OK, there is a slight possibility I misheard the name of the wreck when I was informed of the day's itinerary. However, my error made the second dive of the day feel a little more tropical. However, I'm getting ahead of myself.
The SMS Dresden was to be our 2nd ship of the High Seas Fleet to be ticked off. It is deeper than it's sister ship the SMS Karlsruhe and in better condition. So I was prepared for the wreck action to really start to heat up. To compliment this I'd bought an additional Fourth Element thermal from Scapa Scuba because I knew that long deco stops = cold Frewbowski.
The SMS Dresden was definitely more like what I expected. Even I could recognise the guns and enjoyed numerous easy swim-throughs that allowed you to feel that you were exploring something a little bit special. Thanks to my top I also definitely stayed warmer as WF and I racked up around 20 minutes of decompression.
It turned out our second dive was a blockship - the SS Gobernador Bories. She was a pleasant little boat in the shallows surrounded by kelp and nudibranchs. Lots of nudibranchs - including some of my favourites!
The wreck also provided a confidence boost to the Landlady who was a little reluctant to swim in an overhead environment. She and the Barrman joined #teamdeeppenetration and never looked back after this point enjoying her first wreck penetration, first drift dive and first nudibranch.
I was genuinely excited by the volume and variety of nudibranchs around the wreck. I'm not sure I'd ever seen such a concentration. I briefly thought of Jester who'd of been burning his camera battery at the sight.
With that, diving was done for the day.
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| Dresden 5" Gun |
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| Aplysia Punctata |
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| Janolus Cristatus |
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| Sea Lemon |
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| #teamseeppenetration |
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| Looking through |
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| Drifting |
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| Deco stops |
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