After our Ship Rock adventure, we piled into vans and drove to the other side of the island. We hadn't really explored the exposed side of the island much, so we were hoping to see different things there. Everyone went tidepooling on the rocky shore. The water was calm, allowing for some good snorkeling as well. We saw many different types of algae that didn't grow in our cove. One of our classmates turned over a rock and found a tiny octopus, and everyone took turns holding it.
Acorn barnacles (
Semibalanus balanoides) growing on rocks.
Some small orange sponges, some calcified red algae, and some seagrass all together makes for an interesting color combination.
Norris's top snail (
Norrisia norrisi) on
Eisenia arborea.
Lots of seagrass grew on the ocean bottom here, interspersed with some Macrocystis, making for some beautiful photographic algal opportunities. Schools of sardines swam around in the eelgrass, reflecting sunlight off their silvery scales. The flowing of the seagrass with the motion of the water was very peaceful.
Some
Microcladia growing amidst some seagrass.
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