{"id":5275,"date":"2020-06-28T22:58:23","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T05:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=5275"},"modified":"2020-06-29T08:59:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T15:59:26","slug":"the-best-diving-in-over-three-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=5275","title":{"rendered":"The Best Diving In Over Three Months!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It used to be that I was diligent enough to write at least one post a month, but since this blog has jumped the shark a year or two ago, I do not find it necessary now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as things were getting back to normal for me, the world has gone insane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The coronavirus made it to the USA and now is spreading like wild fire, or so we are lead to believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Millions have been laid off or forced to stay home, and that’s what I have been doing… staying home and contemplating all the mistakes that I have made in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compound that, with the Black Lives Matter protests and riots all over the country (and world) and the fact that a lot of people that I meet seem to be irrationally on edge, makes me think that 2020 is one of the worst years that I could imagine to live through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last two months, the few times I’ve driven, a car cut me off and slammed on their brakes hoping to get into an accident; this happened in two separate incidents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I drive everywhere with a dash-cam now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CVS, Walgreens, 7-11, wine bar, weed shop and 25 other businesses in my neighborhood were looted two weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I won’t even go into the constant explosions from M-80s and M-100s that are heard in my neighborhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And there’s some people out there that want to get rid of the police – yeah, let’s see how that will work out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The highlight of my last three months on house arrest was a “social distancing party” where you bring your own beer and food and stay six feet away from everyone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Mandatory
Mandatory Masks Must Be Worn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"April's
April’s Social Distancing Party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Stay
Stay Six Feet Away!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Businesses like bars and sit-in restaurants have been closed since mid-March, but are now opening back up, with social distancing and other restrictions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Things hardly feel like they are getting back to normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Terranea Resort back open, I made an attempt to get in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was raining lightly when I arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"The
The Cove At Terranea Resort Was Pretty Flat<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Cove looked pretty flat, the Point looked like it was at low tide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since I did not want to climb over slime, I opted for the Cove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ben’s group was there, so was another diving group. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sandy part of the beach that was next to Pigeon Shit cave has been washed away; what remains is an entire beach full of uneven rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My entry into the water was not graceful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Back
Back In The Water!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I swam to the rocky finger, submerged and started heading to 120 reef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Logged SCUBA Dive #520<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solo Diving<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

In With: 3000 psi
\nOut With: 1500 psi
\nMax depth: 40 feet
\nWaves: Pretty calm with occasional light surge
\nVisibility: 10-15 feet, silty.
\nWater Temperature: 54 degrees
\nAir Temperature: 68 degrees
\nTotal Bottom Time: 28 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visibility was not great, but it was the best visibility that I have seen in over three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"An
An orange blob.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

My camera with the red filter for underwater photography made the pictures come out better than what I saw in person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Garibaldi
A Garibaldi checks me out. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At the end of 120 reef, in 40 feet of water…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Am
Am I seeing things? What the hell is this?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A
A diver’s torso sitting at a desk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It looks like “Our Lady Of The Garden” has a rival at 120 reef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

It’s been here for a bit, but not for long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the first time I saw this structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Another
Another Garibaldi!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"A<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

After about 20 minutes or so, I got a bit bored and headed in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I washed up on a rock and flailed while I removed my fins – I should be better at this by now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Debriefing...
Debriefing… sort of, not like before.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Apparently, some older divers are opting to stay away for now, others are recovering from surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Debriefing will no longer include shared snacks, but small, individual chip bags will be fine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Keeping
Keeping my distance with the King of Beers and my quarantine beard. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All the stress is making me look old; people no longer think I look 35.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just got word that they are closing all the bars again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two weeks after all the protests and riots, there is a huge spike in new coronavirus cases, so they are closing all the bars?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a world where being required to wear a face mask violates your constitutional rights, Uncle Ben’s minute rice is racist and the police are more dangerous than the criminals, I am signing off until my next dive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stay safe my three readers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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