SoCalSwami Diving

3/17/2009 - 03-16-09 LJS Monday Night

Location: Vallecitos Point
Descent: 7:25 pm
Vis: 10'
Depth: 74max / 49avg
Temp: 57 avg
Time: 67 min
Buddys: Terry for about 30 seconds, John Lawton for the whole dive. Spencer and Laura on the swim out.
Dive# 132

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After fighting some surface chop on the swim out, we dropped into the 57' and proceeded to head in 3 different directions. I'm not sure how it happened, but John and I lost Terry right away. I spent 2-3 minutes holding my hand over my light looking for him, but alas, he was destined to go solo on this night.

Continuing on, John and I pressed onward and upward toward the wall catching sight of some stingrays and octos out on the prowl. I did not see the new block and chain, so we must have come up the wall just past it. The first item we saw on the wall was a big fat nobilis, which I really wanted to get a picture of the gill, but alas, my plan was foiled.

Further towards the point we found a heart urchin leisurely strolling and looking for a place to crash. I caught a nice series of it digging a new pad.

Saw more cool stuff on the way it, like a shrimp eating white string cheese.

Nice dive considering the viz was less than stellar.

Mike Hallack