Finally a break from Utah to get some diving in. I met up with old friends, some expected, others not so much! Below is a brief montage of the weekend.
Avalon Harbor on a picture perfect August day.
Our digs, Hamilton Cove.
Every tender needs a bow-dog and a hottie!
Tow Truck- Catalina style!
Got Kit? You bet your @$$! I think we exceeded the gross weight limit of the cart!
Looking Good in a weenie-squeezer, no? Nope, this isn't me, rather a fine specimen from the UK! Get a load of the fins on the stairs action!
The diving was really nice and the water warm and clear- beats the heck out of the Great Salt Lake!
Jack's hair-raising experience.
Prince Charming.
Jackass got the crown stuck- NOTE TO SELF: If you aren't wearing neoprene on your dome, DON'T put a seastar ontop! Look closely and you can see my hair attached to the tubefeet! Whatajackass!
One of the many reef and rock formations that we dove on.
Our family boat "Bellissima" on her way to meet up with our dive tender.
Jack had problems with the cops. Within hours of arriving on the island we got a parking ticket, we drove down Pebbly Beach (which is off limits to golf carts and incurres a fine if you are caught- we weren't), and it seemed everywhere that we went, the Sheriff, Harbor Master, Avalon Police, or Coast Gaurd followed us. We did fight the ticket and won, Jack still thinks they are watching him!
Years ago, during my time at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps, I got to know Wyland. We have made some funny stories to talk about and he ended up diving with his crew on our first day aboard the King Neptune. He is doing a international tour for "Water For Life: Supporting Clean Water For Children's Health" and wanted some footage for promo. We had fun joking around with him and his crew- someone even told him "you aren't Wyland, I have seen his picture and he's not you!" He whipped out a Sharpe, signed his name on a card, then rolled a bloody knuckle over it and said, "now you have my DNA, test it!" We all laughed (test that DNA and he may find that he has children all over the world;))!
