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Santa Cruz Island – Dec 17

July 9, 2020 by NJ

Santa Cruz Island – Dec 17

California’s Santa Cruz Island is one of my favorite places to dive! Because conditions were not that great for this area, we stuck to Big Rock for all our dives. The water was cold (58 F) but it was great diving with the Spectre and warming up in their jacuzzi between dives. Dove December 2017.Highlights: getting a […]

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California Sand Dollars

September 25, 2017 by NJ

California Sand Dollars

Discovered a huge patch of thriving sand dollars! Also saw lobsters, sea hares, hornyhead Turbot (right eye flounder) and more! Amazing visibility off the shore, fun animal life , good company and beautiful location. Enjoyed taking my new iTorch Pro 6+ dive light out and testing it out for the first time. Dove Aug 2016 […]

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Santa Barbara Surprise!

February 13, 2016 by NJ

Santa Barbara Surprise!

Ocean conditions were amazing as we set out to dive an off shore Santa Barbara spot. Unfortunately our boat didn’t want to go that far so we ended up diving just off the coast. When we came up from our dive, we were greeted by a sea lion pup who had decided to soak up […]

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Amazing visibility – Santa Barbara

November 26, 2014 by NJ

Amazing visibility – Santa Barbara

Visibility off the Santa Barbara shore is rarely as amazing as this! We had an awesome dive, played with a harbor seal and found a lot of cool critters! Dove October 2013. Location: Biltmore, Santa Barbara, California, USA.  

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