I'm with Terry! If I can't be in the water, I may as well read a great report from someone who has.HBDiveGirl:
Thanks!
Christian
January '05 Dive Reports
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Christian
Oh sure, go diving on the one dry day between rain stroms. I also seem to have missed our invatition to join you.HBDiveGirl:
LA County Health Department says:
Redondo State Beach Redondo Pier , Redondo Beach [50 yards south of pier] C Rain
Advisory
DHS 116 Redondo State Beach Topaz Street extended , Redondo Beach [north side of jetty] "ID" Rain
Advisory
HYP S17 Redondo State Beach Avenue I extended, Redondo Beach [In front of storm drain] A Rain
Advisory
HYP S18 Malaga Cove , Palos Verdes Estates [just south of Torrance border] B Rain
Advisory
Interesting. The Heal The Bay folks are giving Topaz Jetty an "A+" Wet Grade and an "D" Dry grade? Redondo Pier is getting an "F" Dry and a "D" Wet grade.l Now that is just plain upside down. I guess it has rained so much the the junk is washed out of the drains and streets and diluted in the ocean.
Glad you got in a dive and had fun and thanks for the great report. Braver than I am. Do let us know how your health fares in 3-5 days.
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No brush-off intended, Melvin! I'd have loved to have you there to dive with, (although since I was set on diving it's probably better that I didn't have the water condition reports in front of me....ignorance was bliss last night. I always race to the showers after diving the Redondo canyon anyways...a very urban dive!)pasley:
The dive invite from Scott R. popped up on my email at work, at about 1:50 PM, "How about now...wanna go diving now?" I had to kick everything into high gear, leave work on time, pick-up my son from school and delight him with the news: "Pizza for dinner 'cause mom's going diving", pick-up my regulator following it's annual service, fill a tank, and arrive breathless at the parking lot at 4:33 PM....whew!
So, I'll add a note to my organ donor card that if I'm pushing up the daisies within the next 3-5 days, the data needs to get added to the SoCal dive reports on ScubaBoard. Post to be titled: "Pasley was right!" Wish me luck ;-P So far, so good!
Have a good weekend, guys....we'll live and laugh and dive another day!
Claudette
Date: 1/8/05
Dive Location: My front Yard/ Flower beds
Time: 20:10
Yard Time: 55 minutes
Max Depth: 0 fsw
Vis: Night but as far as the flashlight would shine
Wave height: 5" waves for Bermuda
Temp at depth: 50 minutes
Surface Temp: 56
Tide information: really low
Images are Here: http://photobucket.com/albums/v109/divinman/Snails/
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Well I got tired of not taking pictures of sea life and since the camera was in the housing I thought what the hell and pulled on the slicker and headed out into the rain to find some macro stuff to practice on. Wind was down and the air was brisk but not so bad that I needed to call the "dive". I crept around the yard while my dog looked at me with a comical inquisitive tilt of her head. The snails were out in force as it's been sometime since i put out the pellets to ummm, deter them.
Attached are a few of the pictures and a link to the full album of what I got. If nothing else it was good practice working the controls and trying different settings.
It better stop raining soon......
Terry
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"It's a good day to Dive."
Dive Location: My front Yard/ Flower beds
Time: 20:10
Yard Time: 55 minutes
Max Depth: 0 fsw
Vis: Night but as far as the flashlight would shine
Wave height: 5" waves for Bermuda
Temp at depth: 50 minutes
Surface Temp: 56
Tide information: really low
Images are Here: http://photobucket.com/albums/v109/divinman/Snails/
Comments:
Well I got tired of not taking pictures of sea life and since the camera was in the housing I thought what the hell and pulled on the slicker and headed out into the rain to find some macro stuff to practice on. Wind was down and the air was brisk but not so bad that I needed to call the "dive". I crept around the yard while my dog looked at me with a comical inquisitive tilt of her head. The snails were out in force as it's been sometime since i put out the pellets to ummm, deter them.
Attached are a few of the pictures and a link to the full album of what I got. If nothing else it was good practice working the controls and trying different settings.
It better stop raining soon......
Terry
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Lexy
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Your neighbors must have wondered about you - takin' photos in the rain, at night, and in the dark. 
Honestly..Thanks for sharing the macro work of the snails.... I like the contrast between the pink flower and dark colored snail.
Honestly..Thanks for sharing the macro work of the snails.... I like the contrast between the pink flower and dark colored snail.
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Thank you, Terry, I could almost smell the wet grass and feel the water soaking throught the knees of my pants....This was the vicarious dive-thrill of my weekend! I even found an appropriate quote for your "dive":divinman:
"The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself."
- Henry Miller
Nice photos, too! Talk about the tough getting creative!
Can't wait to see where you'll dive tomorrow.....
Claudette
So, it has come to that. Yard diving. Geessh! Good photos. But it had better start raining. My gear has been dry far too long.
jetfixer
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LMAO! Great pics, Terry! Guess I'm not the only one jonezing!!
DvrRick
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Yard diving. That is great, maybe I'll try that because I need to do something. Do you think I should gear up all the way or should I leave the fins in my bag? This rain is driving me crazy. I'm new to the board and think this is great, if I can't dive I can at least read and talk about it. Thanks everyone!
Date: 01/13/05
Dive Location: Vallecitos Point
Time: 18:53
Bottom Time: 57:30
Max Depth: 87
Avg Depth: 52
Vis: 0-10, mostly 5-7
Wave height: sloppy waist high
Temp at depth: 53
Surface Temp: 57
Tide information: Way low tide. walked most of the way to the drop in point
Comments:
Met on the street and actually found parking. Pulled on the gear and headed out. Water is a dingy brown in the shallows but we ventured out anyway. We made the leisurely kick out and dropped in at at about 70ft and headed south along the wall. Visibility was a tight 8-10 ft and milky. My HID reflected off the matter creating a fog. Luckily my battery died shortly after we descended so it was not an issue for long.
Luckily my dive buddy had the whopper light and we stayed close and shared the illumination.
Things we saw. TONS AND TONS of lobster out in the detritus piles. Those large shrimp we have been seeing of late were out in force and we found 4 separate ones. Also a nice 3 ft horn shark down in the canyon shared a moment with us before swimming off.
Reaching our turn pressure we headed up to 50ft and turned back north and then east to our exit point. Visibility was tighter and tighter as we ascended but a few thornbacks and round rays were seen and a lone pipefish floating head down and eying us as we passed.
Standing up at 3ft we made the easy stroll back to the showers. It wasn't a stellar dive but was nice to get out after the storms kept us all in.
Conditions should continue to improved and may be nice come Sunday.
Terry S.
Dive Location: Vallecitos Point
Time: 18:53
Bottom Time: 57:30
Max Depth: 87
Avg Depth: 52
Vis: 0-10, mostly 5-7
Wave height: sloppy waist high
Temp at depth: 53
Surface Temp: 57
Tide information: Way low tide. walked most of the way to the drop in point
Comments:
Met on the street and actually found parking. Pulled on the gear and headed out. Water is a dingy brown in the shallows but we ventured out anyway. We made the leisurely kick out and dropped in at at about 70ft and headed south along the wall. Visibility was a tight 8-10 ft and milky. My HID reflected off the matter creating a fog. Luckily my battery died shortly after we descended so it was not an issue for long.
Luckily my dive buddy had the whopper light and we stayed close and shared the illumination. Things we saw. TONS AND TONS of lobster out in the detritus piles. Those large shrimp we have been seeing of late were out in force and we found 4 separate ones. Also a nice 3 ft horn shark down in the canyon shared a moment with us before swimming off.
Reaching our turn pressure we headed up to 50ft and turned back north and then east to our exit point. Visibility was tighter and tighter as we ascended but a few thornbacks and round rays were seen and a lone pipefish floating head down and eying us as we passed.
Standing up at 3ft we made the easy stroll back to the showers. It wasn't a stellar dive but was nice to get out after the storms kept us all in.
Conditions should continue to improved and may be nice come Sunday.
Terry S.
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