I don’t care for the diving in California. I’ve dived the Channel Islands, Catalina Island, Monterey and Point Lobos, Coronados Islands, San Diego, Sonoma Coast....“Great” is in the eye of the beholder. I don’t find it great. Given this, I pretty much only dive when I go away. My idea of “great” is Raja Ampat or something in the coral triangle and even in the Red Sea; there’s nothing in the Caribbean and definitely not local. Besides,
@Marie13 ’s question was quite clear. She asked vacation divers what our take is.....“If international travel is still very limited, but you can travel within the US, do any of you vacation divers think you might take up more local/US diving? AKA - if you've gone to Coz, would you do Florida if you can't get out of the country? Or would you take a dip in your local quarry or lake?
I guess it comes down to: do you want to dive at all costs or if you can't get to warm water, you just won't dive?”
That’s my honest answer. I can’t be bothered given the effort to get there, the logistics, and the cleanup given the “reward”, or lack thereof for me. It’s subjective. Others love it and it’s fine.