{"id":2955,"date":"2013-12-30T07:56:35","date_gmt":"2013-12-30T14:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=2955"},"modified":"2013-12-30T07:57:00","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T14:57:00","slug":"end-of-the-year-dive-in-palos-verdes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=2955","title":{"rendered":"End Of The Year Dive Off Palos Verdes"},"content":{"rendered":"

December 29, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

I arrived promptly at 8 AM, extremely tired from getting about three total hours of sleep.<\/p>\n

I was hanging out with this hot chick the previous night; I wasn’t drinking since she doesn’t like drunks, so I had to endure the side affects of insomnia.<\/p>\n

A good sized crowd showed up, along with some divers we had never seen and a few kayakers.<\/p>\n

After changing the camera housing seals after my flood last dive, I took an empty housing on this dive to check for leaks.<\/p>\n

We all had geared up by 9:10 – the Point looked a little rough, but the Cove was fine.<\/p>\n

Reverend Al, Holly and I, made a perfect entrance into the nearly flat water that was disturbed only by a few rolling swells against the shore.<\/p>\n

We waited for Ted and his buddy, submerged and went to the right, the opposite way of 120 reef.<\/p>\n

Logged SCUBA Dive #459<\/p>\n

Dove With Reverend Al and Holly<\/p>\n

Terranea Resort
\nRancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA<\/p>\n

In With: 2800 psi
\nOut With: 1100 psi
\nMax depth: 40 feet
\nWaves: A few rollers at the shore, flat otherwise
\nVisibility: 10 feet, 15 feet some places
\nWater Temperature: 58 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 78 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 35 minutes<\/p>\n

After about three minutes I checked my air – I was at 2,600 psi, but every time I took a breathe the needle would drop to 2,000.<\/p>\n

Obviously, my air wasn’t all the way on; I must have bumped or rubbed against something on the way out.<\/p>\n

I swam up to Reverend Al, showed him the problem and he turned the air all the way on.<\/p>\n

There was a mild surge that made it challenging not to run into my surroundings, whether it be a reef, another diver or kelp.<\/p>\n

Visibility wasn’t all that great, but there were some spots that reached 15 feet of visibility.<\/p>\n

After 20 minutes, Holly signaled to me that she was getting cold.<\/p>\n

I signaled to Reverend Al, that we were turning around, Holly seemed a little pissed.<\/p>\n

I would rather turn around when someone is getting cold, than turn around when someone is cold.<\/p>\n

We slowly made our way back to the cove; I helped Holly off with her hook, almost tearing her head off in the process.<\/p>\n

My camera case was bone dry on the inside!<\/p>\n

I want to test in at 120 feet before putting my camera inside for a dive.<\/p>\n

\"The
\nThe Sunday Dive Crew<\/em><\/p>\n

I brought Polska Kielbasa since Dash had mentioned that he was bringing his barbecue. <\/p>\n

When no grill was fired up, I asked why.<\/p>\n

It seems that nobody brought anything to grill, and when I told them I had, the barbecue was lit.<\/p>\n

\"The
\nDash tenders the debriefing barbecue.<\/em><\/p>\n

I was really tired, and kept the debriefing at a minimum.<\/p>\n

And so ends another year of diving – I have slacked this year with only 30 dives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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