Scooter diving no lights!

There are certain plankton that react to being disturbed by giving off light. This phenomenon is called bioluminescence. Every diver plays with this phenomenon on their first couple of night dives.

Last night I was scooter diving at Edmonds Underwater Park. Edmonds is a very big place so swimming there is not fun...but Edmonds on scooters, that's like crack for divers. My buddy and I met a couple of friends there. They didn't have scooters, so we offered them a tow out to the wreck of the Triumph. My buddy towed one diver while I towed two. My scooter tows like a tractor! Out at the Triumph my buddy takes pictures I just enjoy looking at the little critters. I love having the opportunity to do nothing but float in mid water. When we got back near shore I signaled to surface so that we could figure out where the entrance was. My buddy then asks me, "Do you want to scooter back with our lights off?" 

We turned off our lights and let our eyes adjust to the total darkness. 

Green sparks were flying off the nose cone of the scooter. The tailcone trailed a green ribbon. I could clearly make out the outline of my buddy and his scooter in the form of green bioluminescence and the ribbon of green trailing his tailcone. I could even make out the ripples on the sand with the light cast by these creatures. I have to figure out how to get this on video!