Long Point, CA
\n(aka The Old Marineland)<\/p>\n
Dove with Nick<\/p>\n
I met Nick at 8:00 AM.<\/p>\n
The waves looked exactly like last week — the same conditions.<\/p>\n
I was determined not to get thrown like last week.<\/p>\n
I was very careful and walked out after Nick was in. <\/p>\n
I put my fins on after I was in the surf. <\/p>\n
It sort of sucks because you have no control when you’re out.<\/p>\n
Dennis (of Dennis, Fred and Al) later advised us to put one fin on while on land and the other fin on in the surf.<\/p>\n
We swam to the jetty near pigeon shit cave. <\/p>\n
We submerged; I was hunting, Nick was just sight seeing.<\/p>\n
There was a solo diver there who was hunting with a spear gun.<\/p>\n
I came upon a sheephead that was feeding on an urchin that I had broken open. <\/p>\n
I measured her; she actually helped me by laying flat against my spear.<\/p>\n
That fish was so stupid; I didn’t have the heart to shoot it.<\/p>\n
We swam around the reef and in to the second kelp bed. <\/p>\n
We saw the other spear fisherman pass by again.<\/p>\n
I didn’t think we were at the second kelp bed, so we went East trying to find it. <\/p>\n
At 40 feet, we got quite an aerobic workout fighting the current. <\/p>\n
We surfaced to find that we were way the hell out past our target.<\/p>\n
We swam on the surface until we were a hundred yards to shore. <\/p>\n
The waves were crashing on the rocks. <\/p>\n
We submerged me to the bottom, Nick to 10 feet and went in.<\/p>\n
We surfaced about 20 yards to shore. <\/p>\n
I went in first, riding a swell in and then crawling like hell for higher ground.<\/p>\n
We again talked to Dennis of “Dennis, Fred and Al.” <\/p>\n
He gave us some pointers on boat diving.<\/p>\n
Visibility was good, 20 feet and clear. <\/p>\n
The water was 55 degrees F according to Nick’s thermometer.<\/p>\n
In with: 2900 psi
\nOut with: 1100 psi
\nMaximum depth: 40 feet
\nWaves: 1-4 feet
\nVisibility: 20 feet and clear
\nWater temperature: 55 degrees F<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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