Veterans Park, Redondo Beach, CA

Solo Diving

In With: 3000 psi
Out With: 1200 psi
Max depth: 78 feet
Waves: Minor chop and surge at the shoreline
Visibility: 10 to 15 feet over the shelf, worse towards shore
Water Temperature: 68 degrees until over the shelf, then it dipped to 58 degrees
Total Bottom Time: About 35 minutes

Being invited to a party Sunday, late in the day, I decided to get my dive fill in on Saturday.

My brother met me to video tape a scene for a commercial contest he is entering; details remain a secret.

I made an uneventful entry through the surf and submerged in 10 feet of water.

I swam North, hoping to find a reportedly lost spear pole, before swimming West and over the shelf; the temperature dropped significantly.

I tried to locate the “monument” but I think it must be covered with sand; I could not locate it and the scenery looked “different” than I remember.

The John Holmes of the star fish community.

The extremely slow decay of a dead plasticus bagus.

Another cinder block!

An man eating attack crab prepares to pounce!

I thought that if I just swim by and mind my own business, he would leave me alone, but the crab leaped up and tried to pinch off my air supply.

Using my advanced Jiu Jitsu and cage fighting skills, I put the crab in an arm bar and ripped his arm off; he retreated.

The aftermath of the crab attack.

A spectator fish takes cover in a nearby shell.

I made my way back up the shelf and did a slow swim in.

The surf pounded a bit upon my exit, but I made it out with no problems.

A lot of SCUBA students were at Redondo Beach today.

Luckily, my brother didn’t drink all my beer while I was underwater.