Had an awesome trip with Matt! Funny/wry sense of humor. Went out with another couple. In each couple, one partner had significant scuba experience the other had a less/none. He was very good at identifying what was comfortable for everyone in the group and gauging abilities to assist those who needed it and allowing more experienced divers a little more leeway. He also let us add on a second dive (we called ahead of time) and were SO GLAD we did it. He was extremely flexible, and both sites (the pier and Black rock) had incredible wildlife, great flexibility, and were actually pretty warm in the spring suits despite it being March! (We got a sunny day). He was very patient walking us through the PADI exercises and was really good at staying calm and guiding us on our underwater adventure! Would definitely go again with him!! Also, pending availability you can rent a GoPro for about $50 extra, which was worth it for us given the extremely good visibility. They let you keep the pics/video on the SD card