La Jolla Shores PM, Sun July 6, 2008
Nice conditions at the Shores today. Our dive group decided that the new parking situation at Vallecitos made it easier to drop off/pick up dive gear. On the kick out, we were treated to a fleeting dolphin show. A friendly sea lion popped his head up to say hello. With J’s line-ups, we dropped right [...]

Yukon & Ruby E, Sat July 5, 2008
Conditions were very good at the wrecks today. Took a client out on their first Wreck Alley dives today. Very little swell. Good viz. Hit the Yukon first at about 8:15. Didnt have to compete for buoys, as we were the first one out there this morning. No thermocline today, temp was in the mid [...]

La Jolla Shores, Sat July 5, 2008
We had an interesting dive this morning at La Jolla Shores. I wasn’t expecting much since this was my second dive without my strobe (should be back Monday, the battery had a loose wire). I decided to take along my 18-70mm lens to see what I could do with it with ambient light [...]

La Jolla Shores, Fri July 4, 2008
So we met on V street at 5am, okay a little earlier than that, and the street was already crowded with folks unloading their cars and moving on. The 15 min parking did not deter us from parking on Vallecitos due to the fact it is only enforced 11am to 5pm they just haven’t posted [...]

South Wall LJ Shores, Fri July 4, 2008
Just returned from a dive along the South Wall. Very nice conditions! Mirror-like surface, 1ft waves, mild current. Viz in the 40-50ft range below 30fsw, enough to enjoy the landscape formed by all those wall-ettes and ravines. Dropped down to 90fsw during initial descent, but remained between 60-70fsw for most of [...]

La Jolla Shores PM, Thurs July 3, 2008
Buddied up with Mike B. and Jimbo S. this evening for a leisurely dive. As Vallecitos proved to be more of a parking challenged area now, we parked in the parking lot. By the way, exactly at 10:00 pm the police strongly encourage you to leave the parking lot, and they start handing out citations. A new [...]

Mission Beach, Mon June 30, 2008
In one of the most strange dives that I’ve had in a long time? After rolling into the ocean I saw that the conditions were going to be mediocre at best, even though the surface conditions were nice and flat and that there was not much of a tide swing.  Then as I began my decent [...]

Scripps North Branch, Sat June 28, 2008
Headed for North Branch in perfect conditions; the seas are unbelievably flat, no current, no surge. Mike got us anchored perfectly by a wall/slope, and in no time the first team of Charlie L. and Dave rolled in, while Mike, Jimbo and I got some sun and chatted. Charlie and Dave reported seeing tons of Swell [...]

Scripps Canyon, Fri June 27, 2008
I have decided that when it comes to Scripps Canyon, La Jolla Canyon, and visibility, the system is like an hourglass. The full, top end had the bad vis people keep insisting is at the Shores last night. The empty, bottom end represents the clear goodness that we find at Scripps Canyon. Lucky for us, [...]

La Jolla Shores, Sun June 15, 2008
It was one of those rare dives that just creeped me out - the entire time I had a weird feeling. The yellow/green/dark murky haze was a constant - even when it “opened” up to 12′ for a minute, it was still very murky - then it would get dark - then I heard strange [...]

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