<\/p>\nI just realized as I was writing this, that this is my 400th dive!<\/p>\n
For someone who has been diving almost 10 years, I can’t say that it’s much of an accomplishment; after all, some divers have thousands of dives in only a few years.<\/p>\n
But the point is, unlike the 85% of those who get certified – I am still diving and I am still alive!<\/p>\n
Conditions have sucked ass lately, but with a new chick slated to join Sunday Services and my need to get wet, I had to show up today.<\/p>\n
Sunday Services totaled five divers – Reverend Al, Air Force Chris, Mike, Holly the New Chick and myself.<\/p>\n
It was high tide – REALLY High tide.<\/p>\n
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Holly decided to dive with Reverend Al; she must have been intimidated by my machismo, after all, I was originally introduced to her as Reverend Al’s daughter.<\/p>\n
Going over the rocks at high tide sucked, but everyone made it out without incident.<\/p>\n
Logged SCUBA Dive #400<\/p>\n
Dove with Air Force Chris
\nTerranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA USA<\/p>\n
In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 1300 psi
\nMax depth: 46 feet
\nWaves: Slightly surgy, high tide, too
\nVisibility: Five feet of shit
\nWater Temperature: 56 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 74 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 45 minutes<\/p>\n
We surface swam to the rocky finger off of Pigeon Shit cave and submerged.<\/p>\n
Visibility was horrible.<\/p>\n
I followed Air Force Chris, while watching my time, hoping he would turn around after 20 minutes.<\/p>\n
Photography was impossible, at least with my set up, but we did see a few unique macro things – two Sun Stars in a domestic dispute and some Garibaldi making out.<\/p>\n
It was so high tide, that where we usually hit 40 feet, we actually recorded 46 feet of depth.<\/p>\n
We headed in after 35 minutes or so. <\/p>\n
Instead of taking my fins off and stumbling over the rocks, I actually body surfed to shore and took my fins off after propping myself up against a boulder.<\/p>\n
As Reverend Al put it, “It wasn’t elegant, but it worked.”<\/p>\n
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Some children treated us as celebrities, or freaks – Mike was telling them that they should get certified<\/p>\n
There wasn’t enough divers to justify a break out of the ghetto grill, but traditional debriefing was held as always.<\/p>\n
Holly seems to be thick skinned enough to hang out with the group, however Mike C.’s phone number is already on her cell phone – he’s working on her already.<\/p>\n
Today’s group:<\/p>\n
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Exciting video can be viewed here:<\/p>\n