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<\/p>\nAfter news of giant squid attacking divers down in San Diego and being seen as far North as Orange County, I decided to dive off of the Redondo Canyon to hunt down and kill as many giant squid as possible.<\/p>\n
Ok, actually it was really hot today in the ghetto of Long Beach and I just wanted to cool off and stay away from home; I haven’t been to a Wednesday evening dive in a while.<\/p>\n
The parking lot was crowded, but I was lucky enough to find a spot.<\/p>\n
I geared up and was in the water by 5:30 PM; I brought my light just incase, but I really didn’t need it in retrospect.<\/p>\n
Veteran’s Park<\/p>\n
Solo Diving<\/p>\n
In With: 3100 psi
\nOut With: 600 psi
\nMax depth: 83 feet
\nWaves: Manageable two to three foot swells at the shoreline
\nVisibility: 5 to 10 feet at best
\nWater Temperature: 66 degrees at the surface, 54 at depth
\nTotal Bottom Time: 30 minutes<\/p>\n
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The beach during the Summer can get pretty crowded.<\/p>\n
Once submerged, I had to adjust my equipment; when everything was situated, I grabbed for my camera strap that was roped around my wrist… and it was gone!<\/p>\n
Fuck!<\/strong><\/p>\n Where’s my camera?<\/strong><\/p>\n It floats, so I (carefully) bolted to the surface from 20 feet of water and looked.<\/p>\n I always meant to put a little note in my camera case that stated, “If found please return to…”<\/p>\n But, of course, how would I ever lose my camera?<\/p>\n I floated on the surface thinking about all the recent pictures – diving, the fourth of July and homemade porno – that will now fall into some stranger’s hands.<\/p>\n I looked over where I thought the current was moving, and I spotted it!<\/p>\n Phew!<\/p>\n My dive continued…<\/p>\n The water on the surface was warm and the vis close to shore sucked.<\/p>\n I headed down the canyon…<\/p>\n Muscle shells; maybe the victim of an octopus.<\/p>\n Humans have punching bags, crabs have clawing spools.<\/p>\n I tried to find “The Monument” or “Blocks” but they have apparently moved to 70 feet and are now more covered in sand.<\/p>\n Sort of an uneventful, plain old Redondo Canyon exercise dive – of course I say that now, since I recovered my camera.<\/p>\n The Divevets welcomed me back by peeing on my car.<\/p>\n Dan fires up the outdoor stove for a Summer evening barbecue as we were treated to the Village People’s hit, “Macho Man” from another diver’s stereo.<\/p>\n The sun sets at Redondo Beach.<\/p>\n Debriefing continued into the night; we talked about many off beat topics including how the group can get more single women and whether or not we should buy a foreign kid “for adoption and exploitation.”<\/p>\n All in fun, but they have a tendency to corrupt new divers.<\/p>\n![\"Muscle](\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/pict0101nmnml.jpg\")
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