"Scuba Dive Monterey, California '94."

by [Eltneg]

Monterey is one of the more "well-known" cities of California due to its beauty being by the sea. It is well-known for "Pebble Beach Golf Course" where the best golfers around the world (e.g. Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, & etc.) & Hollywood celebs meet for a tournament every year; it is well-known for its scenic landscape & numerous mansions by the sea; it is well-known for its beautiful calm beaches; it is well-known for its "state of the art" aquarium - the Monterey Bay Aquarium which is perhaps ... (more)

"A beautiful beach"
- Monterey is that world-renowned, beautiful city by the sea in...

"Lone Cypress"
- One of Monterey's famous landmark. *Monterey was the capital city of...

The lone cypress in black & white:
- Such a beautiful sight!

Monterey wharf:
- My dive gears awaits!

"Dive Master Eltneg"
- Self proclaimed, he, he, he. *I got certified back in '93 here in...

"Cheech Marin"
- Well, this fellow diver kind-of look like that famous actor in his younger...

"Meet my yellow force fin"
- Such an unusual fin versus the regular, rectangular fin.

"All smiles"
- Ah, the fun of scuba diving yet it can be done quite cheaply contrary to...

"Meet the guys"
- Master Scuba Divers, he, he, he. *The community by the distance is...

"Gearing-up"
- The gal by the distance is smiling big 'coz that's how fun diving...

"A whale of a diver" [he, he, he.]
- This diver's truly BIG!

Getting ready to enter the water:

"Calm before the dive"
Contrary to popular belief, scuba diving can be done quite cheaply!...

"I'm O.K."
- This is the universal signal for O.K. amongst divers when overboard. *Of...

"Underwater realm"

"Bubbles"
- Underwater photography's tough!

"Dive buddies"

...and me!
"Tiny bubbles, in your dive. Makes you feel happy, makes you feel...

"A starfish"
- Monterey Bay may be devoid of fishes but there's lots of...

More starfishes:

"A lovely couple"
I use only a cheap underwater cam & thus, the mediocre pics. (My cam can...

"Kelps"
Monterey Bay may not have the best ingredients for a great dive 'coz the...

"A starfish clinging to a kelp branch"
The expansive kelp forest of Monterey Bay is what makes this place...

"Beautiful underwater floras"
Another feature that Monterey Bay has is its giant mushroom-looking...

"Kelp leaves"
Kelp has so many important uses in our lives such as: medicine,...

????
- I don't know the name of this underwater plant but it sure looks cute!

"Beautiful underwater floras"

I don't know what this is:

"Leaves"

"Hello"

"A beautiful wall"
- Monterey does have a wall! (This is not my pic.)

"The Bubble Head"
This is one of the latest, "state of the art" diving equipment...

One of the restaurants of Monterey:
- The seaside restaurants here provides beautiful ocean sceneries. *This pic...

Monterey wharf:
- Some of the buildings you see in this pic used to be the fish canneries....

Monterey's boardwalk:
- Monterey has such a fine boardwalk but I never took pics of the city itself...

Monterey Bay Aquarium:
- One of the world's "state of the art" aquarium, it's...

article published 11/23/2002

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