David swims with the fishes!
Aside from giant plankton blooms and a 5 hour wait for the ferry, the weekend went excellent.
We started at Whytecliff park on Saturday—finishing most of our required skills tests. Visibility was all of 2 feet (due to the bloom…bloody plankton). Not that that stopped us from having a look around.
On Sunday, we went to Sechelt, on the Sunshine Coast. These swims seemed easier than Saturday’s—maybe due to a more relaxed setting or the Nitrox (enriched air). Visibility was definately better…especially on our second dive where we dipped to just above the 60ft mark.
There were plenty of creatures and plants, but the coolest was being within a few feet of a huge school of fish.
The trip back took a while. The ferry wasn’t running at it’s standard time.
I wasn’t going to let that spoil a perfectly good weekend though…especially since I’m now a certified diver!
