Posted by Dick Analog on June 12, 2005 at 15:50:25:
In Reply to: Prices posted by Elaine on June 12, 2005 at 15:31:04:
Ah yes...the add-ons. Very good point. And it's nice to tip the guys at the air fill station if they gave service with a smile. But of course, you'd tip the fine crew on the dive boat, right? :-) So you might want to figure an extra $10-$20 for the boat option as well.
Still, the variety of terrain and abundance of diver-friendly wildlife at Casino Point makes it, in my opinion, one of the better dive sites off Catalina. All the more motivation to get in 4 dives during the day, and your $ spent/dive starts to look pretty good. To do 4 dives you just about have to schedule your ferry to/from trips about 12 hours apart. This allows for travel time to Catalina, transit time to/from Casino point, a two-hour cycle time for three of the dives, and lunch.