<\/p>\nFather’s Day Dive — Guess Where?<\/p>\n
Well, if you guessed Terranea Resort, you were correct!<\/p>\n
However, if you are bored with my almost weekly dive reports from basically the same location, I have great news.<\/p>\n
My long awaited trip to Albania is officially on!<\/p>\n
And scheduled for next month!<\/p>\n
Stay tuned about that… so lets get on to today.<\/p>\n
Realizing that today is Fathers’ Day, and quite certain there would be a low turn out, and the fact that I was going to my parent’s place for a barbecue, I didn’t bring the ghetto grill.<\/p>\n
So, I pulled up to a crowded parking lot, half filled with diver’s cars just a few minutes after 8 AM; nobody was in the parking lot.<\/p>\n
Most likely everyone was checking the conditions.<\/p>\n
Donna The Hot Biker Chick pulled up as I was walking towards the trail; I waited for her.<\/p>\n
Before we could go, all the divers approached the parking lot, giving them the jealous impression that Donna and I arrived together.<\/p>\n
Donna quickly dispelled the rumor.<\/p>\n
Conditions were reported to be – flat!<\/p>\n
Some were even considering exiting The Point.<\/p>\n
So, TwinDuct broke out some chicken and tube steaks (a.k.a. hotdogs) to put in my cooler and I explained to him, that I didn’t bring the ghetto grill.<\/p>\n
No, I don’t always bring the grill.<\/p>\n
I failed again.<\/p>\n
There must have been 14 divers in our group, all going off The Point; the entrance could not have been easier.<\/p>\n
Logged SCUBA Dive #407<\/p>\n
Started the Dive with Donna The Hot Biker Chick and TwinDuct, ended it with Kenneth.<\/p>\n
The Point, Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA<\/p>\n
In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 800 psi
\nMax depth: 62 feet
\nWaves: Pretty flat with a few rolling swells
\nVisibility: Eight to 20 feet
\nWater Temperature: 65 degrees, colder at depth
\nAir Temperature: 70 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 45 minutes<\/p>\n
Reverend Al dropped us right on the Pennicle – the small statue that has seen many changes throughout the years…<\/p>\n
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Growth now makes it almost unrecognizable. <\/p>\n
I had taken a lot of time equalizing – we dropped in 60 feet of water.<\/p>\n
I sort of lost my buddies, everyone pretty much looked the same.<\/p>\n
Donna has some holes in the butt of her wetsuit, so I started looking for her; then I realized that she was the only female diver here today.<\/p>\n
I really didn’t want to swim around looking at guy’s asses, so I just swam in circles hoping to at least find TwinDuct, who was the only diver to dive without a hood.<\/p>\n
Some divers were planning to exit The Point, and after about 10 minutes, I figured that the divers that were there were going to stay there.<\/p>\n
I left on my own for The Cove.<\/p>\n
On my journey, I felt a tap; I turned and it was Kenneth signaling me to buddy with him.<\/p>\n
I agreed.<\/p>\n
I can see some of the fish coming back to this reef; hopefully one day, the fish will be abundant, like when I first started diving here.<\/p>\n
TwinDuct caught up to us and followed us for a bit.<\/p>\n
We made it to The Cove with air to spare; that, and and easy exit along with great visibility, made this a perfect dive.<\/p>\n
We warned a couple of fishermen that this area is a marine preserve.<\/p>\n
The guy said, “The resort told us it was catch and release…”<\/p>\n
That is news to us.<\/p>\n
Traditional debriefing followed.<\/p>\n
Jordan saved the day by having his grill!<\/p>\n
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A short video somes up today’s dive…<\/p>\n