fnfalman
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I took my intern over to Casino Point and had him do a Discover SCUBA session with Catalina Divers Supply.
Viz was good inside the kelp line, OK outside of the kelp line. My computer indicated 57-F at depth. I did find a bit of thermocline left of the stair and soaked in its relative warmth for a bit. Didn't see any torpedo ray or even bat ray but saw several octopus. One of them was eating a fish of some sort and this fish was minus a head. Looks like a bait fish from a boat or something. Another one was trying to eat a snail.
Saw a couple of moray eels, I even teased one of them out of its hole by waggling my fingers (probably not a good idea), but it was a small eel.
The instructor dude took my intern around for about half an hour, and the kid thoroughly enjoyed himself. He was skeptical about California diving despite all the photos I've shown him. He's not skeptical any more. He said that the kelp forest was "majestic". I believe that was the same word I described the kelp forest to him. He got a kick out of all the calico basses hiding beneath the canopies.
BTW, there were some pretty strange currents. One current at about 40-50 ft depth running north-south. Another current about 20-30 ft depth running south to north. The currents were mild but definitive. I rode them both ways. Pretty cool. It's like drift diving but not.
Anyway, the kid said that he's gonna get certified when he comes back in the summer of 2014 for the next internship.
Viz was good inside the kelp line, OK outside of the kelp line. My computer indicated 57-F at depth. I did find a bit of thermocline left of the stair and soaked in its relative warmth for a bit. Didn't see any torpedo ray or even bat ray but saw several octopus. One of them was eating a fish of some sort and this fish was minus a head. Looks like a bait fish from a boat or something. Another one was trying to eat a snail.
Saw a couple of moray eels, I even teased one of them out of its hole by waggling my fingers (probably not a good idea), but it was a small eel.
The instructor dude took my intern around for about half an hour, and the kid thoroughly enjoyed himself. He was skeptical about California diving despite all the photos I've shown him. He's not skeptical any more. He said that the kelp forest was "majestic". I believe that was the same word I described the kelp forest to him. He got a kick out of all the calico basses hiding beneath the canopies.
BTW, there were some pretty strange currents. One current at about 40-50 ft depth running north-south. Another current about 20-30 ft depth running south to north. The currents were mild but definitive. I rode them both ways. Pretty cool. It's like drift diving but not.
Anyway, the kid said that he's gonna get certified when he comes back in the summer of 2014 for the next internship.
