I met Crazy Ivan and Instructor John for another night of lobster hunting from the Red October.<\/p>\n
So, basically the night ended up like this:<\/p>\n
– I was still a little congested from my constant cold and I felt a little weak; I was going to call it, but felt better after a nap.<\/p>\n
– Instructor John was late due to work issues, then gets a call that he has to go back to work after the dive.<\/p>\n
– The boat wouldn’t start due to a dead battery, so we jumped it and took the emergency charger along with us.<\/p>\n
– We started arguing about the location code that we need to fill in on our lobster report card.<\/p>\n
“We’re going to 58,” I said.<\/p>\n
“No they changed it, it’s 57…look,” Crazy Ivan said, as he handed me his lobster card.<\/p>\n
“Why is your card a different color?” I asked.<\/p>\n
“That’s because you didn’t buy this year’s license,” Instructor John said.<\/p>\n
Crap!<\/p>\n
If you are planning on fishing or lobster hunting this year, don’t forget to buy your 2010 fishing license, ocean enhancement stamp and lobster report card!<\/strong><\/p>\n So now, I’m merely going on a night dive.<\/p>\n We started heading for the open water, but noticed a little fog rolling in.<\/p>\n At the breakwater, the fog was thick.<\/p>\n Maybe 20 feet visibility at the most; then, we heard our first blast from a fog horn.<\/p>\n “Well…,” John said.<\/p>\n “I think it’s unanimous… we’re not going,” I said.<\/p>\n Not finding the boat once we surfaced was almost guaranteed, plus the odds of someone hitting our boat or running us over were just as likely.<\/p>\n At the lip of King Harbor, we could not see Redondo Pier; we turned around and enjoyed a nice harbor cruise back.<\/p>\n High surf is expected through Monday, but our plan is to head out Tuesday night.<\/p>\n Since I have to buy this year’s fishing license and lobster card, keep your donations coming!<\/p>\n