La Jolla Shores PM, Thurs July 3, 2008
Buddied up with Mike B. and Jimbo S. this evening for a leisurely dive. As Vallecitos proved to be more of a parking challenged area now, we parked in the parking lot.
By the way, exactly at 10:00 pm the police strongly encourage you to leave the parking lot, and they start handing out citations.
A new pre-dive issue for me – turning on my air, a not-what-you-wanna-hear hissing sound screamed from my low pressure hose connection to my pressure gauge. Crap. Long story short, took the thing apart, and the most minuscule of O rings had imploded. Lucky for the save-a-dive-kit. We replaced that one, and a second one for good measure. Note to self: it is now a good idea to also carry an Xacto knife or similar sharp and very pointy tool as they are real hard to loosen off.
Kicking out the discussion turned to how it’s a good idea to take note of a distinguishing feature of our buddies as to recognize them u/w.
So of course as we hit our depth, my mask leaks, I stop to fix it – then join the diver with the distinguishing dive suit pattern and their buddy. So why are we headed back to Shore? Finally I realized I am with the wrong crowd, I did a 180, and re-grouped with Mike and Jimbo who were patiently waiting for me.
Onwards then, usual fauna and flora were out in force – baby Thornbacks, Cusk Eels, lotsa crabs, flatfish, Octos, Sarcastic Fringeheads in their dens, and, those Kamikaze fish are baaaack, ouch!
Mike finally took off for the warmth of terra firma (whine 
), so Jimbo and I toughed it out for a bit longer, and communed with all the life in the shallows.
Great dive!
jackie
Map to Dive Site at SeaStarAdventures.com
Time: 8:00 pm ~
Viz: 20′+ in canyon – 6′ shallow
Temp: 52
Surf: 1′ -2′
Current: only at entry – that strong backwash
Tags: la jolla, seastar adventures, san diego, La Jolla canyon, shore dives, scuba diving
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