Malaga Cove, Palos Verdes, CA<\/p>\n
Free diving With Ed<\/p>\n
Max depth: 15 feet
\nWaves: 1-5 foot swells
\nVisibility: 5-8 feet, sort of silty
\nWater Temperature: Maybe about 60 degrees, but chilly at depth
\nTotal Ocean Time: 35 minutes or so.<\/p>\n
My girlfriend Jane asked if I was going SCUBA diving today. <\/p>\n
I said that I was going free diving with Ed.<\/p>\n
She asked, “Free diving? Like they did in the movie ‘The Big Blue’?”<\/p>\n
“Well,” I said, “we’re not going to free dive to 500 feet, just 15.”<\/p>\n
“Oh, so you’re just going snorkeling.”<\/p>\n
I told Ed what Jane had said, he laughed. “Yeah, I guess we are only going snorkeling!”<\/p>\n
We arrived at Malaga Cove and geared up by 9:15 AM.<\/p>\n
We decided to walk down to the sandy beach and hunt for Halibut.<\/p>\n
The water off the rocks looks slightly rough and muddy.<\/p>\n
We entered with no problems and trolled above the sandy bottom and occasional reef that that lays 100 yards out between the sandy beach and rocks at Malaga Cove.<\/p>\n
I almost was run over by three true snorkelers who were in the water with just bathing suits.<\/p>\n
One I think had on a shorty.<\/p>\n
Not expecting to find any fish, I submerged every so often after resting to see how long I could stay down.<\/p>\n
The more I dove, the longer I could stay down.<\/p>\n
My best guess is that I could stay down about a minute at 15 feet while kicking along the bottom.<\/p>\n
That’s no world’s record, but probably better than a lot of people.<\/p>\n
After 35 minutes or so, Ed said he couldn’t find any fish and was going back in.<\/p>\n
Worrying that he was going back to drink all the beer, I followed.<\/p>\n
I later remembered that I was carrying the car key.<\/p>\n
Ed exited on the rocks because the waves were calmer than on the sandy beach.<\/p>\n
I exited the sandy beach, because I hate crawling over rocks.<\/p>\n
Once up and in the parking lot with a few cold beers in our hands, we started talking to a surfer who was packing up.<\/p>\n
I guess the waves weren’t spectacular for surfing and the vis wasn’t great for diving, but as this guy put it, “So what?<\/p>\n
“The surfing and diving aren’t great today, but you’re out in the sunshine enjoying the outdoors with nice people.<\/p>\n
“It’s a lot better than sitting at home, watching TV and stuffing your face with potato chips.”<\/p>\n
Amen to that!<\/p>\n
This is my Sunday service!<\/p>\n
Nick and his girlfriend Jill pulled up to crash our party.<\/p>\n
We all wound up at Redondo Pier eating seafood and drinking beer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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