<\/p>\nHearing that Redondo Beach had four to six foot swells and that there was some storm front coming in, I headed down to Terranea Resort hoping more for dive camaraderie and debriefing than in hopes of getting in the water.<\/p>\n
There was a low diver turn out; having arrived at 8:07 AM, I saw a few cars of dive friends, but nobody setting up their gear.<\/p>\n
Reverend Al, Not New Chris and Crazy Ivan were at The Point, watching conditions; Richard The Brit joined us soon after.<\/p>\n
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Entrance from The Point was pretty much ruled out from the beginning.<\/p>\n
We walked towards the beach where we checked The Cove conditions.<\/p>\n
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Yes, us divers do spend money at Terranea Resort.<\/p>\n
After gawking from the cliffs above, we actually walked down to see the conditions first hand.<\/p>\n
There were constant swells with an occasional, “Holy crap! I’m glad I wasn’t in the surf zone on that one” wave.<\/p>\n
It was possible, but I decided to call it; so did Crazy Ivan.<\/p>\n
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Reverend Al, Not New Chris and Richard The Brit decided to test their luck with a dive off The Cove.<\/p>\n
All made expert entrances with no problems and submerged around 120 reef.<\/p>\n
Professional Debriefer Paul showed up to join Crazy Ivan and me for some sea side beer drinking and wave watching.<\/p>\n
The waves started to get larger and stronger when the divers were under.<\/p>\n
A kayaker made it out in between sets.<\/p>\n
About an hour later, the three returned and made an uneventful exit during a lull in the swells – either God was watching them, or the CIA’s weather machine was rebooting.<\/p>\n
A Japanese tourist asked Not New Chris and Reverend Al if they would pose with her son for a picture…<\/p>\n
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How could anyone refuse such a request?<\/p>\n
The dive report was, “Some places were 20 feet, other places it was only a few feet with lots of silt; there was also constant surge that you had to fight.”<\/p>\n
Nobody who dove regretted getting in, and nobody that called the dive regretted staying dry.<\/p>\n
The public toilet was locked on Discover Trails; I was about to relieve myself on the door until a woman came by and called the resort to complain.<\/p>\n
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We debriefed in a different area in Palos Verdes, that was more barbecue friendly than Terranea’s hotel parking lot. <\/p>\n
Chris had hot dogs and Crazy Ivan brought some kind of vegetarian Bratwursts, which weren’t bad tasting, but could never be mistaken for meat.<\/p>\n
As I am writing this, I have just found out that our lobster trip for Monday night has been postponed until at least Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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