I really wanted to get back in the water Sunday.

Even though it rained the previous day, the swell maps made it look calm and the sun was out.

Well, I was the ONLY diver who showed up at Terranea Resort, and I quickly discovered why…

The water was pretty green and foamy with some occasional waves that could be a problem.

I stayed out.

And in other news…

I have been requested to re-present my adventure of diving and touring Albania in 2012 to the Dive N Surf Dive Club. The story is a little dated, but still entertaining – things constantly are getting better in the most under-rated country in Europe, and it is seriously a trip you may want to consider.

My Last Dive N Surf Presentation.

Albania is a beautiful, almost untouched country, right on the Ionian Sea and with the dollar so strong now, it is a true bargain.

See what you are missing, and even if you aren’t a diver, it would still be an adventure and a great trip.

If I have enough seriously interested people, I am willing to arrange a group trip to Albania next year.

Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2015
Time: 7 PM
Location:
2nd Half Sports Grill!
516 N. Sepulveda Blvd.
Manhattan Beach, CA 90266

I have been told to cut out the boring parts and keep it to 30 minutes.

Sorry, my six readers, but I have not updated this blog in a while.

Several things happened, the main one being that the server that this site was on kept crashing and I was told to migrate the site to a new server.

I didn’t want to keep making database backups, so I held off on updates until the migration was complete.

A migration should be easy, huh?

Well, the database for this site is almost a gigabyte; that may seem small in today’s standards, but the database is all text – none of the photos are in the database, just links to the photos.

Have I really written that much over the years?

Or maybe the majority is filtered spam I need to delete?

With the tools I was given, the migration choked because the file was too big.

I was then given command line access to dump the database into a new one, but my account did not have permission to do the dump.

After a call to support, and reminding them of my cage fighting abilities, they successfully dumped the database to the new one.

Now, if I can only figure out how to make money from this site, a lot of my problems would be solved.

Now on to diving…

This last lobster season, for me and almost everyone I talked to, absolutely sucked.

Yes, expert lobster hunters like Mirek were the exception.

On opening night, I was a few away from limiting and then I got burned on the next trip.

My enthusiasm for this year’s season was over early.

Don’t forget to report your catch to the California Department of Fish and Game by April 30, 2015 – or you will pay a $20 fine when you buy your next card.

You can report your catch here: Report Your Harvest

However, I haven’t been in the water this month, mainly because I have yet to acquire a wetsuit that fits comfortably that doesn’t have a big rip in the ass.

I may have to break down and actually buy a new one – when I have the money.

I am planning a dive at Old Marineland for Easter – stay tuned!

PSD