Many thanks to Jason NYC for this review of Something Special

Reviewer		Site Condition (1=worst, 5=best)
Name:	Jason NYC	Entry:	4.00
Email:	Click Here	Bottom:	5.00
City:	Los Angeles	Reef:	5.00
State:	CA	Animal:	5.00
Country:	USA	Plant:	4.00
Diving:	12 years	Facilities:	2.00
Dives:	325	Solitude:	2.00
		Roads:	4.00
Evaluation		*Average:	4.23
This one was hard for us to find. We were using Jessie Armacost's guide book (excellent btw) and it said that this spot was a marked site, but we never found the yellow stone for it. I don't believe it has one, but perhaps it once did. Anyway, the first time we tried to dive it we found ourselves parked in an empty lot/field off the main road about 50 yards from the water. We had to walk down a dirt road next to private homes that had signs claiming they were private property on the water's edge. We weren't sure if this was the entrance, so we didn't try it the first time. Also, boats were "parked" in the water (nobody around though) and we just weren't sure about entering here. But just down the road from Pasa Bon Pizza, the entrance is on the street along the main water front. We confirmed that we were in the right spot with the Buddy Dive staff and went back another day. Pretty much the same as all the other southern sites, as we swam over sand to drop off in 25 fsw then to a gradual slope to 100 fsw+ to the bottom. Lots of the usual suspects. There were reports of a 10+ foot hammerhead hanging out here from the Buddy Dive staff and many other divers. We never saw it but we did see some recent photos of it. Easy entry to a sandy beach with a small mound of coral rubble to slowly walk over.
		Enjoyment Level
		Snorkel:	3.00
		Beginner:	5.00
		Intermediate:	4.00
		Advanced:	3.00
		Night diving:	3.00

		Seasonal Information
		Season:	Spring
		Year:	2006
		Visibility:	5.00
		Current:	1.00
		Surf:	1.00

Site Review by Jason NYC Date: 05/30/2006

Site Review by
Jason NYC
Date: 05/30/2006