After going diving the day before and seeing great conditions in Laguna Beach, we had to find a boat to Catalina. We would have loved to go over on the Catalina Flyer, but it's still out of commission until March.
This was our first dive with Eco Dive Center and the Sand Dollar boat. Very good experience. $125 per person for 3 dives at Catalina with a TON of food.
This was also our first dive at Indian Rock. We were really excited and quickly got in the water to what looked amazing Kelp forests and 2 great Rocks to dive around. Well... both were true. However, we did not realize just how thick the kelp forests were.
I've just never been in kelp that thick. It was continually grabbing our gear and wrapping around our limbs. Amazing to swim through, but not recommended for beginners or the faint of heart. We almost could not get to Indian Rock because the kelp was so thick. We wound up not seeing much and it was a somewhat frustrating dive, because it was such good conditions and not an equally good dive.
There was one highlight in this dive. Jenni spotted a small Horn Shark sleeping in some rocks. Very cool.
Here's a little video I shot on the dive.
· Time In: 10:58
· Bottom Time: 00:48
· Depth: 27ft
· Buddy: Jenni Wilson-Cooper
· Visibility: 10-15 ft
· Temperature: 59º
