Dive #55: La Jolla Shores

7 August, 2006 (21:47) | Dive Reports

Date & Time 2006-08-05 @ ~ 9:00 AM
Visibility 5 - 20 ft.
Max. Depth 53 ft.
Min. Temp 64° F
Bottom Time 30 min.
Air Info HP 80: 3,100 - 1,500 psi = 20.5 psi/min

Figuring we could sneak in a dive before the wedding Jess and I headed out to the shores to continue playing with our dry suits.

Since I’m a bit of a dumb ass I made multiple changes to my gear configuration at once and subsequently got very disoriented. First I put my computer on my right wrist (vs. left). Then I moved my light from my right side to my left (always opposite computer). That combined with new shoes and such got me totally confused.

Luckily, we had a good dive anyway! We found a cluster of spiny lobsters hiding in a rock and found two wander around the sand flats. I got to see a bat ray with a minimum 4 ft. wing span fly by. We also saw a very large halibut get up and swim away. Jess got to see a second bat ray but I was too far away by that point to get to see it.

We’re doing better with the buoyancy each dive and I think we’ll have it nailed pretty well in short order.

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