Curious about who is going diving this weekend

[wdunne311]

How many people are still planning on going diving this weekend? I'm wondering if I'm the only crazy person who is still planning on diving. I was planning on diving Breakwater on Friday night, Carmel on Saturday and Point Lobos on Monday, possibly somewhere else on Tuesday. What are everyone's thoughts?

Brad

 

[sarita75]

I'm wondering if I'm the only crazy person who is still planning on diving. *** What are everyone's thoughts?

Why do you think you are crazy for diving? The shark? Or is there something else I am not aware of. Mark and I are planning on diving - probably exclusively at the BW - Saturday afternoon and evening and then going to go again in the AM on Sunday. Let me know if you will be around for any of it.

 

[mobeeno]

Can't wait to hear the vis reports.

 

[Peter_C]

We will be diving somewhere towards Carmel on Saturday, then Lobos on Sunday returning home Sunday evening. Hopefully Monterey is nice this weekend.

 

[mtbrider]

I've got some ideas for Saturday.. Maybe kayak out S. Monastery to Mono-Lobo if it's flat, or do the pinnacles out of Stillwater Cove. Carmel River beach might work but I suspect too much kelp.

On Sunday let's do Great Pinnacle and maybe Thumbs Up for the second dive. I'll bring my GPS loaded with the coords.

http://www.divesitevideos.com/Lobos/sites/greatpinnacle.html
http://www.divesitevideos.com/Lobos/sites/thumbsup.html
http://www.garlic.com/~triblet/swell/gpslobos.html

Maybe we should dive Marco's Pinnacle in hopes of finding our friendly GWS. :11:

 

[Hinalo]

I would love to get some vis reports from Monterey. NCoast has been crummy lately and I'd like to be able to see my buddy from at least 5 feet away.

Bay Bridge closure is a bit of a concern for a Monterey trip from Sonoma County, but I still might be up for it on Sunday if conditions are good.

Sarita75, how early on Sunday do you think you folks might be getting in the water?

 

[sarita75]

I called Aquarius this AM and reports from Breakwater were indicating 10-12' vis for Monterey. I can't read wave models, etc. so I can't say anything more than that.

Sarita75, how early on Sunday do you think you folks might be getting in the water?

Sunday I was planning on getting there around 7:30 or 7:45 AM (after getting fills) and hanging out until we meet up with some friends around 9 AM.

 

[RoyN]

I might come back and dive. Mobeeno, I might give you a call if I manage to finish my homework, you and I should go to Butterfly House and dive there with the new camera.

 

[coreypenrose]

If the weather holds, I hope to head out this Monday. Heh, the thought of being squashed by a meth-addled truck driver on the drive to Monterey scares me quite a bit more then a nibble from the landlord.

 

[wdunne311]

Dove North Monastery tonight. Really cool dive. Vis was about 20-30 feet near the shore and 40-50 feet at depth. Got to about 94 feet along the wall. Lots of really cool anemones, that I didn't get the focus right in any of the anemone pictures. I definitely need to get a strobe. I think the highlight of the dive was when one of the guys I was diving with motioned to me. I didn't see what he was motioning to until I saw a face popping out of the rock. We saw what I think is a Monkeyface (Prickleback) Eel (if you go by the Coastal Fish ID book by Paul Humann). I've never dove North Monastery. That was so much fun.

Oh and no shark... :14:

Here are some of the pictures that came out alright.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/11413840@N08/sets/72157601781729329/