Sunday 25 October 2015

The Long Way Round - 25/10/2015

With my ear still ringing from Thursday night's dive, Jester and I decided on a wee dip in Loch Fyne. We opted for the over dived St Catherines 2 due to the shelter the trees would provide from the rain (this was ultimately moot as the rain eased up).

It was to be a challenging dive as I was without any dive lights which really limited depth and photographic opportunities. However, our bimble was to ultimately last 71 minutes - my longest dive of the year.

Our pre dive chat had been about the absence of nudibranchs in the water of late. A trend which seemed like it was continuing until the eagle-eyed Jester caught sight of one just a few millimetres in length. It's pictured below. Photographed using super macro and even then it's still to small to focus on.

Also making a rare appearance of late were a cushion star and the delicate macropodia rostrata.

The water was definitely starting to chill for the winter. 9c, brr.


Eubranchus Farrani

Cushion Star

Cushion Star

Macropodia Rostrata

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