01 Boarding at 7 am, the boat departs across the Sand Diego river, 5 minutes from our house.jpg

02 David Canchola as we sail out of the harbour, he took all the pictures in this series except this one.jpg

03 en route to the Coronado Islands (Mexico).jpg

04 We drop anchor at the lobster shack.jpg

05 this is one big sea hare (Aplysia spp.).jpg

06 An anemone burried in the sand.jpg

07 This is me diving off the lobster shack.jpg

08 Sea stars are abundant...jpg

09 ... and some have company.jpg

10 a blacksmith (Chromis puntipinnis) hovers over the sandy bottom.jpg

11 There is a small wreck, alledgedly the captain switched on the autopilot for the Coronado Islands before going below deck. He found the islands...jpg

12 Several sculpins now inhabit the wreck.jpg

13 More sculpins below deck.jpg

14 A blackeye goby (Coryphopterus nicholsi) rests on the wreck.jpg

15 Even the loo is still there, convenient!.jpg

16 This used to be the helm.jpg

17 Reflection of the air that is trapped underneatch the ceiling.jpg

18 A grunt on the sandy bottom.jpg

19 A school of juvenile blacksmiths.jpg

20 A sea star feeding off the remnants of a sea urchin.jpg

21 Blacksmiths schooling over the rocky bottom.jpg

22 A bluebanded goby sits out in the open.jpg

23 A garibaldi, California's state fish.jpg

24 A look over my shoulder...jpg

25 A sculpin hides between the rocks.jpg

26 My light works well.jpg

27 This sea lion wanted a share of my bubbles... or was it just playing?.jpg

28 Here she comes again...jpg

29 A sea lion plays at the distant surface.jpg

30 This kelp bass is well camouflaged.jpg

31 A quite harmless feeding frenzy.jpg

32 David and I picked up a third buddy, Dinah, for this dive.jpg

33 Soft corals.jpg

34 Sea stars in the sand.jpg

35 Snake stars poke their many arms out from between the rocks.jpg

36 Another garibaldi.jpg

37 A California sea hare.jpg

38 A treefish guards its crevice.jpg

39 A blenny hides in a corner.jpg

40 Another blenny seeks shelter behind the sea urchin spines.jpg

41 The visibility is quite good today and much better than close to the San Diego shore.jpg

42 A big school of bait fish swims over our heads.jpg

43 Look! upside down.jpg

44 A bluebanded goby (top) and a juvenile garibaldi.jpg

45 Another sculpin in a deep crevice.jpg

46 A juvenile garibalid with its characteristic blue spots.jpg

47 The garibaldi go crazy.jpg

48 We fin a triggergish that tries to hide in this crevice.jpg

49 Garibaldi.jpg

50 Schools of baitfish swim by.jpg

51 Yet another pose...jpg

52 A bluebanded goby and a red sea star.jpg

53 The sea lions come out again during the second dive.jpg

54 Sea urchin beds.jpg

55 David in action, this is the only picture that he did not take.jpg

56 The Heineken beers David brought taste great after a day of diving!.jpg