{"id":1443,"date":"2008-10-26T23:29:34","date_gmt":"2008-10-27T06:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1443"},"modified":"2008-10-27T02:00:32","modified_gmt":"2008-10-27T09:00:32","slug":"another-prestine-dive-and-debrief-at-the-old-marineland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1443","title":{"rendered":"Another Prestine Dive and Debrief At The Old Marineland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Logged Dive #314<\/p>\n<p>Old Marineland (aka Long Point, Terranea Resort), Rancho Palos Verdes, CA<\/p>\n<p>Dove with the Not So New Chris<\/p>\n<p>In With: 2900 psi<br \/>\nOut With: 1100 psi<br \/>\nMax depth: 43 feet<br \/>\nWaves: A few challenging swells at the shoreline, but pretty flat<br \/>\nVisibility: 10 to 15 feet at 120 reef.<br \/>\nWater Temperature: About 56 degrees<br \/>\nTotal Bottom Time: About 45 minutes<\/p>\n<p>I arrived at the front gate a little after 8 AM; the guard was trying to tell us to park at the gate and walk down once we geared up.<\/p>\n<p>After a few well placed phone calls, we were allowed though the gate;  we&#8217;ve been going through this crap every weekend with a different guard each time.<\/p>\n<p>Nick and <a href=\"http:\/\/southbaysoliloquy.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_new\">sort of new diver Jill <\/a> actually showed up to not only debrief, but to join in the diving as well.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0036omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"The divers discuss their strategy and listen to Reverend Al's briefing.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The divers discuss their strategy and listen to Reverend Al&#8217;s briefing.<\/p>\n<p>A few new faces joined us, among them was John who just got back from a tour in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>I sort of tripped on entry, but was able to put my fins on quite quickly &#8211; again, I love my spring loaded fin straps!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0041omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"Nick and Jill prepare for their macho rock entry.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Nick and Jill prepare for their macho rock entry.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0044omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"Divers off of the cove; the Terranea hotel is in the background.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Everyone made it in without incident;  we swam to the edge of the cove, divided into buddy pairs and agreed to do our best to follow Reverend Al.<\/p>\n<p>We submerged&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0070omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"We followed Reverend Al.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;and followed Reverend Al;  vis sort of sucked until we got towards the reef.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0046omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"This is what Jill and Nick look like under water.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is what Jill and Nick look like underwater.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0051omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"A lobster has been spotted!\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A lobster has been spotted!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0068omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"The kelp is back and in full bloom here.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The reef was pretty clear, visibility wise, but the kelp is back in full bloom, making the dive seem really dark.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0057omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"A sunstar.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A sunstar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0063omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"Fish are abundant at the 120 reef.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fish are abundant at the 120 reef.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0064omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"A colorful sea blob.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A colorful sea blob.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0065omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"A starfish against a reef.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A starfish against a reef.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0069omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"Chris takes a picture of me, taking a picture of him.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Chris takes a picture of me, taking a picture of him.<\/p>\n<p>We lost Nick and Jill after a while, then lost Al and his buddy, then found Nick and Jill again, lost them, and found Al again.<\/p>\n<p>Coming ashore, I took my fins off a little too soon and was swept back out by a rouge swell that also knocked one of the divers down;  Al helped the diver.<\/p>\n<p>Putting my fins back on, I swam back and made an uneventful exit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0078omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"The debriefing starts.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the diving over, the debriefing starts.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0083omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"The perfect spot, just outside the Terranea hotel.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>My brother Paul showed up to help us debrief.<\/p>\n<p>On today&#8217;s menu &#8211; bratwurst and marinated chicken;\u00a0 Jill brought the chicken and gave me a bunch of crap for not having a real barbecue (a.k.a. a charcoal grill).<\/p>\n<p>I told her, &#8220;If I knew you were bringing real food, I would have brought my real barbecue.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0085omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"Another view of the hotel that's under construction.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The usual topics were discussed &#8211; diving, politics, diving, food, diving, beer&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/PICT0087omloct26.jpg\" alt=\"A view to die for!\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We have the best view here that I can remember.<\/p>\n<p>Everything wrapped up a little after noon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Logged Dive #314 Old Marineland (aka Long Point, Terranea Resort), Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Dove with the Not So New Chris In With: 2900 psi Out With: 1100 psi Max depth: 43 feet Waves: A few challenging swells at the shoreline, but pretty flat Visibility: 10 to 15 feet at 120 reef. Water Temperature: About [&hellip;]<\/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\/1443"}],"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=1443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}