A wall of rocks... and life

One of the sites that we sometimes get to work at is called Arrival Heights. This is one of the spots that the Antarctic Explorers (Robort Falcon Scott, notably) landed to setup the first, and still present permanent hut on the Continent. Also why our location is known as the Hut Point Peninsula. It is on the north side of town, just outside and is a relatively steep rocky face with lots of areas that have undergone some landslides over time.

It is also an area that can pick up some current, and so we tend to be very aware of the current here before we get in, but it also means there are TONS of filter feeding organisms, like anemones and sponges.

In particular the large anemones here are really everywhere and conspicuous members of the benthic (seafloor community).

It was my first dive with Dexter and Paola under the ice, and it was fun to put the team back together again.