Today’s snorkelling adventure was along the east side of Saxe Point Park in Esquimalt, BC. Five of us from the Cold Water Addicts group entered and exited the water from the Inspiration Cove beach.
This first video shows the site from the surface.
The conditions were ideal. We were in full sunlight the entire time. There was no discernible current. Any waves were trivial. The vertical visibility was about 5 metres.
The above video includes some of what we saw. Below are uninformed attempts at species identification.
- 00:03 Ochre star
- 00:27 Anemone
- 00:41 Fish-eating anemone with tentacles mostly retracted
- 00:47 Blood star, partly obscured by strand of kelp
- 01:11 White-spotted anemone with tentacles mostly retracted
- 01:16 Egg mass
- 01:30 Small kelp crab
- 02:03 White-spotted anemone with tentacles mostly retracted and in better focus
- 02:15 Kelp crab
Brian thanks so much for the great footage!! It was such a beautiful day!!
You are welcome, Denise. That session worked out well.
Hi! Thanks for sharing! I am going there tomorrow and am wondering which month you were there to get that visibility?
Wendy
Hi Wendy. That video was made in March of 2023. I was there again a few days ago and the viz was worse, as it is at most locations around here these days.