While Kai and Rob were visiting, I sneaked out in the early morning and made a dive at the shores. Wow – what a beautiful dive! The sea remained super flat and the surge minimum. It was a surprise to see the wolf eel ‘Ernie’ sticking out of the hole and greeting the morning guest.…

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Headed to the shores super early today. With the morning light and the moon-set, the shores was insanely beautiful. As the sea was super calm, I decided to give the north wall a try. I had no rush on my way out and enjoyed the beautiful sky and the flat water. I dropped off right…

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The Secret Garden is one of the most famous sites at La Jolla Shores. As the site only occupies a small area, the line-up is tricky. It is also relatively deep. So getting there is not easy (at least to me so far). That’s why it is a ‘secret’. It was a great opportunity to…

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I was late from the lab and hesitating about the diving tonight, but who could resist the temptation of calm sea and a full moon? So got to the shores super late. Glad to have a chance to say good bye to Bob Austin, and then headed to the v-point. The sea was calm. Despite…

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The swell was retreating and the wave became smaller; however, it was still very surgy, particularly in the shallow. Right after I dropped down and pointed my light ahead, an adult horn shark was right in front of my face – we both were scared and he took off right away. I headed north to…

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