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About that Highlight Reel…

January 1, 2019 by
About that Highlight Reel…

It’s that time of year again, the arbitrary orbital location where we increment the year counter and reset the month counter back to 1. Why the hell don’t we start at 0 like a sane species? Regardless, it’s time for … Continue reading

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La Jolla Shores Diving – The Main Wall

September 18, 2018 by
La Jolla Shores Diving – The Main Wall

I’ve had a few weeks and over that time, I’ve done a few dives. Pretty quick after the initial attempt, I hit the mark and found the main wall. I made two dives back to back and apparently had great … Continue reading

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Sunset Surf Photos

September 4, 2018 by
Sunset Surf Photos

If I’m honest, today was my second day trying surfing photography. I played around once a week or two ago mid-afternoon with not great light. I’ve been waiting for an evening with appropriate weather and when I’m free to head … Continue reading

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Failing the Main Wall

August 29, 2018 by
Failing the Main Wall

New house, new city, new dive sites. I’ve started to look for actual dive sites here in the San Diego area instead of just falling off the beach (not that it’s bad). The first site (the one that seemed the … Continue reading

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Turtle Time at the Marine Room

August 22, 2018 by
Turtle Time at the Marine Room

Adrian and I try to go snorkeling regularly (waiting on her dive gear for diving regularly) and the spot we’ve been hitting is the shallow sea grass area just south of the Marine Room. Every time I’ve hit the water … Continue reading

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Hitting the Water in San Diego

August 3, 2018 by
Hitting the Water in San Diego

I’m excited. For the first time in my life, I live within easy reach of shore diving in interesting waters. San Diego isn’t necessarily a world class dive destination, but it has some amazing sub-surface sites to see. The First … Continue reading

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