Liquid Adrenaline Divers

My dive instructor in San Diego referred us to Ruth for guided dives in Catalina and I'm SO thankful that she did. Ruth is a PRO, with over 2,000 dives, she has an expansive knowledge of the dive sites and all the wonderful creatures we saw. After talking with her on the phone, I knew I would feel comfortable with her, and when she met us at the dive park I felt like we were already friends.

This was our first dive outside of certification/refresher classes so we are complete beginners. Ruth was patient and went out of her way to help us navigate our rental gear and helped us with our buoyancy and weights. It was really cool that she was willing to help us become better divers, along with guiding us through the underwater kelp forest world. We visited with the most amazing animals down there (oh, the giant black sea bass!), and afterward she answered all the questions we had about the animals. Both dives were such beautiful experiences, and we felt safe and stress-free. We were originally thinking of signing up for a group tour with one of the local dive companies and really glad that we did private tours with Ruth instead. Totally amazing and will dive with her again next time!

First of all, Ruth is phenomenal! She was so patient with me (wont tell you how long it took me haha) but she was always there to ask "when are you ready for the next step?" She was a great mixture of fun and professionalism and knew when it was time to get down to business. This goes unsaid, but don't keep her tanks standing and don't forget to breathe are the two biggest things I can advise anyone reading this