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From: dellinge@muscat.UUCP (Ken Dellinger)
Newsgroups: net.rec.scuba
Subject: Re: a new member
Message-ID: <90@muscat.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 25-Aug-85 23:04:22 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 25 23:04:22 1985
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> 
> I am moving from the mid-Atlantic to Southern California in the near future
> - Irvine to be exact.  Anyone care to pass on information about reputable
> dive shops, good dive spots, etc for that area?
> 
> ka:ren

*** REALIGN THIS PLACE WITH YOUR MASSAGE ***

  I probably should have used (r)eply instead of (f)ollowup for this but
  I thought the extra traffic on this newsgroup might save it from
  extinction.

  I moved away from Southern Cal a year ago and so far, the thing I miss the
  most (the only thing, really (No flames, please.)) is the good, local diving.

  My favorite spots were the coves just north of Laguna Beach (Bird Rock,
  Picnic Beach, Divers Cove, Shaw's Cove, Cresent Bay, etc.).  These are all
  about 15 minutes drive from Irvine.  If you drop your buddy with gear at
  the beach, you can park about four blocks away (closer in parking is
  metered and has two hour limits not to mention $15 tickets).  The
  residential area along Jasmine (off PCH) usually has plenty of parking
  even during peak season.

  The underwater park off of Casino Point (Catalina Island) is pretty good,
  too.  There are a couple of wrecks, one in the park, the other close by,
  both in less than 85' of water.  There's a book called Diving West (I
  think) that you can get at most of the dive shops in So. Cal. and it lists
  the major dive spots from Baja to Santa Barbara plus the Channel Islands.
  It's well worth the $5, especially if you want to do alot of day trips.

  As far as dive shops go, Laguna Sea Sports (see ads in Skin Diver),
  located in Laguna Beach and Costa Mesa; Black Barts in El Toro; are the
  shops I usually went to.  The prices seemed fair and the people were nice.

  Speaking of nice people, I left a diving buddy behind when I moved (he
  keeps threatening to dive the Great Northwest) so if you need a buddy, try
  Pete Carpenter (ihnp4!rlgvax!ccicpg!pete).  I think he just earned Dive
  Master and he's only drowned 3 buddies so far :-).

  So much for history.  Now, anyone in Oregon or Washington know of some
  decent dive spots (lakes or anything!) within 2 hours drive (or less) of
  Portland?  Trips to Peuget Sound are fine once in a while but I'd like to
  find something local.  Has anyone out there dove Lake Merwyn, Wa.?  Please
  post all replies to the net under this newsgroup.  Let's keep
  net.rec.scuba alive and well!

  Ken

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 			    Ken Dellinger
			    Digital Equipment Corporation
			    9570 S.W. Barbur Blvd.
			    Portland, OR  97219


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