I was invited out with Pinnacle Scuba Adventures for a weekend of diving and help Jessie showcase our wonderful dive sites to a group that had come up from Seattle, Washington for the weekend. Unfortunately the weather doesn't always cooperate and the 20-25 knot Southwesterly wind and swell prevented us from visiting Church or Swordfish Island on this trip as we had originally planned. So as all good captains do, we changed our plans and decided to dive at Albert Head. Albert Head is a great dive site that can be dove when the conditions are unworthy on the west side of Vancouver Island. The wall is always covered in life and during the summer months there is a large kelp forest that is home to a large number of rockfish. Once back on the boat, the folks from Seattle were extremely please to have seen a number of different nudibranch species as well as some Northern Abalone. I was able to get some great images of large colonies of Hooded Nudibranchs that were spawning all over the kelp in the shallows. It was really nice to have the opportunity to showcase a dive site to divers that would not normally have the chance to dive the area, and who were both accommodating and enthusiastic throughout the trip. The great dive site and even better company made the day a success for all.
Scott
Scott
Albert Head dive site link
Additional images from Albert Head link
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