Long Point, CA
(aka The Old Marineland)

Dove with Nick

Diving conditions were horrible last weekend.

I didn’t even go — well, I went to Long Point and Redondo Beach, but the waves were horrendous.

It was the PV marathon, so the traffic sucked going to Long Point.

Nick and Robert were suppose to show up.

They didn’t.

At 08:40 AM I entered the water and swam about 50 yards. 

I saw Nick walking down – I mean the guy is almost seven feet tall, so I was thinking it had to have been Nick.

He ran up after I told him I would wait.

At about 09:10 AM we both went out to the second kelp bed.

It was very choppy, but the swells were manageable.

We swam to the second kelp bed and hunted.

The visibility was better than I expected, 15 feet and clear.

I entered up shooting one sheephead, and using a lot of air doing it.

For some reason, there is a dead tree in the water.

We exited on our traditional spot.

The waves had calmed down while we were under; it was high tide.

In with: 2800 psi
Out with: 200 psi
Maximum depth: 40+ feet
Waves: 1-3 feet and choppy
Visibility: 15 feet and clear
Water temperature: Warmer than before
The “Dive and Surf” club was diving there, too.

Veteran’s Park
Redondo Beach, CA

Dove with Daniel M From Redondo Pier

I met Daniel M at Long Point.

It was low tide and the waves were sweeping into the rocks; not fun and probably dangerous.

We drove to Redondo Beach where it was much calmer.

Daniel told me that he packed his gear really quickly.

I said, “that’s too bad, people usually forget stuff doing that.”

Sure enough, he forgot his regulator.

Luckily, I had mine and Ed’s with me.

I lent him Ed’s because it’s the better rig.

We entered the water about 8:40 AM and swam to where it is 30 feet; we descended.

I followed him, slow and side by side — quite a change from diving with Ed and Nick.

At 70 feet, he signaled to go back to 50 feet.

We did, which is at the shelf.

We swam North, where we saw a dollar bill lying on the ocean floor.

I kept it because Daniel owed me $2.

At 1400 psi, we started heading back South-East.

At 15 feet, I started floating up.

I signaled that I was going up; he signaled that he was going to keep going.

I swam in, took my fins off in the water and walked to shore.

Daniel was right behind me.

The showers were off at the beach, but I was prepared with water because we were planning for Long Point.

This is the first time I dove with Daniel; we had no problems in the water.

In with: 2800 psi
Out with: 1000 psi
Max depth: 70 feet
Waves: 2 feet
Visibility: 20 feet/ clear. Good for Redondo Beach
Water temperature: cool
Under water approximately 35 minutes