{"id":3309,"date":"2014-09-29T06:46:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T13:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3309"},"modified":"2014-09-30T16:57:55","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T23:57:55","slug":"third-dive-of-opening-night-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3309","title":{"rendered":"Third Dive Of Opening Night (Morning)"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 27, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bugs were deep and all of us were super saturated with Nitrogen.<\/p>\n

We had to try deeper places, so the Captain pulled anchor to find a similar spot.<\/p>\n

After a 20 minute boat ride and a surface interval of over an hour, we anchored in a not so secret spot – there were several dive boats already in the area.<\/p>\n

“It’s 3:30 AM, hasn’t this spot been picked clean already?,” I thought.<\/p>\n

Eric made a mad dash to be the first one off the boat.<\/p>\n

I soon followed and noticed a fairly strong current.<\/p>\n

I submerged down the anchor line and swam against the current.<\/p>\n

Logged SCUBA Dive #476<\/p>\n

Solo Diving<\/p>\n

Secret Location: 41 20 52 65 65 66 20 63 6c 6f 73 65 20 74 6f 20 61 20 50 6f 69 6e 74 20 74 68 61 74 20 69 73 20 4c 6f 6e 67 2e \u2013 Catalina Island<\/p>\n

In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 800 psi
\nMax depth: 65 feet
\nWaves: Pretty flat once we were there
\nVisibility: 10 to 15 feet
\nWater Temperature: 67 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 66 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 35 minutes<\/p>\n

I hit a reef with an abundance of fish and other sea life.<\/p>\n

I spotted a short lobster with half its legs gone, limping on the sand.<\/p>\n

Yeah, this place has already been raided and I bet the lobsters are spooked.<\/p>\n

I saw a bunch of bugs in the cracks of the reef – too far in to grab.<\/p>\n

I know they were too far in, because I tried; I even looked for a back entrance.<\/p>\n

This was a nice dive, with lots of structure and sea life, however we got there too late.<\/p>\n

The fact that I always saw at least one other diver’s light double confirmed my thought.<\/p>\n

I began to accept the fact that I would not be limiting on this dive.<\/p>\n

I toured around the reef, and when I lost hope for another bug, I slowly swam to the surface.<\/p>\n

I hit the surface literally 15 feet away from the boat.<\/p>\n

\"Eric
\nEric amazingly caught two on this dive – he didn’t have to go home skunked.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"My
\nMy entire catch for the trip.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Debriefing
\nWe debriefed after the dives, but I soon found myself sleeping in the galley on the way back.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"We
\nWe made it home just as the Sun was coming up.<\/em><\/p>\n

This trip was not as plentiful as last Opening Night; some experienced divers got skunked or only one or two.<\/p>\n

Tim was the only one who limited and won the jackpot for the biggest dive (pictured last post).<\/p>\n

I ended up with four lobsters and felt bad that I didn’t have a couple to spread the wealth around.<\/p>\n

All in all, another Opening Night with cool people on a cool boat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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