{"id":3691,"date":"2015-05-10T20:13:26","date_gmt":"2015-05-11T03:13:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3691"},"modified":"2015-05-10T20:13:26","modified_gmt":"2015-05-11T03:13:26","slug":"mothers-day-dive-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=3691","title":{"rendered":"Mother’s Day Dive 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

I needed a dive – it keeps my blood pressure under control, until the debriefing of course. <\/p>\n

It rained a bit a couple of days ago, and the swell maps made the conditions look like it was going to suck; I decided to go and at least look.<\/p>\n

It was a very small diving crew consisting of Reverend Al, Ben, Randy, Alex and myself.<\/p>\n

I was told the Point was doable, if you timed it right; that usually means I’m going to get smashed against the rocks.<\/p>\n

Reverend Al gave me one of his old wetsuits that didn’t have any holes in it and had never been peed in – and it actually fit!<\/p>\n

We geared up and walked to the Point where the swells were crashing against the low tide rocks in predictable sets.<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

We took our time in getting out – and everyone made it without any problems.<\/p>\n

We swam a little ways out and submerged.<\/p>\n

Logged SCUBA Dive #491<\/p>\n

Dove with Reverend Al, Randy, Ben and Alex<\/p>\n

The Point, Terranea Resort, Palos Verdes, CA<\/p>\n

In With: 2900 psi
\nOut With: 500 psi
\nMax depth: 58 feet
\nWaves: Some swells at the point, other surge.
\nVisibility: 10 feet or so
\nWater Temperature: 52 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 75 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 39 minutes<\/p>\n

It was dark, but the 10 feet of visibility that we did have was clear.<\/p>\n

However, for whatever reason, this is the only underwater picture that came out…<\/p>\n

\"Best<\/p>\n

I took a lot of pictures, but only ended up with a few.<\/p>\n

Maybe the camera wasn’t on?<\/p>\n

I don’t think the pictures would have been spectacular anyway.<\/p>\n

The statue at the pinnacle has a lot of growth on it now – I almost passed it, thinking it was a reef.<\/p>\n

My new-to-me wetsuit was more buoyant than my last one, so I put some rocks in the pockets of my BCD jacket for extra weight.<\/p>\n

It was cold; I should have worn my core warmer, too.<\/p>\n

I followed the group until I got down to 500 psi and surfaced.<\/p>\n

I was a hundred yards from the exit at the Cove, but the surface swim was easy.<\/p>\n

It was low tide; coming in, I had to swim back out to take my fins off and walk in.<\/p>\n

The rest soon followed, and all made perfect exits.<\/p>\n

I apologized the Reverend Al for peeing in his wetsuit.<\/p>\n

He was so disgusted that he let me keep it.<\/p>\n

\"The
\nI like the sandy part of the beach now.<\/em><\/p>\n

Debriefing was rather quick, and wrapped up by 11 AM.<\/p>\n

\"The
\nToday’s crew – Randy, Ben, Alex, Reverend Al and Me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Next week, I go on a secret non-diving two week mission.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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