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From Rich-D-Fish: MYTH: Diving in California waters is cold and non-colorful. TRUTH: Wear a 7 mil wetsuit for the 60-70 degree water and bring a dive light and I’ll show you as much color and variety in sea life in my own backyard than I have seen within any tropical reef system. In fact, when I’m on vacation at a tropical destination, I love the new experience, but I usually yearn to be back home diving in my local kelp forests :-) MYTH: There is no such things as Mermaids. TRUTH: I recen...
California diving is beautiful, love the color but where is that 60-70 degree water?! I did my first Channel Island trip in a 7 mil and found 49 degree water, the following year I added a 3 mil hooded vest to the suite, I was warmer but so was the water on the bottom, 54!
Myth: Don’t go swimming within one hour of eating. I believe this old wives tale was to keep the kids out of the water for a rest, both kids and mom because divers are always eating during the SI. In California something hot to warm the body :)
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