{"id":306,"date":"2005-01-23T22:40:03","date_gmt":"2005-01-24T05:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=306"},"modified":"2008-02-17T00:07:57","modified_gmt":"2008-02-17T07:07:57","slug":"logged-dive-104-geiger-catalina-island-ca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=306","title":{"rendered":"Logged Dive #104, Geiger, Catalina Island, CA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Geiger&#8221;, Catalina, CA<br \/>\nDiving off the Bottom Scratcher Boat<\/p>\n<p>Solo Diving<\/p>\n<p>In With: 2700 psi<br \/>\nOut With: 500 psi<br \/>\nMax depth: 50 feet<br \/>\nWaves:  Insignificant<br \/>\nVisibility: 20 feet<br \/>\nWater Temperature: Cold<br \/>\nTotal Bottom Time: 50 minutes<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/320.jpg\" alt=\"A bagpipe concert.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We were treated to a bagpipe concert.<\/p>\n<p>Tim and Reyna didn&#8217;t have air by the time we reached this spot.<\/p>\n<p>This was the last dive, so I didn&#8217;t care if I got banned from diving for going solo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Same day, same ocean,&#8221; is &#8220;Southern California Buddy Diving.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I jumped off the boat and submerged to 40 feet.<\/p>\n<p>I went towards the shore and found many reefs with the biggest lobsters that I have ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, one must have been at least 10 pounds!<\/p>\n<p>I just couldn&#8217;t reach them.<\/p>\n<p>My hand got caught on a piece of sunken bamboo (it really was bamboo!), as I tried to free myself, the stick went in to the lobster hole.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for the lobsters, they did not jump out in to my hands.<\/p>\n<p>I looked up as a class of divers passed by.<\/p>\n<p>It must have been a sight for the students to see a solo diver accidentally prodding a lobster hole with a stick; purely by accident of course.<\/p>\n<p>I dove around toward the end and ran across the anchor line.<\/p>\n<p>A few more feet further, I went over an underwater cliff that went down to 50 feet.<\/p>\n<p>I swam around until I got to 500 psi and then I ascended to the top, right under the steps, right on target.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/811.jpg\" alt=\"Just kickin\u2019 it, waiting for the rest to return.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For a Dive Master that was sooo concerned about people diving solo, he never cared that I always came up alone.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/1110.jpg\" alt=\"Captain Greg of the Bottomscratcher\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I kicked it with Captain Greg most of the way back.<\/p>\n<p>There was a severe lack of single hot chicks on this boat.<\/p>\n<p>Captain Greg explained to me the nature of the Dive Boat business.<\/p>\n<p>You could have $400,000 invested in the boat, but might only make $50,000 a year as the owner and Captain.<\/p>\n<p>The crew basically makes minimum wage plus tips.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of the trip, Bobby the deckhand gave his usually good bye, &#8220;You&#8217;ve cheated death another day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another great day of diving aboard one of my favorite boats!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/wp-content\/105.jpg\" alt=\"Reyna, Tim and Me on the way back.\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reyna, Tim and Me on the way back.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Geiger&#8221;, Catalina, CA Diving off the Bottom Scratcher Boat Solo Diving In With: 2700 psi Out With: 500 psi Max depth: 50 feet Waves: Insignificant Visibility: 20 feet Water Temperature: Cold Total Bottom Time: 50 minutes We were treated to a bagpipe concert. 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