Chavodel8en
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I saw whales on the drive down, just north of Monterey. I hoped they would be at Monastery. Got to S. Monastery and there was a pod of them. One even breached, of course right when I had turned my head, but the splash was impressive. They were there for the hour + I was waiting and setting up, but had gone when we entered the water
So on the SI, they came back very close, maybe 4-5 hundred yards off the beach. So buddy wanted to swim to Middle Reef (which I didn't even know existed - I guess it's to the right of S. Monastery, in the middle of the little bay). However, once we got in the water, the whales were gone. Buddy still wanted to swim out to Middle Reef, but I nixed it - too long to swim for the off chance of diving with whales, and I was already tired.
So we did S. Monastery again. Upon surfacing, still pretty far out, there were 2 whales about 150 yards away - right around where my buddy wanted to dive! Now I'm kicking myself. Oh well, maybe I'll get another chance to dive with whales!
Dives were good. 50 deg water, 20-25 ft viz, lings and a big cabezon.
So on the SI, they came back very close, maybe 4-5 hundred yards off the beach. So buddy wanted to swim to Middle Reef (which I didn't even know existed - I guess it's to the right of S. Monastery, in the middle of the little bay). However, once we got in the water, the whales were gone. Buddy still wanted to swim out to Middle Reef, but I nixed it - too long to swim for the off chance of diving with whales, and I was already tired.
So we did S. Monastery again. Upon surfacing, still pretty far out, there were 2 whales about 150 yards away - right around where my buddy wanted to dive! Now I'm kicking myself. Oh well, maybe I'll get another chance to dive with whales!
Dives were good. 50 deg water, 20-25 ft viz, lings and a big cabezon.
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