Veteran’s Park, Redondo Beach, CA

Solo Diving

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 900 psi
Max depth: 90 feet
Waves: 4-5 feet
Visibility: 5-8 feet
Water Temperature: 50 degrees Fahrenheit, cold
Total Bottom Time: 35 minutes

I just got back from a trip to Iowa.

There’s diving in Iowa, believe it or not – I’ll have to go back and dive one day.

I learned about a sewage spill from Nick and on divevets.com.

The beaches are now open, but the surf is still up slightly.

I’ve called off several dives since I last got in to the water.

Four to five foot waves were breaking off shore, the air was pretty damn cold, too.

I entered the water around 7:20 AM; the water temperature was 50 degrees Fahrenheit according to a diver with a thermometer.

I submerged in 20 feet of water and went down the shelf to 90 feet.

I did not come across the cinder blocks and SCUBA tank from my last dive.

This was sort of a cold and boring dive actually.

I went in after just 35 minutes – I was too cold and I was getting lonely.

I got pounded by a few waves coming ashore; there’s a steep sand step that I tripped over.

It was hard for me to get up, so I started crawling – someone ran over to help – an instructor maybe?

I thanked him, but I thought my physical condition has declined somewhat.

I met Bob from the Divevets; we’ve seen each other around the diving scene.

Veteran’s Park, Redondo Beach, CA

Solo Diving

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 900 psi
Max depth: 80 feet
Waves: One foot, no big deal
Visibility: 15 feet, over the shelf 0-5 feet
Water Temperature: Cold
Total Bottom Time: 40 minutes

I wanted a nice and relaxing deep dive.

Students were all over the place, as usual.

The water was 15 feet and crystal clear, until I got over the shelf.

There’s a bunch of bricks at 70 feet arranged in a circle with an empty SCUBA tank in the middle.

Someone had strung a line from here, so I followed it.

Vis really started to suck, so I turned back at 80 feet.

Crabs, sand dollars were all around, but still, OK, it is still a pretty barren environment, but at least the vis was good above the shelf.

It was so calm, I swam all the way to shore and had to turn back in three feet of water to take my fins off!

When I got back to the parking lot, there was an event by the local Divevets group.

It was a toy drive and “decorate the underwater Christmas tree” dive.

Dennis and Al were present, so were Sean and Julia from Pacific Wilderness.