{"id":1370,"date":"2008-08-03T22:39:29","date_gmt":"2008-08-04T05:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1370"},"modified":"2008-08-03T22:44:22","modified_gmt":"2008-08-04T05:44:22","slug":"logged-scuba-dive-296-diving-old-marineland-rancho-palos-verdes-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1370","title":{"rendered":"Logged SCUBA Dive #296 – Diving Old Marineland, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Old Marineland, (aka Terranea Resort, Long Point) CA<\/p>\n

Dove With IceJon<\/p>\n

In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 700 psi
\nMax depth: 64 feet
\nWaves: Minor chop, tricky entry
\nVisibility: 10 to 20 feet, better off the Point
\nWater Temperature: 64 degrees at depth, warmer on top
\nTotal Bottom Time: About 40 minutes<\/p>\n

The conditions looked sort of green and we considered calling it, but decided to go for it anyway because at depth looked like it could be good.<\/p>\n

Six in our group geared up and walked to “The Point.”<\/p>\n

Conditions were sort of rough and I considered walking to the cove.<\/p>\n

The trick was to put your fins on, sit on a rock, wait for a swell to come in, push off and kick like hell before the next wave.<\/p>\n

Bob made it out.<\/p>\n

IceJon, for whatever reason, spent too much time in the surf zone and ended up getting pounded by another wave; he earned a scrape on his chin.<\/p>\n

I lunged out on a swell, the water receded and I landed on a shallow reef – basically it kicked me in the balls – which sort of winded me, before another swell picked me up.<\/p>\n

It was a struggle to get through the surf; the other three made it out.<\/p>\n

We met about 40 yards from the surf zone and I buddied with IceJon.<\/p>\n

\"IceJon<\/p>\n

We submerged to 60 feet…<\/p>\n

\"We<\/p>\n

…and did a tour of the surrounding reefs.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A Sun Star attacks a starfish.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

We started heading North East after about 10 minutes at the Point; the idea was to exit at the cove.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A fish is camouflaged against the reef.<\/p>\n

\"Self<\/p>\n

A self portrait with IceJon in the back.<\/p>\n

\"Some<\/p>\n

Some kind of Brain plant?<\/p>\n

\"We<\/p>\n

We weaved through a kelp forest before going through a sandy patch.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

A reef oasis in the middle of a sandy bottom.<\/p>\n

We ascended about 20 yards from the cove and swam in.<\/p>\n

Just as I touched bottom and took my fins off, my right leg cramped.<\/p>\n

I rode a few swells to a big rock and crawled behind it to prevent getting pounded by a rouge wave; IceJon made it out with no problem.<\/p>\n

An excellent dive!<\/p>\n

\"We<\/p>\n

We broke out the barbecues; today’s menu has a German twist to it – Bratwurst, sauerkraut and Chris brought some marinated steak.<\/p>\n

Oh yes, we had plenty of beer, too!<\/p>\n

\"We<\/p>\n

We devalued the neighborhood; a new diving chick named Aly hung out with us and partied.<\/p>\n

\"Cyber<\/p>\n

Cyber the attack dog seemed to have drunk too much beer.<\/p>\n

Now, with Ron Paul effectively out of the presidential running, who is the local diving community endorsing for President?<\/p>\n

A scan of the parking lot shows which candidate is preferred among SCUBA divers:<\/p>\n

\"Max<\/p>\n

\"Max<\/p>\n

\"Max<\/p>\n

If the election were held today, it is obvious that Max Bottomtime<\/a> would win, at least locally!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Old Marineland, (aka Terranea Resort, Long Point) CA Dove With IceJon In With: 3000 psi Out With: 700 psi Max depth: 64 feet Waves: Minor chop, tricky entry Visibility: 10 to 20 feet, better off the Point Water Temperature: 64 degrees at depth, warmer on top Total Bottom Time: About 40 minutes The conditions looked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}