The technical divers were coming back to the boat as Joe and I were jumping off for our second dive.

Logged SCUBA Dive #409

Notable Event: Went into mandatory decompression

Dove with Joe R.

The Palawan Wreck, Redondo Beach, CA

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 900 psi
Max depth: 126 feet
Waves: Slightly choppy
Visibility: Up to 40 feet
Water Temperature: 65 degrees, colder at depth
Air Temperature: 75 degrees
Total Bottom Time: 25 minutes or so, including deco

Joe descended, and so did I.

The technical divers were still on their deco stop coming up on the anchor chain.

I descended and sort of got twisted around; I saw divers, but not the anchor chain.

I actually surfaced to find the chain and tried again – I think Joe came up to make sure everything was OK, and all was good.

We spent about 10 minutes at the wreck; again Joe had to remind me to get back.

I would have been a lot more careful if I had been solo diving, but I relied on Joe to tell me when to leave.

By the time I got back to the anchor line, my computer was screaming that I had gone into deco – not very smart on my part.

If I needed to make an emergency swimming ascent to the surface, I might be really fucked up by the time I got to the surface.

I stopped at 50 feet for five minutes, hanging on to the anchor line, watching my Nitrogen levels decrease.

I slowly went up, stopping every 15 feet or so for a few minutes; at fifteen feet I stopped until Joe gave the thumbs up.

Joe told me on the surface, “Don’t get used to going into deco.”

Traditional debriefing on the boat, spilled over into the parking lot of King Harbor.

One of the divers is a famous video editor named Neno; I had given Professional Debriefer Paul his contact info, but Paul never called, potentially missing out on a very good video editing gig.

We also talked about someone’s brother who gets laid more than anyone else.

His secret?

He doesn’t drink, has a good job and plays the numbers game, not concentrating on any chick who gives him any resistance.

“He doesn’t drink, so he looks very healthy and doesn’t act like an asshole,” I was told.

Oh yeah, and his good job?

He’s a sperm and egg broker.

Also, another thing that was brought up was when Neno mentioned to me, the first time that I met him several months ago, he said that he was a big fan of my blog.

Well, apparently I did not show very much appreciation to him initially, but I do have one thing to explain…

I have met a lot of people personally through this blog, and all of them have been cool; however, about once every two months I do get some kind of a correspondence that could be considered a “death threat” – usually from psychos that think lobster hunting is cruel or nut jobs that.. just don’t like me.

Well, “If everyone likes you,” you are doing something wrong in life.

So, fuck the the haters.

But thanks for reading my blog!

If you ever meet me and I seem sort of unappreciative for you reading my blog, I don’t mean to be – I just want to make sure you aren’t the guy that emailed me last week, telling me he wants to cut my nuts off.

I made another lame ass video that condenses today’s events:

To view this video on YouTube, click here.

World famous diver, Max Bottomtime, has written a 172 page book under the pen name Phil Garner, that spotlights 25 of the best diving locations in and around the Palos Verdes Peninsula.

The book is titled Diving The Palos Verdes Penninsula.

Some of the locations are regular, well known sites like Malaga Cove, Honeymoon Cove, White Point and Terranea Resort (which the book refers to as Marineland).

Yet other spots, I have never heard of, like the ‘Radio Tower” and “Archery Range.”

Included in the book are GPS coordinates to the spots you can only get to by boat; including some of my secret, high producing lobster spots.

However, Max does me a favor by NOT stating which places are good for lobster and which aren’t.

So, you’ll still need to dive these places and figure out which ones are lucrative for lobster.

Be careful however, because about half of Palos Verdes is now a Marine Preserve (as of 2012), so be sure to know where you are first.

The book is full of color pictures above and below the water from his many years of diving in the area, along with narration and some maps.

There is also an extensive listing of local dive shops.

Whether you are new to diving Palos Verdes, or think you know everything about Palos Verdes diving, this book is definitely a good resource.

A lot of the local dive shops sell Diving The Palos Verdes Penninsula, or you can buy Max’s book here.