Here is a great site for finding a dive buddy here in the PNW. www.nwdiveclub.com. I know you will be able to find someone to dive with and it is free to register.There are plenty of shore access dive sites here. Depends on where you are staying? I live closer to Tacoma,WA. and dive the southern end of Puget Sound usually on Thursday afternoons.My screen name on the nwdiveclub site is pogiguy05.