As my art show season comes to a close, I can once again look forward to getting some more diving in. Unfortunately, my upgraded housing is not quite ready, so I am relying on my super-girlfriend to loan me her housing set-up. At least now I can use my own lenses and camera as the insurance settlement pulled through.

About six weeks ago, I was at Point Lobos for a shore dive and was rewarded with very nice conditions. My dive buddy, Eric, gets seasick fairly easy, so I was surprised and optimistic about a "better" dive using our dive kayaks today. We decided on a leisurely approach, stopping at the Harbor Cafe in Moss Landing for a breakfast burrito and ultimately rolling into Lobos at 9:45am. The sun was beaming mightly with not a cloud to be seen. Our choice of dive vehicle couldn't have been better as shore divers in the cove reported 7-8' visibility. We had an easy 40-50' and sunshine all the way to our max depth of 75' (2nd photo in slideshow).

I got a chance to meet Ken Gwin in the parking lot and listened to his tales of "Deep" Lobos...I will live vicariously through him for these plunges to 250'. Much respect and appreciation for what these guys and gals do and see. For me, I will continue my documention of the "Recreational" Lobos.