aquagal
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Greetings from Northern California!
I'm returning to scubadiving after a 5 year absence. I only dove 4 times after my initial certification so I repeated the basic course again. I'm so glad I did! The class was so much fun! I met some cool people and our instructor was fantastic. My first class 5 years ago was very good too but I was cold and uncomfortable in the rented wetsuit. This time I bought my wetsuit and was perfectly comfortable -- the water was warmer this time too, 57 F.
We did our checkout dives in Monterey CA. Beautiful weather both days once the fog cleared. Our first day we dove San Carlos beach (AKA the Breakwater) and the vis was only 5-7 feet. The second day we dove at the Coral street beach. We had 30 feet vis and it wasn't crowded.
The harbor seals nibbled at our fins and there was soooo much to see. I can't remember all the names of the critters and plant life but our instructor brought a bunch of books we used to identify what we saw. Our instructor is also a marine biologist and she knew exactly what we were describing.
I'm signed up for a Cozumel trip in mid-August and plan to do more diving in the Monterey bay.
I'm learning so much from the postings at Scubaboard too!
Best,
Luisa
I'm returning to scubadiving after a 5 year absence. I only dove 4 times after my initial certification so I repeated the basic course again. I'm so glad I did! The class was so much fun! I met some cool people and our instructor was fantastic. My first class 5 years ago was very good too but I was cold and uncomfortable in the rented wetsuit. This time I bought my wetsuit and was perfectly comfortable -- the water was warmer this time too, 57 F.
We did our checkout dives in Monterey CA. Beautiful weather both days once the fog cleared. Our first day we dove San Carlos beach (AKA the Breakwater) and the vis was only 5-7 feet. The second day we dove at the Coral street beach. We had 30 feet vis and it wasn't crowded.
The harbor seals nibbled at our fins and there was soooo much to see. I can't remember all the names of the critters and plant life but our instructor brought a bunch of books we used to identify what we saw. Our instructor is also a marine biologist and she knew exactly what we were describing.
I'm signed up for a Cozumel trip in mid-August and plan to do more diving in the Monterey bay.
I'm learning so much from the postings at Scubaboard too!
Best,
Luisa
