Ismus Reef, Catalina
Off of the “Mr. C” Dive Boat

Dove with Nick

In With: 2700 psi
Out With: 900 psi
Max depth: 85 feet
Waves: Some chop
Visibility: 20-30 feet
Water Temperature: Cool, cold thermal cline at depth
Total Bottom Time: About 45 minutes

The Divevets chartered this boat and cut everyone a deal on this trip – $57.

Nick’s mask broke and was going to cancel the dive until I reminded him of Ed’s old saying, “just keep going on;” He fixed it with a tie wrap.

I jumped off the boat with my snorkel in my mouth.

I floated on the surface for a few minutes waiting for Nick.

This is the same spot we went lobster hunting last year.

This is the typical Catalina environment – it stays shallow most of the time, but we followed a part that brought us down to 85 feet – and a really cold thermocline.

Nick didn’t take many pictures; I looked for lobsters and ended up finding a light mounted lobster gauge.

That’s good because I forgot mine.

I have no idea how someone could have lost it without noticing.

We found the boat after peaking on the surface once; we were the last two divers out of the water.