OK, maybe I should have titled this “Terranea Look Report.”

A good 30 divers showed up this morning for our traditional Sunday Services dive and debrief; it was great to see a lot of old faces and many new.

At first glance, conditions looked good, but then after we all stood there and watched some tall sweeping waves come in and wash out, we started to change our minds.

Yeah, it was doable; you just needed to time it right.

The water didn’t look that clear either.

Everyone stood there, over looking The Cove; one by one everyone eventually called it.

These are seasoned divers; safe entry and exit would be possible if it was timed right, however at what price?

The potential of five feet of visibility?

What about The Point?

Same thing… if you timed your entry right and were quick, it wouldn’t be a problem – if not, you could really get hurt.

Everyone made their way back to the parking lot.

Some went to go check out Honeymoon Cove, some went to Veteran’s Park.

I stayed to do an early debrief with PDP, TwinDuct and Air Force Chris.

I was told by a diving peer, “Donna (The Hot Biker Chick) really wants to go to Albania with you, but she’s not sure if she can trust you.”

I’m not sure how to take that – he was either trying to mess with my mind, or somehow I have obtained some kind of an untrustworthy reputation.

Maybe she is afraid that I will sell her to the Albanian mafia?

TwinDuct asked me, “So what are you going to do, go home and post that you were here, but conditions sucked… just ’cause you haven’t posted anything in a week?”

Yeah, that’s it.

Nobody cared where we went next – well, there was no argument, at least.

We decided to try a spot, in the direction of heading back to the harbor.

Someone got seasick and decided to chum the water with a stomach full of barf.

Instructor John had limited and decided that he was done diving; Jim decided that two huge lobsters, plus a third, was enough for him and decided to keep John company.

Logged SCUBA Dive #391

Southern California Buddy Diving/Solo Diving

Secret Location: 46 72 6f 6d 20 74 68 65 20 6c 61 73 74 20 73 70 6f 74 2c 20 4e 2f 45 20 61 62 6f 75 74 20 31 30 30 20 79 61 72 64 73 2e, Palos Verdes, CA

In With: 2600 psi
Out With: 1200 psi
Max depth: 35 feet
Waves: 3 – 5 foot chop
Visibility: 15 feet plus
Water Temperature: 67 degrees
Total Bottom Time: 20 minutes

I thought like a lobster – “Where would I be if I needed to eat?”

My psychic ability lead me to three more lobsters within the first ten minutes of the dive.

I had limited for the night, so I just headed slowly back for the boat, making sure I got my “20 minutes” in.

My three lobsters for this dive.

Crazy Ivan made it back with one bug.

We made a slow ride back to the harbor and docked at about 3:30 am.

My entire catch for the night.

The Lobster Police rolled up on us…

“California Department of Fish and Game, everyone freeze!”

Just kidding, they were actually very nice and cordial.

They checked our bags and fishing licences, in addition to giving Crazy Ivan a hard time for only catching two.

They told us that they’ve ticketed a lot of people for bringing up shorts this morning.

Their advise – if you think a lobster is probably legal, it probably isn’t.

We stopped by Dive N Surf, where they are back at doing their all night Lobster Mobster event.

I didn’t sign up this year – they won’t fill my tanks, so I really have no reason to frequent the place on a regular basis.

I did order a Lobster Mobster T-shirt, but I didn’t see anyone that I recognized; the crowd was pretty thin.

I totaled 12 pounds of lobster.

We are planning to go out over the next few weeks, depending on the weather, surf and health of the Captain.

What an excellent start to this season!