Maybe, It should be Southern Califonia

[AZTinman]

Okay, so the Coronado Islands are in Mexico and you've got to have a visa to boat dive there legally, but it's only an hour and twenty minutes south of Mission Bay in San Diego.

Made the trip south of the border with the crew from Waterhorse Charters on the Humboldt on Saturday. Overall, it was an excellent trip. While I was hoping for more sea lion action, I managed some good pics and even worked with the video function of my Nikon D7100. Nope, I'm not ready to start posting video yet, but I've posted a few pics.

With the absence of large animals, I clicked a lot of diver photos (I often get request from other divers for photos). To the young couple in the attached photo, sorry, I don't know who you guys are, but the young lady in the photo has amazing eyes.

For those of you who haven't tried a trip on the Humboldt yet, it's a really good op.

-AZTinman

 

[fnfalman]

I haven't gone to the Coronados since forever. I need to make a trip down that way again.

Did you see the trigger fish?

 

[AZTinman]

No, I didn't see any trigger fish. According to others on the boat, seals and sea lions were far less numerous than usual at the sites we hit as well. Guess some of the critters must have taken Easter weekend off... maybe off visiting relatives or something.

-AZTinman

 

[mathauck0814]

Nice pics! The 'Nados are very hit and miss. The urchin population has completely deforested the kelp so it's a lot of bare rocks and less life/biodiversity than we get closer to San Diego. When the vis is good and the surface plays nice it's still a decent dive. Better to stop halfway and dive the Hogan and the Missile Tower imo ;-)