Butterfly House 2-21-2011

mobeeno · Feb 22, 2011

Felt like it was WNW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 1 ft at 11 seconds. Wind waves around 1 ft.
Vis about 45'-50' at depth. Blue water. Sun was out and never seen so much color there, probably due to lack of kelp canopy.
Saw a leopard shark or two or the same one, huge lings and several sea lions. Top side there were many artists painting the nice scenery. The tide was high and that was probably why the Carmel River mud did not effect the vis. The best dives this year, also the only 2 so far.

andrewy · Feb 22, 2011

Let me know when you decide to do one next, i would love to dive Bf house

drbill · Feb 22, 2011

Is Butterfly House the one close to the poet Robinson Jeffers' Tor House (the stone house with the stone tower)?

KRL1973 · Feb 22, 2011

drbill:
Is Butterfly House the one close to the poet Robinson Jeffers' Tor House (the stone house with the stone tower)?

Dr Bill,
Site is tiny cove at below coordinates, not sure who owns the house but there isn't any tower that I recall and it is made of conventional construction materials. Sides of the roof are curved upwards so I think that's where it might get it's name

36°32'29.64"N
121°55'58.37"W

How's the catalina diving these days?

-Ken L

bc08 · Feb 22, 2011

drbill:
Is Butterfly House the one close to the poet Robinson Jeffers' Tor House (the stone house with the stone tower)?

Dr Bill, the path leading down to the cove is directly opposite the Tor House.

Mobeeno, too bad we missed each other. We got a late start and didn't get
in the water till past 6pm. My buddy probably spotted the same leopard shark
you saw in the shallower areas. Lots of fish activity, especially once it got dark.
Entry/Exit was a pain since we unintentionally hit low-tide.

Farty · Feb 22, 2011

mobeeno, thank you for the report.

Butterfly House is indeed my most favorite spot, the walls in 60FT are beautiful, I honestly think this site is better than Pt Lobos when conditions are nice.

I created small map while back, might be handy if you did not dive it before

drbill · Feb 23, 2011

Ken: Catalina diving has been spotty due to rains, although vis after one recent "storm" (at least what LA calls a "storm") was 40 ft in the dive park.

mobeeno · Feb 24, 2011

drbill:
Is Butterfly House the one close to the poet Robinson Jeffers' Tor House (the stone house with the stone tower)?

Many divers are reluctant to dive the site. If you click on the thumbnail, you will see why.

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