Time for a Night Dive!

Everyone is getting excited about our night dive coming up on Feb. 11th.  I know a few of our students are looking forward to getting in some Lobster hunting that night.  Night dives are very exciting if you have been 1 time or 100 times.  At first you may get a bit scared but remember, you are going to have your flashlights.  It's kind of like "walking around in the dark outside with a flashlight", per PADI.  We start our dive at dusk so you know where you are in the water as you descend.  The second dive is the best.  You have already been down for the dusk dive and now it's dark.  It's just awesome!

You are sure to see lobsters crawling along the bottom, crabs trying to find a meal and eels swimming along as well.  Most fish try to wedge themselves under a rock to sleep.  (yes fish sleep) The parrot fish put a bubble of mucus around them so they are more difficult for other creatures to eat them.  As you swim along you can see the other divers lights glowing in the distance.  Most of the time, you won't even notice them because you are to busy trying to find different fish and creatures.  If you cover your light and wave your hand in the water, you will see little sparks of light.  That light is caused by phosphorescent plankton bouncing off of each other.  Your own personal fireworks.

If you have never done a night dive or want to with our group one day, give us a call and we can set you up for our next trip.  We will have several pictures posted on our website after the dive so check back in to see all the great stuff we find.

Happy Diving and don't forget to feed the fish up top.  They are hungry little buggers. LOL