Non-scuba Catalina activity suggestions?

[sweathog13]

Be careful. A few years ago one of our local instructors did a fairly conservative set of instructional dives, but got bent after driving on the road past the Airport-in-the-Sky to be with her BF in Two Harbors. Can't say 100% that was what caused it, but I don't think she's been in the water since.

Yeah, I was thinking why even chance it. Dive one day, island tour the other. Wouldn't want to chance the bends over anything, let alone for something that's easily done another day.

 

[Torontonian]

Be careful. A few years ago one of our local instructors did a fairly conservative set of instructional dives, but got bent after driving on the road past the Airport-in-the-Sky to be with her BF in Two Harbors. Can't say 100% that was what caused it, but I don't think she's been in the water since.

Wow. That's awful.

I had dived in Belize once. After getting off cruise ship, was taken to airport and flew (small paddle hopper) to Ambergris Caye, and did 2 tank boat dives there, not deep, maybe 80' max. After that, flew back to Belize. Don't remember the height, but certainly remember checking and it was within the limits. I was fine.

We're coming to Catalina island on Fri. Aug. 28 with wife and MIL. Was planning to dive/snorkel at Casino Point, then rent golf cart to drive around. Since I've flew that time and was fine, I guess I should be fine here.

But that's too bad for that lady.

 

[kelpmermaid]

FWIW, I don't think you can get to an altitude/outside of town in a golf cart.

 

[drbill]

Nope, altitudes in town accessible by a golf cart are probably on the order of 400 ft. I'd check in my GIS but it's on another computer.

 

[diverrex]

You can walk through the botanical gardens up to the Wrigley Memorial then hike in the hills, all doable on your own, no guide or tour needed. Unfortunately I think just this past year they closed the horse stables.