After breakfast, Captain Dave took us to the famous “Bird Rock.”
There was a big debate among the divers whether “Bird Rock” should be called “Bird Island” since “Sutil Rock” is actually called “Sutil Island.”
Again, I was the first diver off the boat.
Elwood the DM waits for more divers.
I descended…
Logged SCUBA Dive #517
Solo Diving, SoCal Buddy Diving
Bird Rock, Catalina Island, CA
In With: 3000 psi Out With: 500 psi Max depth: 85 feet Waves: Pretty calm with light chop Visibility: 20-30 feet depending on where you were. Water Temperature: 63 degrees, 56 at depth Air Temperature: 79 degrees Total Bottom Time: 46 minutes
I hit bottom at 42 feet and proceeded towards the island… I mean rock.
Reef structure off of Bird Rock.Kelp off of Bird Rock.A lonely Sea Urchin.
In 20 feet, I surfaced to get a close up of Bird Rock.
Bird Rock up close – that white stuff is not snow.
I submerged again and went down the reefs to a maximum depth of 85 feet.
Fish off of Bird Rock.An ancient beer bottle.
There were various reef structures that you could swim through.
A swarm of fish.Reef structure.I found the boat!
I made an easy exit and prepared for our last dive.
Bird Rock.None of the coolers have beer in them!We depart for our last dive.
Our last dive and recap, coming soon!
*Due to lack of internet access, and too much to do to write while it is happening, there has been a delay in these posts. Pretend you are in 1990.
Comments Off on Dive Number Seven Off The Pacific Star – Bird Rock
After last night’s dive, there was some debate about where we should dive once we reached Catalina Island.
We
were suppose to do the back side, something that I have never
experienced, but the conditions were reported to be green and crappy.
Captain Dave said that he would anchor on the backside and move if conditions were bad.
Between the beer, the mountains of food and the boat moving constantly for the last 24 hours, I developed what felt like acid re-flux disease.
I did not sleep very well.
At around 4 o’clock in the morning, I heard these massive bangs on the side of the boat as we rocked back and forth.
I didn’t smell smoke and I wasn’t wet, so I was determined to sleep through, or try and sleep through, the disturbance.
After what seemed like an hour of bang, slosh, bang, slosh, the engines fired back up and the boat took off.
I’m only going to guess that we were anchored on the back side, and that we were now on our way to the front side.
I
woke up promptly at 6 AM to pound coffee and eat bread; First gate time
was 7 AM and the real breakfast would be served afterwards.
We were anchored outside of Two Harbors on the East side.
I had to take a piss really bad, so I was ready to go when the gates opened at 7 AM.
This is what I look like when I pee in my wet suit.
I descended…
Logged SCUBA Dive #516
Solo Diving, SoCal Buddy Diving
Eagle Reef, Catalina Island, CA
In With: 3000 psi Out With: 500 psi Max depth: 100 feet Waves: Pretty calm with light chop Visibility: 15-25 feet depending on where you were. Water Temperature: 63 degrees, 55 at depth Air Temperature: 71 degrees Total Bottom Time: 47 minutes
I reached bottom at 40 feet and proceeded East.
It was fairly dark and very green.
Eagle Reef.Small fish off of Eagle Reef.
I went all the way down the East side of the Reef and reached 100 feet in the sand – nothing to see, just bragging rights.
There was a big therocline at about 60 feet where the water temperature dropped into the 50’s.
A Garibaldi.
I serenaded myself with some underwater rap.
Heading back to the boat.
I made an easy swim back to the boat, with just an easy exit.
Divers come up the swim step of the Pacific Star.
I had a breakfast burrito to recharge for the next two dives.
The last two dives, coming soon!
*Due to lack of internet access, and too much to do to write while it is
happening, there has been a delay in these posts. Pretend you are in
1990.
Comments Off on Dive Number Six Off The Pacific Star – Eagle Reef
