{"id":4132,"date":"2015-12-27T23:49:14","date_gmt":"2015-12-28T06:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=4132"},"modified":"2015-12-28T07:16:21","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T14:16:21","slug":"last-dive-of-the-year-maybe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=4132","title":{"rendered":"Last Dive Of The Year – Maybe"},"content":{"rendered":"

This holiday season is getting to me.<\/p>\n

I have gained so much fucking weight – four pounds – that I really wanted to go diving to at least get some exercise.<\/p>\n

Saturday was rough for me; I tried to get some things done and ended up helping a hot chick friend move.<\/p>\n

Why, I have no idea; I busted my ass, because I was dumb enough to tell her I own a truck, and the end result was that she doesn’t have a boyfriend but a “friend who fucks” but she would never go out with me because I don’t have a house and there would be no place for the kids that she wants to play.<\/p>\n

Surprisingly, I have heard that shit so many times before, that I did not go on a drunken depression that night.<\/p>\n

Well, I woke up at 6 AM and looked at the swell map.<\/p>\n

It looked too flat for me not to go to my regular Sunday diving spot.<\/p>\n

\"The
\nThe seas were calm!<\/em><\/p>\n

Nobody was around.<\/p>\n

Seriously, no divers and the other Terranea Resort patrons were very sparse. <\/p>\n

I was prepared to do another solo dive, like I did last month.<\/a><\/p>\n

I was checking out the swells at The Point when Reverend Al came walking down.<\/p>\n

I haven’t seen the Rev since May!<\/p>\n

He was suppose to meet and Dive with Eric (a.k.a. The Professor), who moved to Kansas, but his flight was cancelled. <\/p>\n

We decided to do an easy dive off the Cove.<\/p>\n

We made an easy entrance.<\/p>\n

\"Me
\nMe and Reverend Al.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Pigeon<\/p>\n

Al said, “Since you are taking pictures, you can navigate.”<\/p>\n

Crap!<\/p>\n

As many times as I have dove here, I still don’t know where I’m going.<\/p>\n

Logged SCUBA Dive #496<\/p>\n

Dove with Reverend Al<\/p>\n

The Cove, Terranea Resort, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, USA<\/p>\n

In With: 2800 psi
\nOut With: 1200 psi
\nMax depth: 42 feet
\nWaves: Pretty flat with some waves breaking against the rocks
\nVisibility: 10-15 feet
\nWater Temperature: 56 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 50 degrees, warming to 70 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 35 minutes<\/p>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Visibility was OK, and the water was REALLY cool.<\/p>\n

\"Kelp<\/p>\n

I had no idea where I was going.<\/p>\n

\"Diving<\/p>\n

As the Sun came out, visibility improved in the shallower parts of the dive.<\/p>\n

\"Our<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

The fish are really coming back since this was made a fishing preserve.<\/p>\n

\"Diving<\/p>\n

\"Kelp<\/p>\n

After 30 minutes, I lead us back to the Cove; we had seen all there was to see.<\/p>\n

Well, not really, but I was getting cold.<\/p>\n

We made an easy exit, even though there was a lack of sand on the rocky beach.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Debriefing was short and to the point and consisted of my surplus Christmas Heineken, Reverend Al’s stash of Guinness Blonde American Lager and another beer that I can’t pronounce.<\/p>\n

As we were standing in the parking lot, holding our beers as we compared diving notes, a guy in a suit drove past us in a Cushman and gave us one hell of a stare.<\/p>\n

We held our beers up and wished him a “Happy Kwanzaa” – since it is after Christmas and before New Year’s. <\/p>\n

I’m still wondering why we’re having a decline in divers.<\/p>\n

Maybe it’s because of lobster season, the crappy weather lately or the fact that nobody uses the “new and improved” Divets Forum?<\/a><\/p>\n

I haven’t been around enough to chase anyone off.<\/p>\n

To all six of my readers, I wish you a happy and prosperous New Year with lots of safe diving!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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