charlie
blue whale
Joined: 03 May 2006
Posts: 1148
Location: Stavanger
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 Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 10:48 pm Post subject: in the fjords |
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It's been nice to read on here about all of the recent SUSAC trips: sounds like you've all been having some fun.
After a few dry weeks, I got wet in Norge again 
I'd taken the opportunity to get some work done on my suit & bought a new mega warm hood... both were well worth the effort. I got a pee zip fitted to the suit & while it was in at Otter, they shortened the legs & replaced the boots. So with the combination of that & the previously fitted braces, it actually fits me now. Wish I'd got it done years ago!
After my break, the contrast has been amazing this week. So much life all of a sudden. However the viz has deteriorated above 10m depth with the growth of algae. At some extreme moments it got as low as 7m!
Anyway, saw lots of great critters. Cuckoo wrasse, big sea cucumbers, the biggest spider crab I've ever spotted (30cm+ across), butterfish, dragonets etc etc. What a contrast from the winter which was pristine viz-wise but low on life. However, the water is still cold at depth: 4C at 35m today but 12C during the safety stops.
more photos are here
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