New Diver Traveling through Orange County for 2 weeks in Aug....

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hey guys and gals,

so i'll be traveling to vegas for a TDY for work for a couple weeks in AUG, and was going to drive to catalina island/OC to visit a friend of mine but they are not divers, wondering who to go through to get a few dives in in the local area.

quick background on me, 28, a vet (don't take that the wrong way), fairly new diver, have my own gear.. only thing i don't have is a dive computer which i could just rent for the time being (deciding which one to get right now) might be picking up a used D6....

how is the diving there? is it ok for beginners? anyone willing to take me out? or should i go through a LDS? if so, which one?

thanks in advance!
 
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Just let me know the date and what you want to do and we will go diving. Just that simple.

We have some great diving here. I was at Laguna Beach diving off the shore on Friday and Monday and Catalina off a boat on Sunday. Have a dry spell comming up and won't get wet again until Wednesday and then not again until Friday.

Sending PM.
 
i don't care what we do, i just want to be underwater... likely AUG 4/5 and AUG 11/12 both those weekends i can drive from vegas..... and possibly again on AUG 18/19....
 
I would definitely take the opportunity to dive with Melvin if you can. You couldn't ask for a better buddy/guide for someone with your experience (both diving and life). And if HT (fnfalman) joins you, that ain't bad either! If you post the specifics of when and where, don't be surprised if even more SB'ers offer to join you.
 
If you check out Laguna Sea Dwellers' website, they may be having a club dive/bbq on one of your dates. It's a friendly group with a mix of experienced and new divers. Another option is South Coast Divers, which is not a club but an e-mail list. They dive Laguna every Saturday. You can go to their website and put your name into their list.
 
If you post the specifics of when and where, don't be surprised if even more SB'ers offer to join you.


Yeah, like Me! LOL Melvin was nice enough to meet me at Old Marine Land about 9 years ago when I came out for a visit and now I live here! Thanks Melvin! Keep us posted...
 
nice thanks guys! glad there are so many friendly people out this way for some noob love :P

i will keep everyone posted (in this thread) as the dates get closer, and while i'm there.
 
If you can go to Catalina, or a day boat trip to the Channel Islands, by all means do so. Some of the best diving anywhere.
Don't skip the night dive! The night dives in Catalina Dive Park are amazing!
easy diving for cold water, too. Entry from shore is as easy as it gets! Oh, it will be pretty warm by August.
 

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