New Divers in Hollywood

[riggerjonny]

Hey there,
My wife and I are new to diving. We got Certified in Cozumel and now have done a handful of dives here in So Cal. One of the biggest challenges for us is that my wife had a motorcycle accident a few years ago and it is hard to find easy shore access. I usually end up humping the gear for both of us and helping her into the water. I'm looking into doing some boat dives which is much easier for her. If anyone can recommend dive spots with extremely easy access or a cart of some type to help it would be appreciated. So far we dove Shaws cove ( lots of stairs ) and White point (rocky). My schedule is very irregular and may be looking for dive buddies during the week.
Thanks, Jonny

 

[dwaters]

Welcome to the 'board!!!

And welcome to the underwater world!!!! Please feel free to drop on down to your local forum and join in our fun here:

SoCal - ScubaBoard

The "BeachCrabs" have those that do mid.week dives plus others on here..check out:
Beach Crabs - ScubaBoard

The "Casino Point Dive Park" in Avalon is an easier entry and even after 30+ dives there, I still find it fun. Check out our http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/socal/231885-updated-great-catalina-island-info-sticky-thread.html for more info. Also just southeast of Shaw's in Laguna is Heisler Park / Picnic Beach in Laguna Beach California that has a ramp to the beach. As far as boat dives, here are couple links to get you started : California Dive Boats : The Official Page and California Diving News - Dive Trips - Directory . Keep an eye out for one of the planned dives and come out to meet us and get wet. Hope to see you both in the water someday soon.