I've only been diving here once before with a boat years ago and I remember saying that there was shore access, but I wasn't crazy enough to try climbing down the steep rocks. I caught the ferry over on July 11, 2012 for a second opinion on doing this as a shore dive. I drove to the end of Plumper Way where there is a short public-access trail leading to a view point above the water. I must be getting hardier in my old age, since the climb down to the water didn't seem that bad. I hesitate to recommend it to everybody, but I'd do it again. The trail ended above a small bay and I swam out on the surface to the outside of this bay where the chart showed a steep drop to over 150 feet deep. Boundary Pass has strong current flowing through it and I've often seen it swirling past these cliffs so I made sure to consult a few current tables (Turn Point, etc.) in this area and pick a day when there was hardly any current. Despite this, I felt a pretty strong current outside the bay. I could just barely swim against it. The bottom plunged straight down with a few ledges every so often. Visibility was 20-30 feet. The walls were covered with tunicate colonies, cemented tube worms, cup corals, red urchins and plumose anemones. I went down to 105 feet deep and the wall continued to drop straight down beneath me. At around 100 feet deep I saw several crimson anemones and a basket star. This is a popular fishing spot and I saw several lures and a few lead cannon balls caught on the rocks. I wanted to explore a bit deeper and farther along the wall, but that current made me stay close to the small bay. The depths, the current and the frequent orca sightings make this a bit of a nervous dive.
