Emerald Bay at Indian Rocks, Catalina, CA
Diving off the Bottom Scratcher Boat

Dove with Tim and Reyna.

In With: 2700 psi
Out With: 200 psi
Max depth: 40 feet
Waves: Insignificant
Visibility: 30 feet; some parts very clear
Water Temperature: Cold, but warmer than the last dive
Total Bottom Time: 50 minutes

On Tim and Reyna’s return from the last dive, Tim brought up a good sized lobster.

He apparently caught it right after I had split from them.

After a surface interval of a little over an hour, all three of us were back in the water and headed for the lobster holes.

It was a very shallow dive, not getting deeper than 40 feet.

I brought my camera along.

I grabbed for a few lobsters, but no luck.

I kept losing Tim and Reyna in my greedy quest to catch lobsters in the day.

I separated when I ran low on air.

I did a long surface swim back to the boat, through thick kelp which I got caught on many times.