We enjoyed a beautiful 100 mile crossing to Santa Barbara Island last night. Flat glassy calm seas and zero swell made for a wonderful nights sleep.
Shortly after 9:00am we arrived at the island and positioned Horizon in the sea lion rookery for two dives. Our group of Utah divers enjoyed interacting with these gregarious pinnipeds.
During the lunch hour we moved 20 miles east to Catalina Island and finished up our dive day at Big Geiger in the Isthmus. The kelp forest was alive with reef fish and large lobster! I had the chance to hop in for a quick dive and was amazed at the quantity and size of the spiny lobster hiding within this dive sites cracks and crevices.
Within 1/4 mile of shore, the Isthmus is an invertebrate no take zone, which was very evident at Big Geiger as the lobster were all very fat and happy in knowing that they were off limits during lobster season. I happened upon a couple in the 6 - 8 pound range that are probably 40 - 50 years old!
We’ll be spending the night and will travel to the east end in the wee hours for the final day of diving.
Adios,
Captain Greg
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