Thursday, November 18, 2010

Our first group Dive Trip to the Isthmus on Catalina Island, CA, USA! Dive Travel & Underwater Photography Fun!

  
     Shaun and I were recently named new management of Ocean Sports' Dive Shop of Lompoc, and our first act as such was planning a Group Dive Trip to Catalina Island!! It was this last weekend, Nov 13th-15th, that we took a group of 14 divers over to our favorite diving oasis in Two Harbors, a diver's paradise this time of year!! Most people from California don't even realize the amazing island adventure that lies only 22 miles off the coast of Los Angeles. We were both fortunate enough to have lived and worked at Two Harbors Dive and Recreation on the West end of Catalina for several seasons getting to know the Island and its spectacular diving opportunities very well.

     For those who missed out on this awesome dive trip here are a few of the events that were included; kayaking all three days, unlimited shore dives, 2-tank boat dive, snorkeling, buffalo tours, beach activities like horseshoes, bocci ball, bonfires, and night dives for lobster and cozy little camping cabins for some much needed shut-eye. So here are a few photos from the trip to give you a little taste of how fun it was and what gorgeous weather we enjoyed! You'd never guess it was mid November! :)


































Thanks for taking a look! And thanks to all our divers and freedivers that came along making our trip an awesome experience for all in the group! :) We were happy to have you all along and enjoyed sharing our little slice of paradise!! :)   ~ Kim and Shaun
All Photos taken over this last weekend by Shaun and myself while in Two Harbors, Catalina! :)

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Friday, November 12, 2010

Guest Speakers at Cabrillo High School Aquarium



     Shaun Crouse, the awesome SCUBA Instructor and new management of Ocean Sports Dive Shop and I, Kimberly of KCPhotography, Pro-Photographer above and underwater, were guest speakers at Cabrillo High School of the Lompoc School District last Wednesday, November 3rd 2010. We had an amazing time sharing our SCUBA knowledge, stories, experiences, and career paths with four great classes of the Cabrillo Aquarium/Travel program.

     Now I'm not saying that it was an easy task by any measure, you try keeping 40 students (4 different classes) entertained for 47 min!! But I think between the two of us, our PADI SCUBA Dive Video, our most exciting experiences, new and old SCUBA equipment, and a live demonstration of how all the gear works and fits on students from each class kept most kids entertained, interested and educated on all things SCUBA. It was a lot of work but also a lot of fun to share all that with those students! =)  Thanks again to the teachers of Cabrillo who invited us to come and guest speak in their classes!

     And let me tell you, we got our very own private tour of the Cabrillo High School Aquarium after our classes were over and those kids really know what they are doing! They have amazing exhibits, touch tanks, and spectacular aquariums of all the local Channel Islands marine life!! It was wonderful to see all that right here in our little town of Lompoc, CA! Each of those students working in the Aquarium are so knowledgeable of all the marine life and some have their own special projects including a Jelly Fish exhibit and Sea Horse exhibit! These high school students are awesome and obviously love what they are doing, it really shows! Here's a link to their website, so if you are ever in the area try and check out their Open Houses! :-) 

~~~~~ Sponsored by: KCPhotography and Design of Santa Barbara County, California ~~~~~~~

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Welcome to 'Ocean Sports Dive Shop' of the Central Coast & Channel Islands Diving


Welcome to our very first Ocean Sports' Dive Shop of Lompoc, CA blog post! Let me give you a little background, this shop has been around since 1991 thanks to The Captain RON, the old owner and Boat Captain of the lovely Dive Boat Miss Devin. Say hello to Shaun Crouse, the Main-Man, the new Owner, and THE most awesome PADI SCUBA Instructor out there!! Also say hello to me, Kimberly, also the new Owner, a renown lifestyle photographer (above and underwater) and designer/maker of all things good, fun and marketable for Ocean Sports Dive Shop ;)

ANYWHO, here's our Dive Photo BLOG where we will post all the great things that our people are doing around Lompoc, Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, and anywhere really that has to do with SCUBA Diving, Spearfishing, Fishing, Freediving, and Dive Travel! So join the ride and see for yourself what amazingly FUN and Crazy things happen around SCUBA Diving! BE SAFE, BUDDY Up!!! =-)

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