Uk Diving » North Cornwall May '11 » Fun in the Fal

On the dodgiest days we had the chance to play on the Fal and the Helford - both broad, clear tidal channels packed with verdant weed and interesting animals. The very best fun was probably bouncing along on George's boat.

We were looking forward to diving, even if George had...	Rob - flaoting in the Fal	Dawn preparing to hunt for algae...	...should be too hard to find some!	There's always an inviting Snakelocks Anemone posing...
Sea Hare - why don't we get these in the East... too...	Maerl - like pink twiglets	Two Anemone Hermit crabs - Pagurus prideaux - wearing...	Dawn over a Maerl bed	Snake Pipefish
Have you seen this pipefish?	The maerl seems to be a great growing medium for most...	Cerianthus lloydii - a tube anemone (hopefully)	Dawn enjoying the trip back	...honestly it was a laugh!
Sarah's John Inman impression fails to captivate...	...George's has emptied the boat	Velvet crab attack!	More mountains of algae	Sand goby resting on algae
Like a sand mason (but bigger) but I've never seen one do...	An Eyelash Worm - Myxicola infundibulum - not the only...	Brown Shrimp - Crangon crangon	Another Eyelash Worm - Myxicola infundibulum - not the...	A very hairy Hermit crab - with a good collection of red...
Eyelash Worms - Myxicola infundibulum - in formation	Male Black Goby guarding its eggs in an old bivalve shell	Macropodia spp.- Spider crab	Dawn smiling as she is hoping for cake	Cake ahoy!
George, Angie, Steve, Kat and some grey haired hanger on	Angie conducts one of her surprise marine ID tests	Dawn amongst the algae	King Scallop - what lovely eyes	Sponge coasted Incahus spp crab
Hermit crab	Shy 15 Spined Stickleback	15 Spined stickleback out and about	Corkwing Wrasse lurking	A buried Gravel Sea Cucumber - Neopentadactyla mixta - I...
Peachia cylindrica	P5142478	At last a conveniently posed Sand Mason!	Anemone Hermit crab - Pagurus prideaux - wearing a Cloak...	Cap'n Gall - using her extra hands to steer the boat

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