Amtrak Dive

No, this is not like the Amtrak in San Diego where you ride it like a train. This was an amphibious vehicle used during WWII to transport troops from ship to shore. I have no idea how this one ended up on the floor of the ocean but it has been there since WWII and a little reef ecosystem has cropped up on it since then.

Carlton took the pictures and video from this dive since we were anywhere from 40 to 60 feet deep (my camera only goes to 40 feet). We saw lots of color in the reef here! Carlton also saw a marbled stingray and we saw a mountain of soft coral. Check out his pictures:

Lots of color in this reef

Cool shell

Amphib vehicle

Close-up of vehicle

VHS tape...?

Front of vehicle

Side view with more coral

Top view

Soft coral mountain

More soft coral

Even more

And more

Anemone with its resident

More colors!

Marbled stingray in the shadows

Beautiful!

Groupfie

Great close-up

Heading back in to shore

There wasn't much sea life on this dive but there was a lot of coral! I really loved the colors on this one but I did miss seeing the stingray. I am glad Carlton got a picture of it. By the time I got close to it, the other divers in the group had kicked up so much silt and sand that the visibility was horrible. The mountain of soft coral was really cool to see too!

Until next time!
XOXO
Jen & Carlton