Catalina water is 67 degrees so we wore full 7mm wetsuits
Our dive boat could sleep up to 35 people
The yellow kelp in the background grows from the bottom70 ft down. It's like swimming through an eerie forest.
Last week we took an impromptu dive trip to the Channel Islands with Dave's work friends. We drove 12 hrs across the scorching desert, got to the port at Long Beach and boarded a 70 ft dive boat for a 4 day cruise. But this was no cruise ship! We slept in little bunks with about 1 ft between our heads and the bunk above. The cook prepared delicious meals and snacks and the captain was gruff and salty just like a cap'n should be. We were very pleasantly surprised and delighted to experience a totally new dive experience in the "cold" waters off California. We swam through beautiful kelp forests, thick and dense . We were spellbound as the sea plants on the ocean floor rolled back and forth with the swells , creating a sensation that the whole ocean bottom was moving beneath us. We saw tons of lobster, octopus, starfish and various marine life including playful dolphins which were racing the boat as we moved from place to place. It was a good trip! Hey! I was thinking that maybe the family could charter a boat sometime..... $5500 for 4 days??? What do you all think?
4 comments:
How fun! I'm SO sad we couldn't come!!! I do like the idea of a family chartered boat...... :)
Look at you living the rock n' roll lifestyle. Spontaneous trips, chartered yachts, personal chefs. Yes, next time I would like to be invited. Looks beautiful and sounds fun!
WOW! What great pictures and what a wonderful opportunity. So glad you could work it into your already busy schedule. Charter a boat?? You're stuck with parents who are "land-lovers". Just keep having great adventures and taking pictures--so we can enjoy them
Love ya,
Mom & Dad
WENDY!!! Holy cow, I didn't know you have a BLOG! I love love love looking at all of your vacation pictures!! You are the cutest person ever. I'm jealous of all your fun stuff you do!
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