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Monastery Beach South |
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Reviewer |
Site Condition |
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| Name: | William E. D'Anis | Entry: | 
3.00
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| Email: | Click Here | Bottom: | 
4.00
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| City: | Torrance | Reef: |
3.00
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| State: | California | Animal: |
4.00
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| Country: | USA | Plant: |
4.00
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| Diving: | 30 years | Facilities: | 
1.00
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| Dives: | 600 | Solitude: |
1.00
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| Roads: | 
5.00
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Evaluation |
*Average: | 
3.30 |
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| In 1954 I joined the Calif. Congers. Being a couple years older than the group I had the only car. We would sleep in the car or under an underpass on Hwy1 and snorkel Monastery Beach in dry suits. No one had an Aqua Lung! The convent Sisters would come down to watch us. Some of the Calif. Congers were Jim Coon, Henry Reiswig, Don Williamson, Matt Saunders, and Vern Peckham. There were 30 of us. Lingcod and cabazone were scarce then too. Abalone were not as prized as they are today. We would have fish and abalone fries on the beach. Jim Coon (Thaddeus Lingcod Coon, Jr.) was the president and Henry Reiswig went on to become a Dr. of Marine Biology. Now I am 70 and those days are gone. My diving was over by about 1984 but I got my son certified SCUBA and dove with him on his checkout at Cataline. Wonderful years!!!!! | |||
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Enjoyment Level |
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| Snorkel: |
5.00
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| Beginner: |
3.00
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| Intermediate: |
4.00
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| Advanced: |
5.00
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| Night diving: |
3.00
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Seasonal Information |
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| Season: | Summer | ||
| Year: | 2003 | ||
| Visibility: |
5.00 |
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| Current: |
1.00
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| Surf: |
3.00 |
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