Feb. 25, 2012 Galiano Island dive photos/reports

[MarkH]

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[Skookumchuck]

Both awesome dives. We used to stay at the Madrona lodge when it was operated as a dive resort. George would take us to different sites in Trincomali and Porlier pass for $25 for two dives. A few years ago I returned with my kids to shore dive and one of the dives I did was the second one you did. After decending and starting my way down the wall I noticed that my computer had pooched and would only tell me what time it was. I decided that since I was solo I'd play around in the shallows for a while then thumb the dive. When I surfaced and looked around to orient myself I saw my kids on shore pointing out past me. Thinking that perhaps they'd seen seals or sea lions I turned to see a pod of orca's a few hundred meters out in the pass. Needless to say I used one of my higher gears to kick back to shore. My avatar pic was taken by Emily just before I saw the whales.

 

[MarkH]

I remember you telling that story and I actually thought about it a few times when I was off the wall with nothing but dark water behind me. Have you ever tried any of the other beach accesses on Galiano?

 

[Skookumchuck]

There's one other access between the two dives you did that I logged as Bodega Bay in my log. Very easy to get to the water but not much area to park. I also remember getting to the water at the North end of the Island at Porlier Pass but we never dove it from shore.

 

[MarkH]

There's one other access between the two dives you did that I logged as Bodega Bay in my log. Very easy to get to the water but not much area to park.

That sounds like one of the spots I was going to try out (parking on the shoulder and a very short trail to a tiny bay), but there was a creek running next to the trail into the bay because of all the rain and it looked pretty murky.