{"id":2211,"date":"2012-01-29T23:49:10","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T06:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=2211"},"modified":"2012-01-30T09:04:11","modified_gmt":"2012-01-30T16:04:11","slug":"diving-terranea-resort-and-actually-seeing-stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=2211","title":{"rendered":"Diving Terranea Resort – And Actually Seeing Stuff!"},"content":{"rendered":"

REMINDER: You have until Tuesday January 31, 2012 to send in your 2011 lobster report card to the California DFG or face a $100 fine – and unlike previous years, they know who you are.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Reports from yesterday didn’t leave me to believe conditions would be very good today, but unlike yesterday, we didn’t have a high surf or wind advisory.<\/p>\n

The waves were nonexistent and it was fairly high tide – all the divers went off The Point.<\/p>\n

The entry was probably as easy as entering a lake.<\/p>\n

Air Force Chris and I swam under the kelp to our final submerge point.<\/p>\n

Logged SCUBA Dive #402<\/p>\n

Dove with Air Force Chris
\n“The Point” Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA USA<\/p>\n

In With: 2800 psi
\nOut With: 500 psi
\nMax depth: 54 feet
\nWaves: Flat – REALLY flat!
\nVisibility: 20+ feet, maybe as high as 30 feet!
\nWater Temperature: 55 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 69 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 50 minutes<\/p>\n

Chris had a short fill, and I sucked 500 psi swimming under the kelp, so we decided to stay fairly shallow, reaching a maximum of 54 feet during the dive.<\/p>\n

Visibility was spectacular – I had no idea conditions could change as quickly as they did.<\/p>\n

I took a series of videos and stills with my camera.<\/p>\n

Reef off of Terranea.<\/p>\n

A fish sleeps in a reef.<\/p>\n

A collection of Uni.<\/p>\n

We spotted a lobster – probably a shorty – hiding in a reef, but I could tell he knew he was now in a protected area.<\/p>\n

We came across an abandoned lobster trap – others in our group turned it upside down so nothing could get caught in it.<\/p>\n

I surfaced when I got down to 500 psi and made a 100 yard surface swim to an easy exit.<\/p>\n

The Great Escape diving boat <\/a> was anchored half way between 120 reef and the sunken barge.<\/p>\n

Some beach goers asked if “that boat” dropped us off?<\/p>\n

“If we could afford to go on a boat, I would expect them to pick us up,” I replied.<\/p>\n

Again, another spectacular video is to be seen.<\/p>\n

Yes, it really is in 3D – if you don’t have glasses, turn the 3D off.<\/p>\n

A diver told me today, “I thought you were being funny when you said your videos were in 3D, but then I wondered why they looked so strange – then I realized they really were in 3D.”<\/p>\n

I’m going to have to start passing out 3D glasses at debriefings.<\/p>\n