Hi from California

[vvcepheia]

Hey everyone!

I have been a warm-water vacation diver. I got my OW in Mabul, Malaysia in 2013 and my AOW in Okinawa, Japan in 2016. While I technically have "10 years" of experience diving, I am still a newbie with < 100 dives. I am also an AIDA3 freediver, and go freediving occasionally.

Recently I have decided to give local diving (Monterey) a try, and if the cold is tolerable, may dive more often locally. Glad to e-meet you all : )

 

[Lorenzoid]

Welcome to ScubaBoard! I loved Mabul/Sipidan.

 

[vvcepheia]

Welcome to ScubaBoard! I loved Mabul/Sipidan.

Thank you!
Yep! I returned to Sipadan in 2019 and it was a blast.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

What part of California are you in?

 

[vvcepheia]

What part of California are you in?

Bay area (south bay)

 

[Chavodel8en]

You should check out the Northern California regional sub-forum here, for local discussion.

You should have dived a week ago -- people were reporting sea temps at depth in the mid-60s. Thats pretty much unheard of and I hope was an anomoly (sp).

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

You should check out the Northern California regional sub-forum here, for local discussion.

You should have dived a week ago -- people were reporting sea temps at depth in the mid-60s. Thats pretty much unheard of and I hope was an anomoly (sp).

Where did you hear this? And where was this?

 

[Chavodel8en]

Where did you hear this? And where was this?

On facebook on the Monterey scuba pages, a bunch of people were reporting those temps at Breakwater, elsewhere in Monterey.

First reports I thought maybe were mistaken or exaggerated, but a bunch of folks were reporting it. I was wondering if it was related to the hurricane. Warmest Ive ever seen in Carmel /Monterey was 58 deg.

Apparently its back to normal now - mid 50s.

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

On facebook on the Monterey scuba pages, a bunch of people were reporting those temps at Breakwater, elsewhere in Monterey.

First reports I thought maybe were mistaken or exaggerated, but a bunch of folks were reporting it. I was wondering if it was related to the hurricane. Warmest Ive ever seen in Carmel /Monterey was 58 deg.

Apparently its back to normal now - mid 50s.

Wow, that’s freaky!

 

[IncapableHuman]

Howdy!

I'm also in the Bay area (SF specifically) and am always keen to find other people to go with. What made you decide to start in Monterey again?