{"id":443,"date":"2005-09-04T20:00:21","date_gmt":"2005-09-05T03:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=443"},"modified":"2008-01-25T18:44:37","modified_gmt":"2008-01-26T01:44:37","slug":"logged-dive-141-casino-point-avalon-catalina-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=443","title":{"rendered":"Logged Dive #141 – Casino Point, Avalon, Catalina Island"},"content":{"rendered":"

Casino Point, Catalina, CA<\/p>\n

Dove With Nick<\/p>\n

In With: 3100 psi
\nOut With: 800 psi
\nMax depth: 60 feet or so
\nWaves: 1 to 2 feet, swooping
\nVisibility: Great! 50 feet or more!
\nWater Temperature: About 65 degrees Fahrenheit
\nTotal Bottom Time: 46 minutes
\nPhotos By: Nick<\/p>\n

I fixed my auxiliary second stage by resetting the diaphragm.<\/p>\n

For our second dive, we went to the left of the stairs to look for the barge.<\/p>\n

\"We<\/p>\n

We spotted a Sheephead.<\/p>\n

Nick followed as I looked for the barge; I thought it was just over some kelp, but it wasn’t. <\/p>\n

I looked back, Nick had found it and was swimming toward it. <\/p>\n

It was a little over to the left.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/p>\n

\"Me<\/p>\n

\"Messing<\/p>\n

\"Nick<\/p>\n

We did a quick tour of the barge, which is in 50 feet of water near the edge of the park on the East side.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

We then made our way to the Jacque Cousteau memorial and came across a lobster head.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Obviously, I thought, the victim of a poacher. <\/p>\n

Someone told me later it could have been the shell after it molted – but, antennas and all?<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Per Nick, we did our “safety stop” for five minutes at 20 feet.<\/p>\n

We dove all the way to the stairs, then out. <\/p>\n

I was almost trampled by someone in a wetsuit with no fins who rode a wave in to the stairs.<\/p>\n

Air is leaking from the stem of my yellow tank.<\/p>\n

\"Another<\/p>\n

Another day ends for us at Casino Point.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Casino Point, Catalina, CA Dove With Nick In With: 3100 psi Out With: 800 psi Max depth: 60 feet or so Waves: 1 to 2 feet, swooping Visibility: Great! 50 feet or more! Water Temperature: About 65 degrees Fahrenheit Total Bottom Time: 46 minutes Photos By: Nick I fixed my auxiliary second stage by resetting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9,3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}