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Dive Report: Leo Carillo State Beach, Southern CaliforniaJohn and I were invited to attend a baby shower this weekend at LeoCarillo, then were told that camping was available so John and I quickly 'jumped' on the opportunity! Besides our camping gear, we also packed up our dive gear! Saturday morning, June 30th Leo Carillo State Beach Surf: 0-1 foot Surge: mild to moderate in some spots Temp: Toasty 64' at depth Max Depth: 31' Viz: 5-15' Bottom Time: 61' John and I geared up and entered at Leo Carillo in front of Lifeguard Station #4. Made our way south to the first kelp bed. Viz didn't look too promising on our way out. The first kelp bed opened up to about 5-8 foot of viz. As I dropped down, I noticed a small pinnacle that was covered with Spanish Shawls, similar to the one I saw last week at North Cresent Bay in Laguna. They were EVERYWHERE! John and I explored the kelp canopy and what laid beneath. Lots and lots of fish of all varities with the exception of Girabaldi and Sheephead. None of those were to be seen. We continued our quest, moving East to the next kelp bed. There we discovered several large Sea Hares (not Black Sea Hares) that were bigger than footballs! Dozens dotted the reef in a variety of groupings ;o) making spaghetti! In addition to the Sea Hares, quite a few Salted Dorids were seen as well, from itty bitty to quite large. Then, I spotted a tad bit of orange that was a mere spec on the reef which turned out to be a baby Cockerll's Dorid! As we made our way further east, viz finally opened up to a nice 15' over a reef system of kelp, purple sea urchins, bat stars, sifter stars, a Two-Spot Octopus, and two large Sheep Crabs that were in a very tight embrace. One of the Sheep Crabs had claws that were Robin's Egg Blue in color. Very cool! Unfortunately we had to end our dive after just an hour, for my Octo was free flowing through the whole dive and my air rapidly plumeted. The cool part was our exit. We exited at the very northern part of the beach where the Baby Shower was in full swing, we suprised the guests by walking up in our full dive gear regalia. So many people were at the shower, and seeing us, peaked interest in getting certified for diving! Camping was AWESOME! We had two sites back to back, and you could have easily had 20 tents set up with lots of extra room left over. I look forward to going back! Oh, and I got to see ICE too, he swung by to drop off my Log Book in which I thought I had possibly left in La Bufadora. Ugh! I didn't realise how much I liked my log book until it was gone. It's part of MY history and who I am. Word to the wise...Keep track of your book...it's pricelss! Thanks ICE for dropping it off, and it was SOooooooo nice meeting your family! (((HUGS))) Jan http://www.webshots.com/user/Artistic_Treasures 7:46 PM - 7/1/2007 - post comment
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