White Point, San Pedro, CA

Dove with Nick

In with: 2900 psi
Out with: 900 psi
Max depth: 32 feet
Waves: 1-3 feet
Visibility: 10 feet at best
Water Temperature: 40 minutes
Total Bottom Time: Cool

I met Nick at the top of the hill at 7:30 AM.

This was supposed to be a “Pacific Wilderness Club Dive.”

However, as I found out later, only two people showed up, so they canceled.

We went out off the familiar same familiar spot as we did July 5, 2005.

It was midway between high tide going to a deep low tide.

We swam out South East; visibility sort of sucked.

The water wasn’t as cold as I thought it would be.

We came upon a lobster hole; the lobsters retreated.

We got as deep as 32 feet, so we must have been way out.

Coming in, I noticed kelp further East.

Not much else to report.

Nick got worn out going against the surf coming in; I didn’t because I’m macho.

We submerged at 8:20 AM and surfaced at 9:10 AM; we “peaked” for about 10 minutes.

Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Night diving, lobster hunting with Nick

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 1000 psi
Max depth: 15 feet
Waves: 1-2 feet
Visibility: 5 feet
Water Temperature: Cool
Total Bottom Time: 50 minutes
LOW, LOW TIDE!

It’s been very rough the last week.

I went down to Malaga Cove after work to check on the conditions.

Tom from American Diving was leaving with two other divers and a lobster.

Tom advised, “It’s good, but no tide… go diving.”

I called Nick; we agreed to meet around 7 PM.

We were the only divers there.

In the water – off the sand – at about 7:20 PM.

Since it was ultra low tide, the sand was a must.

We went South-West searching for lobsters on water that didn’t get deeper than 15 feet.

We caught several shorts, but released them.

One big, legal one got away; I think it was the only legal one I saw.

Fifteen shorts sighted for one legal I think was the ratio.

My mask leaked until I fixed the purge valve.

We exited with no problem.

We met some other divers going in – one was a woman!