Resor 8-7-16

The Resor is always one of my very favorite wrecks.  Today we finally had luck on our side as we broke out of the inlet and the left over swells from the day before were following us as we headed for the Resor.    The Independence II was packed to the hilt today which was great, nothing better than full boats in the peak of the dive season.

As we arrived another dive boat was already anchored on the wreck but, the Resor is large with plenty of room for two boats.  We ended up anchored in the stern section of the wreck.  The surface water is thick as pea soup and is very disorienting but once you went through that layer, the visibility was unlimited, at least 40' and of course cold.  I could see the layout of a large portion of the wreck as I desecended with the glow of divers scattered around the wreck, it was such a cool thing to see.  Once I was on the wreck I headed down into the sand after other divers had spoken of the abundance of flounder on the bottom I wanted to find some to photograph.  I did not see any initially so I did not stay in the sand more than a minute or two and decided to head back up to the top of the wreck since there were more things for me to photograph and a little bit more light.   I shot some photos and then went over to the opposite side of the wreck and remembered the way to the gun turret.  I started to swim in the direction and just did not feel 100% so, I turned around and just stayed in a small area near the anchor line and shot more photos.  I ended up with a short dive, only 25 minutes before I went up and had a not so nice hang in the pea soup.

Once I got home and looked at the photos I again found nudibranchs within the mussels.  I sure wish I could spot these with my own eyes on the bottom and therefore zoom in on them.  I suppose they are still around on this wreck since the water is very cold.  The wreck is covered in mussels this year and leaves for less sea anemones than what you typically see on this wreck.

I can spot 3 nudibranchs in this photo..

Today was a meat day, there were 20 lobsters, huge blackfish, flounder, cod, mussels and scallops boated today.  The cooler was so full we had to scrounge for alternative coolers to fit all of the fish and lobsters.  It truly has been many years since I saw so many fish and lobsters from a dive and also such a variety.

Till my next dive adventure...be safe!