Casino Point, Catalina, CA

I dove as a safety diver with Instructor John’s Open Water class.*

In With: 1900 psi
Out With: 900 psi
Max depth: 50 feet or so
Waves: Insignificant
Visibility: 20 feet
Water Temperature: Seems like it’s getting colder
Total Bottom Time: About 30 minutes
*The names of students have been changed, probably because I don’t remember them to begin with.

Pedro decided to sit this one out, so this was the most enjoyable dive of the day.

John, his three newer students and myself went for another dive.

We all followed John.

The “sight seer” did his thing and kept having to catch up to the group.

Nothing notable happened on this dive.

On the way back to San Pedro, it was sort of crowded.

We exchanged diving and work stories amongst us.

Out of seven students, I believe five received their C-cards today.

Pedro was told that he did not pass; John wants him to do another trip to Catalina.

Casino Point, Catalina, CA

I dove as a safety diver with Instructor John’s Open Water class.*

In With: 3100 psi
Out With: 1900 psi
Max depth: 50-60 feet
Waves: Insignificant
Visibility: 20 feet plus
Water Temperature: Seems like it’s getting colder
Total Bottom Time: 35 minutes
*The names of students have been changed, probably because I don’t remember them to begin with.

John tried the skin dive again with Leeza.

She got really nervous, she took her mask off and asked, “Can we go in now?”

John took her back in.

Young Hottie and Green Horn had graduated and decided not to do any more dives.

So it was six divers: John, myself, the three students from his newer class… and Pedro.

I took up the rear of the line; one of the students kept hanging back, sight seeing.

John changed depths regularly; 40 feet to 200 feet to 40 feet.

Pedro either crawled on the rocks or floated up trying to keep up.

When he went too high, he pulled himself down using the kelp.

We all came ashore without incident. The water level seems deeper than before, it came up to the fourth or fifth step.