At 02:09 PM 1/26/02 +1100, Strike wrote:
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>critters.  At one point, I spotted a Maori wrasse vigorously shaking what
>looked like a small piece of wispy brown algae.  As we approached, the
>wrasse dropped the piece of weed.  As it settled back onto the bottom a
>small cloud of fine silt rose up while the 'weed' planted itself firmly back
>into the seafloor.  Using a piece of shell, I delicately lifted it up.  It
>was a minute crab with a mossy back perfectly camouflaged to meld in with
>other similar looking small tufts of weed.
>
>The suit was remarkably comfortable - and warm.  Simon and I did 104 minutes
>and while - towards the end of the dive - I began to feel cool, I certainly
>wasn't cold.  One thing that I did discover was the fact that the zipper
>runs lower down the torso than is the case with my SSA suits.  It also
>features a double zip that allowed me to take a leak during the dive by only
>unzipping the lower portion! :-)

Strike,
         Given your history with triggerfish, I'd be careful how much
you're exposing.  For that matter, on those really cold days, sounds like
you better look out for the Maori wrasses as well! :-)    I always enjoy
your Shelly Beach reports.
-Mark B.