BARBARY COAST DIVERS NEWS LETTER

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Mendocino Weekend by Curt "Birthday Boy" Haney

Carol and I are back from a great weekend diving the Mendocino Coast. Pete and Naioko Davis and their son Kai joined us at the little house in Mendocino for Labor Day weekend.

We dove on Sunday at Casper Cove and had about 35 feet of visibility and Carol got a nice 20 pound Lingcod and I got a 15 pound Lingcod and two nice big Cabazone fish. Pete also got a Lingcod and we all had a feast of fish and Abalone for dinner.

On Monday we went freediving at Van Damme beach. We were able to get around the point to the North since the wind was coming from the Southwest. We got some nice Abalone in fairly shallow water and headed back to the house to pack up. The weather was a little cool both days with fog mixed with sun near the coast, but move just inland a bit and it was nice. We spent Saturday and Sunday at the coast and then drove over the hill to Willits to stay Monday night with our friends Dennis and Nancy Miller. We had another fish and Abalone feast and got up the next morning to a flat tire on our SUV. We got it fixed in Willits and then drove to Hopland for a great breakfast at the Bluebird Cafe. We also stoped at one antique store and made it back home by 2pm. It was great weekend on the North coast and we are looking forward to returning soon.

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updated 9/15/03