{"id":4058,"date":"2015-11-22T16:01:44","date_gmt":"2015-11-22T23:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=4058"},"modified":"2015-11-30T22:11:31","modified_gmt":"2015-12-01T05:11:31","slug":"sunday-diving-white-point","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=4058","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Diving White Point"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, last pier clean-up<\/a>, I met this really hot chick who had just moved here from Boston; she had expressed interest about getting back into diving now that she had moved to Southern California.<\/p>\n

She has been certified since 2005.<\/p>\n

I gave her my phone and pager number and told her to call me when she wanted to go diving.<\/p>\n

Weeks later, she called me to go diving; it took me a while to get over the shock and confirm TwinDuct wasn’t just messing with my mind.<\/p>\n

TwinDuct suggested that we should dive White Point in San Pedro, since we haven’t done it in a long time.<\/p>\n

It sounded like a plan, so the three of us – TwinDuct, Boston Kelly and me – met at 8 AM at White Point.<\/p>\n

The wind was up, but the swells were manageable. <\/p>\n

\"TwinDuct
\nTwinDuct drags his ass gearing up…<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Boston
\n…as Boston Kelly looks on in amazement.<\/em><\/p>\n

We made the short, but rocky walk to what was left of some of the old hot spring pools to make our entrance.<\/p>\n

\"Kelly
\nKelly makes her entrance.<\/em><\/p>\n

The entrance area was protected from the incoming swells; we swam out and submerged.<\/p>\n

I tried to go deeper, but ended up going in circles; we surfaced and swam further out before making another descent. <\/p>\n

\"Going<\/p>\n

Logged SCUBA Dive #495<\/p>\n

Dove with Boston Kelly and TwinDuct<\/p>\n

White Point, San Pedro, CA, USA<\/p>\n

In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 1200 psi
\nMax depth: 40 feet
\nWaves: Pretty flat with some waves breaking against the rocks
\nVisibility: 20 feet or so
\nWater Temperature: 65 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 73 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 35 minutes<\/p>\n

\"Boston
\nBoston Kelly Follows.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Reef<\/p>\n

Visibility was pretty good.<\/p>\n

This was Boston Kelly’s second dive in Southern California waters, with the first dive being the pier clean-up in Redondo Beach.<\/p>\n

She later remarked that she couldn’t believe there was so much to see here.<\/p>\n

\"Reef<\/p>\n

\"Boston<\/p>\n

\"Kelp<\/p>\n

\"Reef<\/p>\n

\"Reef<\/p>\n

\"Kelp<\/p>\n

\"TwinDuct
\nTwinDuct checks a reef for lobsters.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Reef
\nWhat is left of an old lobster trap.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Garibaldi
\nGaribaldi at White Point.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Reef<\/p>\n

Even though we did get down to 40 feet, the majority of our dive wasn’t much deeper than 30 feet.<\/p>\n

We headed back and in to make an easy exit.<\/p>\n

\"A
\nKelly brought beer!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Boston
\nBoston Kelly logs her dive – this was dive number five, after her certification a decade ago!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"The
\nWe broke out the ghetto grill and made some hamburgers.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Time
\nBeing away from their smart phones for more than an hour is just too much to bear!<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Me
\nMe and Boston Kelly – Sorry, I can’t suck my gut in and smile at the same time.<\/em><\/p>\n

Debriefing conversation consisted of topics as diverse as photography, diving, water rafting, bungee jumping and the shitty dating scene for apparently all singles.<\/p>\n

Kelly expressed interest in rafting (if we have snow pack) and bungee jumping – I forgot to ask if she would be interested in going to Albania next year.<\/p>\n

She’s off on another business trip, but hopefully we will dive again, soon.<\/p>\n

More diving to come!<\/p>\n

By the way, this cute, lovable dog still needs a home…<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

UPDATE: This dog was adopted Sunday, October 29th and went to a new home!<\/strong><\/p>\n

To repeat this dog’s story from last post:<\/p>\n

Some asshole abandoned this dog by roping him to a fence in an alley (Wardlow and North Marietta Court, Long Beach) tight enough to where he couldn\u2019t even lay down on the hot pavement. No tags, no chip.<\/p>\n

The dog is scared, but not aggressive at all. He is a good dog, but I am unable to adopt him because of my HOA agreement.<\/p>\n

So, if you want a really cool dog, he needs a home. Contact is on the link.<\/p>\n

And, I witnessed this first hand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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