their is a greater diversity of sea life in the PV area than the Caribbean side. I think the poor rep comes from people wanting to snorkel and not seeing as much as they hoped. The snorkeling isn't great in the area but the diving is good however visibility can be 80 feet one day & 20 feet the next but that is nature and you need to know where to go. The best diving is actually in the summer months so most people don't think to go then but the water is generally about 86 degrees and 60-80 ft vis in Aug.
My favorite sites are Chimo & El Moro. Both are advanced dives and very nice.