http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Channel-Islands-National-Park/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , California , Channel Islands National Park en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:06:20 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:06:20 UTC The Channel Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean just miles away from California. It is comprised of 5 unique islands Anacapa Santa Rosa Santa Cruz Santa Barbara and San Miguel. I planned this trip for over a month now so I had no problem waking up at 530a.m. that day. Reservations are highly recommended. The last thing you want to know is that you have to turn back after you are http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Channel-Islands-National-Park/blog-299431.html It's hard to refuse 4 days and 4 nights of SCUBA diving the warm water of California's southern Channel Islands. Being a liveaboard ship all food and accomodations are taken care of. The only thing we had to worry about is how many dives to do per day 2 3 or 4 Exactly how long should I lay in the sun on the upper deck Should I have a second serving of cake or dive with the spearfisherman Sh http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Channel-Islands-National-Park/blog-179173.html My first Finstad diving trip and it was worth every penny 4 days on a Truth Aquatics Vision LiveAboard boat with unlimited diving great food and great people in the gems of the Pacific ocean off the coast of SoCal. Most diving was done on San Clemente Island although we also dove at Catalina Island and Santa Cruz Island as well. Tons of wildlife very warm water incredible weather and a fant http://www.travelblog.org//North-America/United-States/California/Channel-Islands-National-Park/blog-86080.html