A gentle dive at Nicholson's Point today, where a red, nylon line leads off from about the 35' mark to deeper waters. The three of us making the dive followed this down to around 80' for want of anything interesting to observe. One interesting phenomenon noticed though was a very clear silt layer over the cooler, deeper water. This hung like a dirty grey pall over the bottom. As always, the striking contrast between sunlit spells and the shadow periods was very evident. The Gobies were everywhere in the shallow, rock-strewn portions of this site - and completely unperturbed by divers' presence.
Perhaps the most entertaining element of this dive was watching a young Springer Spaniel bitch retrieving a tennis ball from the water with all the enthusiasm only a 'teenager' can muster for pointless exercise...
Water temperature at depth - 48F (9C), with visibility, at best, about 40'.
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