[BatRay]

Monterey is quite nice. I did my Open Water dives there, and have been freediving in Monterey several times. My last one was at the Breakwater. Cold...bah! I wore a loose-fitting 3mm O-Neill surfing wetsuit that wasn't even opencell, and my younger sister wore only a bathing suit. The viz isn't always as good as Catalina, but it's very good. I highly recommend Monterey.