May 20 to May 22...Texas Tower and the Murphy

What an exciting weekend on the John Jack. Topside encounters with marine life and spectacular diving conditions. The customers and the crew were exposed to some of the best the NE had to offer.

The Texas Tower continues to entertain divers with places to explore and great early season visibility. Dive conditions produced near flat seas starting Friday afternoon and good viz between 25 and 30 feet.

A move on Saturday put us on the Murphy and the sea gods continued to bless us with good conditions. A low lying fog kept the deck from heating up with the sun but the divers were feeling hot as they surfaced with stories of their dive. Good viz, warm sea temps and the chance to explore this seldom visited wreck brought big smiles. The buzz at the dinner table was constant with descriptions of what was viewed and attempts to identify sections of the ship that were explored.

Top side over the weekend also gave everyone some fantastic sightings. A very large sea creature between 20 and 25 feet long, possibly an Orca (not positive on the ID) wanted to cuddle with the boat and kept swimming around it. It's jet black top, white underbody and white tipped pectoral fins held everyone captive as we watched over the side. A school of tuna showed us what they look like when they are in a frenzy. They jumped and dove next to the boat and then while inbound on Sunday a chance to watch some whales playfully romp as they did some tail twisting and tail shaking gave us a picture few ever have a chance to enjoy.

With a following sea and a smooth ride inbound, the 70 plus mile run back to the dock passed quickly and while the customers and crew had dinner and napped, the talk in the wheel house turned to dreams. Capt. Tex and I talked about upcoming adventures for this season and our plans for the future years as we continue to provide our customers with the very best in diving experiences.

Don't just talk the talk, come and walk the walk.

Capt Rich