{"id":1438,"date":"2008-10-19T19:36:44","date_gmt":"2008-10-20T02:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2008-10-19T20:55:38","modified_gmt":"2008-10-20T03:55:38","slug":"sunday-services-at-old-marineland-aka-terranea-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1438","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Services at Old Marineland, aka Terranea Resort"},"content":{"rendered":"

Logged SCUBA Dive #311<\/p>\n

Old Marineland (aka Long Point, Terranea Resort)<\/p>\n

Dove with the (not) New Chris<\/p>\n

In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 500 psi
\nMax depth: 62 feet
\nWaves: Pretty flat with minor surge
\nVisibility: mostly 15 to 20 feet
\nWater Temperature: 58 degrees Fahrenheit at depth
\nTotal Bottom Time: About 45 minutes<\/p>\n

Arriving at the “public access” lot a little after 8 AM, I met a bunch of the regulars pulling out.<\/p>\n

“Follow us and meet us at the main Terranea gate, there’s no access trail now,” Reverend Al said.<\/p>\n

Like a sheep, I followed.<\/p>\n

\"Telling<\/p>\n

Apparently, just like last week, the guard had no idea that they were suppose to let us in for beach access.<\/p>\n

After a few well connected calls from Max BottomTime we were allowed in.<\/p>\n

\"Going<\/p>\n

No passport checks, no cavity searches… it’s nice to be with the “connected” crowd.<\/p>\n

Don’t worry about me taking a photo while driving, I’m wearing my seat belt.<\/p>\n

\"We<\/p>\n

The good part is, the walk is a lot shorter, as we got to park in front of the new hotel.<\/p>\n

A new diver by the name of Jordan joined us, in addition to the not so new Chris, Steve, Reverend Al and a few others.<\/p>\n

\"Divers<\/p>\n

Entry off the Point was easy – the waves were flat, with only a few two foot swells; even Jordan, the Old Marineland virgin, made it in with no problems.<\/p>\n

My spring loaded fins made entry for me even easier!<\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

We swam about 100 yards out to where the pinnacle is and submerged.<\/p>\n

\"Divers<\/p>\n

It took me a few minutes to equalize as we descended, I sort of fell behind.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

We descended upon the statue at the pinnacle and did a five minute tour.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A diver squeezes between a Long Point Reef.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A starfish gets a tan on a shallow part of the reef.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A starfish tries to hold on to the reef.<\/p>\n

\"Sea<\/p>\n

My fish identification is not 100%, but I think these are “sea blobs.”<\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

Chris examines part of the reef.<\/p>\n

Realizing that we were no longer following Reverend Al, Chris and I went out on our own and headed for an exit at the cove.<\/p>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

An enormous lingcod!<\/p>\n

I also saw huge white sea bass that swam away really fast as I approached….<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

… and a huge Sheephead headed for the hills, too.<\/p>\n

Darwinism at it’s best!<\/p>\n

\"We<\/p>\n

Coming in, we found the famous fishing net<\/a> that was lying just off the cove in 15 feet of water.<\/p>\n

\"Chris<\/p>\n

We surfaced and made a very short swim in; with my new spring loaded fins, I made the easiest exit here that I can remember!<\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

The walk back was easy compared to the walk of the last year or so.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The new accommodations include toilets and a sink!<\/p>\n

\"Max<\/p>\n

Max Bottomtime poses with his new license plate.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The debriefing continues as usual, but in a different and more secluded area.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

This is where Marineland Of The Pacific’s entrance gate used to be.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The debriefing circle from afar.<\/p>\n

\"One<\/p>\n

One beer too much knocks Cyber The Attach Dog out of commission.<\/p>\n

\"This<\/p>\n

This is over looking the cove from our debriefing spot.<\/p>\n

Another perfect day of diving and debriefing at the Old Marineland in Palos Verdes!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Logged SCUBA Dive #311 Old Marineland (aka Long Point, Terranea Resort) Dove with the (not) New Chris In With: 3000 psi Out With: 500 psi Max depth: 62 feet Waves: Pretty flat with minor surge Visibility: mostly 15 to 20 feet Water Temperature: 58 degrees Fahrenheit at depth Total Bottom Time: About 45 minutes Arriving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1438"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1438"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1438\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}