Casino Point, Catalina, CA

Solo Diving

In With: 3100 psi
Out With: 1100 psi
Max depth: 90 feet
Waves: Insignificant
Visibility: 20-30 feet plus
Water Temperature: Fairly Warm
Total Bottom Time: 45 minutes

I’m here for the weekend with my family.

My sister Kate flew in for a week, so we picked a trip to Catalina over Las Vegas.

I rented a tank from SCUBA Love and walked to Casino Point from the Catalina Hotel.

I was in the water about 9:10 AM and did a nice relaxing dive to the Jacques Cousteau memorial, then on to the Sujac.

There’s another hole in the Sujac’s hull; I swam through it.

I went towards the shore from the Sujac and up to 30 feet and swam back to the buoys.

I continued around before waiting my turn underwater to go up the stairs.

Perfect dive!

I switched to Ed’s old console; my blue one leaks and is falling apart.

I took a taxi back to the hotel.

Long Point, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
(aka The Old Marineland)

Solo Diving

In With: 2800 psi
Out With: 1200 psi
Max depth: 35 feet
Waves: 1-2 feet, easy entry and exit
Visibility: 10-15 feet
Water Temperature: Cool
Total Bottom Time: About 40 minutes.

Ed came along with me to go free diving.

The group Three-R’s were there at Long Point, just like last Summer.

Three-R’s is “Reefs, Rocks and Rip-Tides;” they give classes in marine life identification and safe rock entry.

Most of the class apparently was there just to free dive or snorkel.

I got into the water around 9 AM or so – I still don’t have a replacement watch.

I submerged and went West towards the old pier pilings.

I guess I sort of got off course because I was shallower than I should have been.

I never ran across any of the pilings, but did swim across a Shovel Nosed Guitar fish that sort of startled me.

I headed to deeper waters and turned East to hopefully get to the “120 Reef.”

I was getting bored a little bit, so I headed in.

Reverend Al and some other Divevets were there.