<\/p>\nI have found out some very disappointing news regarding my planned SCUBA diving trip to Albania in April. <\/p>\n
I will have to put that subject together in my next post, within a couple of days – check back for details.<\/p>\n
There were lots of divers at Sunday Services – I would say a good twenty, and lots of new faces.<\/p>\n
Taking other people’s word for it, our group geared up and proceeded to The Point – Air Force Chris and I have a “No pain” policy of Point entry.<\/p>\n
It was low tide, and if you didn’t time the waves just right, you would get dragged over boulders – we called it and headed for The Cove.<\/p>\n
Entry at The Cove was still tricky – it was low tide, and stepping between the slippery rocks as the waves rolled in and out sucked.<\/p>\n
Air Force Chris and I made it out with no problems.<\/p>\n
Three divers followed behind us – one fell, and face planted on the rocks, losing a fin that promptly washed away with the receding wave.<\/p>\n
Just a little bloody, the diver got up and snorkeled in the surf zone to retrieve his fin, but with no luck.<\/p>\n
His two buddies and Chris and I looked for the fin – some underwater, some from the surface, as the waves rolled in and out of the surf zone; I almost got beached a couple of times.<\/p>\n
I swam out about 20 yards, aligned with where he fell, submerged and swam towards shore, skimming the floor.<\/p>\n
In 15 feet of water, I found his fin.<\/p>\n
Chris and I headed to 120 reef, the other three headed to the right.<\/p>\n
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Illegal fishermen on the East side of Pigeon Shit Cave.<\/p>\n
Logged SCUBA Dive #403<\/p>\n
Dove with Air Force Chris
\n120 Reef,Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA USA<\/p>\n
In With: 2900 psi
\nOut With: 500 psi
\nMax depth: 44 feet
\nWaves: A little rough, but manageable
\nVisibility: Eight feet, maybe better
\nWater Temperature: 55 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 69 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 45 minutes<\/p>\n
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We descended.<\/p>\n
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Yeah, it was a little green – eight feet of visibility, I think.<\/p>\n
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When the visibility is low – just go macro.<\/p>\n
I did the best I could…<\/p>\n
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All in all, it was a great dive.<\/p>\n
I made a sloppy exit, washing to shore with my fins still on, and flailing on the rocks trying to get them off.<\/p>\n
Luckily, there were no cameras and no women watching.<\/p>\n
The braves souls that dove off The Point completed their mission…<\/p>\n
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They successfully recovered an 80 pound abandoned lobster trap, using lift bags and brute force.<\/p>\n
Now, whether it’s worth anything remains to seen, but at least a rogue lobster trap has been removed from what is now a Marine Preserve.<\/p>\n
Debriefing was, of course, world class; but we made sure that it didn’t interfere with the other Super Bowl parties that lay ahead.<\/p>\n
You want to take your husband’s car and rub it in?<\/p>\n
This car was spotted in the parking lot…<\/p>\n
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Typical vengeful woman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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