superchoriflai
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I am looking for some input about diving at the Children's Pool in San Diego.
Situation: we have a family vacation in San Diego next week and I am taking my wife on her first ocean dive. We only have a couple of hours so we are opting for some shore dives. I like to dive La Jolla Cove and the Shores but it's always a pretty good surface swim and I'd like to keep things as simple as possible for her first few ocean dives. The Children's Pool looks like an easy entry and people tell me that there are some good shallow reefs to look at.
Question 1: is the diving any good -- are there some reasonably good sights close in without a lot of paddling?
Question 2: assuming the the lifeguards say the beach is open, is the dive worth making our way past the zealots standing as self-appointed harbor seal guardians?
Question 3: if you think that the answer to 1 and/or two is no, is there anyplace that you would recommend for a new diver?
Thanks for the input!
Situation: we have a family vacation in San Diego next week and I am taking my wife on her first ocean dive. We only have a couple of hours so we are opting for some shore dives. I like to dive La Jolla Cove and the Shores but it's always a pretty good surface swim and I'd like to keep things as simple as possible for her first few ocean dives. The Children's Pool looks like an easy entry and people tell me that there are some good shallow reefs to look at.
Question 1: is the diving any good -- are there some reasonably good sights close in without a lot of paddling?
Question 2: assuming the the lifeguards say the beach is open, is the dive worth making our way past the zealots standing as self-appointed harbor seal guardians?
Question 3: if you think that the answer to 1 and/or two is no, is there anyplace that you would recommend for a new diver?
Thanks for the input!