I met Crazy Ivan and Instructor John for another night of lobster hunting from the Red October.

So, basically the night ended up like this:

– I was still a little congested from my constant cold and I felt a little weak; I was going to call it, but felt better after a nap.

– Instructor John was late due to work issues, then gets a call that he has to go back to work after the dive.

– The boat wouldn’t start due to a dead battery, so we jumped it and took the emergency charger along with us.

– We started arguing about the location code that we need to fill in on our lobster report card.

“We’re going to 58,” I said.

“No they changed it, it’s 57…look,” Crazy Ivan said, as he handed me his lobster card.

“Why is your card a different color?” I asked.

“That’s because you didn’t buy this year’s license,” Instructor John said.

Crap!

If you are planning on fishing or lobster hunting this year, don’t forget to buy your 2010 fishing license, ocean enhancement stamp and lobster report card!

So now, I’m merely going on a night dive.

We started heading for the open water, but noticed a little fog rolling in.

At the breakwater, the fog was thick.

Maybe 20 feet visibility at the most; then, we heard our first blast from a fog horn.

“Well…,” John said.

“I think it’s unanimous… we’re not going,” I said.

Not finding the boat once we surfaced was almost guaranteed, plus the odds of someone hitting our boat or running us over were just as likely.

At the lip of King Harbor, we could not see Redondo Pier; we turned around and enjoyed a nice harbor cruise back.

High surf is expected through Monday, but our plan is to head out Tuesday night.

Since I have to buy this year’s fishing license and lobster card, keep your donations coming!

You can purchase CA fishing licenses online here, along with the ocean enhancement stamp.

I did not see lobster report cards offered online.

Rest In Peace
Cyber The Attack Dog
199? – December 5, 2009

Cyber the Life Guard

Cyber the Divemaster

Cyber the Rocker!

Rest In Peace, Our Eternal Friend!

To view this video on YouTube, click here.

It was a very sad day today for the regular divers here; we were informed that a long time icon in the diving area died yesterday.

Cyber The Attack Dog is no longer with us.

As for the diving, whether I can use the weather, the fact I had no air, or my mental state as an excuse, I stayed dry.

Most divers decided to dive off The Point; it was a little rough, but everyone made an expert entry, so I didn’t get any entertaining video.

That is okay by me!

I finally met Halibug and his dive buddy…

Never take a picture into the Sun on a cloudy day, otherwise it will look like this.

Nice meeting you guys – you are always welcome to debrief with us!

I sat in The Cove; TwinDuct and Professional Debriefer Paul joined me later.

The water was fairly flat outside the surf zone; divers reported that the water was warmer than the air and that the vis was as good as 20 feet.

Traditional debriefing continued.

There’s a set of storms coming into the area, so I have to see where we are on the lobster liberating and weekend dives – there might be a slight delay.