Dive on Mono-lobo, last Thursday, May 1.

Greg and I had a second day to dive with decent conditions last week.  Once again we had 20 to 30 ft visibility.  We dived Mono-lobo because it was somewhat sheltered from the westerly swell which had also dropped to 2 -4 ft from 3-5 ft the day before.

 We had a beautiful, sunny, calm, day.  This is looking to the west from our dive site on mono-lobo towards Point Lobos Marine Reserve.  Point Lobos Marine Reserve is one of the most beautiful places on the planet for a hike and at this point I've got a fair sample to base that claim on.

 This is looking to the east towards Monastery Beach and you can see the Monastery perched above it.  Monastery beach is a spectacular shore dive on a nice day and extremely deadly if a large swell sets in.

Looking to the north past Greg is Carmel Bay with Cypress Point at the far left.

 Greg with a large lingcod.  This area is now protected so there is a good population of lingcod and cabezon.

Greg has his wide angle lens just a few inches from the face of a cabezon.

For more pictures from this dive please see:  https://plus.google.com/photos/110159573286645489662/albums/6010737033689720385?authkey=CNbBu8js77HaoAE