Shasta, the dog, passes on

It's very sad day for the shop because our beloved shop dog and dive buddy of 12 years has passed on. We'll never forget her eagerness to get in the water at Monastery in any weather and her "Please throw my squeaky hedge hog" look around the shop.

Shasta, we love you, we miss you and we'll always remember you...

Splashzone at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

Since the water in Monterey was ugly Sunday we decided to head over and check out the members-only preview of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's newest exhibit: Splash Zone. Aside from cool new animals in the tropical seas part of the exhibit like the cuttlefish and sea dragons, there's a new kelp tank that makes you feel like you're right in the kelp!

The coolest part of the new exhibit has to be the hugely expanded touch pools. We poked a lot of cool Monterey critters without our regular 3mm glove barrier - who new starfish were soft?

Go check it out next time you're in town!

...as seen in the San Jose Mercury News!

We were proud to be included in this weekends
"Into The Deep" article in the San Jose Mercury News.

If you have a chance check it out at http://www.mercurynews.com/