Dive #396

Date: January 6, 2010
Time: 9:20pm
Location: Shaw's Cove
Depth (feet): 38
Dive Time (minutes): 72
Surf (feet): 0-1
Surge (feet): 0-1
Water Temp (fahrenheit): 57
Visibility (feet): 25+
Visibility Description: great
Notes and Highlights: Dove with Jeff - first dive of '10! Conditions are perfect, and looking to get bad in a day or so - so we gave up the sleep and headed for Laguna - well worth it. Best dive conditions in a while, although I haven't been diving consistently. No surge and no surf...dropped down quickly and into the interior of the reef - spent the first 30 minutes or so in the passages between Shaw's and Crescent - lots of eels, octopi, H.Roses...

Went outside on the Shaw's side, and out past T.A.R. A huge male sheephead was wedged in a crevice asleep...great to see a large male on a reef in Laguna - seems like a long time since I've been able to find one. Went back outside and encountered a large moray fully out and hunting - aggressively hunting - fun to watch. Spent some time over the sand on the way back - lots of little rays and thornbacks...walk-out exit and a great time had by all!