Long Point, CA
(aka The Old Marineland)

Dove with Nick

We met at 8 AM.

Watching the waves I saw two divers go in and cancel the dive shortly thereafter.

I don’t know why, but there was a woman there; that might explain it.

It was an easy entry; the swells were 1 to 2 feet and I did the new “enter with one fin on” trick.

We swam to the first kelp bed North of Pigeon Shit Cave.

The visibility sucked.

I was hoping it would be a good as last weekend.

There was a slight current pulling us South.

We surfaced and tried to find the second kelp bed.

It took a few tries, but we found a reef and hung out there for the remainder of the dive.

Nick was photographing, I was sightseeing.

Easy out, but as always, I was knocked down by a wave walking ashore.

In with: 2900 psi
Out with: 600 psi
Maximum depth: 35 feet
Waves 1-3 feet
Visibility: 15 feet at best
Water temperature: warm and cold
Total Bottom Time: 35 minutes

Long Point, CA
(aka The Old Marineland)

Dove With Daniel M from Redondo Pier

I met Daniel around 10 AM.

The conditions were excellent yesterday, so here I am again.

Daniel informed me of a diving accident here a few days ago.

Yesterday, I forgot to mention, there was a crude memorial in the cove.

People were throwing flowers into the water; I thought it was a religious cult.

Apparently a father and son were diving off of the cove.

The son panicked and held his father; they both started to sink.

The father released his son’s weight belt and pushed him away.

The son held his breath on the way up.

He died on the way to the hospital of an aneurism or Embolism?

They had only been in 15 feet of water.

Easy entry; Daniel got a cramp early on his leg.

We went North of Pigeon Shit cave.

Absolutely spectacular!

Probably better than yesterday.

There is such a variety of environment to the North.

We saw lobsters, barracudas, a shovelnosed guitar fish, a bat ray and yes, sheephead.

It was a slow paced 100% pure sightseeing dive.

I followed Daniel the second half.

Easy exit. It’s father’s day today; I’m heading to my parents’ place afterwards.

In with: 3000 psi
Out with: 400 psi
Max depth: 30 feet
Waves: 3 feet/ calm
Visibility: 30 feet
Water temperature: Warm
Total Bottom Time: 45 minutes