Skin Dive#:028
Sun August 17, 08
Haggerty's
Purpose: have fun with friends
Tide:
Gear: 5/3 suit, mask, snorkel, boots, gloves
Temp: Air 72 F/Water 65 F?
Enviroment: sunny, 1 -2 ft breaks
Visibilty: 5-8ft
Conditions Synopsis: poor
Sights: giant kelp fish, lobster, kelp crab, opaleye, perch
Time to date: 20 hrs 15 min
Total time this dive: 30 min
Total time: 20 hrs 45 min
Special Notes: After our dip at Christmas Tree Cove we headed over to Haggerty's. We all hiked to the spot from the pved trail by the Yacht Club. We talked about how it's strange that they call it a yacht club even tho there are no actual yachts. On the walk we passed lobster shells strwen in the rocks. Probably shed by the lobsters I explained. The tide was about mid tide and the rocks were slippery as we approached the great Haggerty's wall. I pointed out the pilings and Dave and I went in. I first went in and told him it's worth it even tho the visibility is very bad... I saw a lobster and a crab within the first few minutes. He came in and we swam about. Over the next half hour I tried mercifully to stay above a lobster while I called him over to view it. The waves were rolling in slightly and the view under water changed constantly with rushign blades of eel grass and heavy kelp stalks. I couldn't manage to get him to see a lobster. He said he saw a really cool fish with blades and spines and such... a scorpion or sculpin we decided later. Out here I also so a giant kelp fish, wich wasn't giant at all. I've seen one here before, and now I know what it was exactly... They are yellowish and shaped like a kelp blade. We got out and sat around and then went to eat seafood at Captain Kidd's!
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August 25, 2008
July 14, 2008
Haggerty's: Hiking Flat Rock to Malaga Cove Pt. 2
Skin Dive#:025
Sun July 13, 08
Haggerty's
Purpose: inspect new terrain
Tide: Low @ 11 am
Gear: 5/3 suit, mask, snorkel, socks, gloves, fins
Temp: Air 72 F/Water 66 F
Enviroment: sunny, 1 -2 ft breaks
Visibilty: 10 -15 ft
Conditions Synopsis: fair
Time to date: 18 hrs 45 min
Total time this dive: 30 min
Total time: 19 hrs 15 min
Special Notes: I walked for a good while after Flat Rock. The rocky terrain with my backpack, 12 pounds of weights and a gallon of water made the trip wobbly. I enjoyed the teetering and tottering. It'g good for my stiff ankles. Both ankles have been wrecked and placed in casts twice, so I always enjoy a good stretch for the ligaments. The constant rock hopping loosens them well. I past a dead pelican. I found an OMER brand italian made double edge dive knife. It was rusted and chipped. It must've been there for months, maybe longer, wedge under a rock with its butt exposed only at low tide. I admired it and saved it for my treasure chest. I walked further and noticed a trail which I must have not noticed earlier when looking from the street level down. It was next to a drain and ropes were tied to metal stakes to allow ease of ascent or descent. It looked completely precarious but, well worn. A little further I came to Haggerty's. You recognize the spot from the bottom by the giant cement retaining and splash wall built on the rocks that protects an old mansion now turned church right above, at the top of the cliffs. I've never been here and I was intrigued by the tiny hidden steps in the wall that lead to a wrought iron gate and small wooden doors, probably leading into a courtyard above. I noticed old cement pilings in the water near the shore. I placed my belongings near the wall about three feet from the rising tide. Good thing I was hear near low tide, otherwise it would be all water. I geard up and made a rocky entry and was in over eel grass, vast space of eel grass and small kelp. The waves were picking up and I held onto some old pilings. I quickly noticed a lobster under my face. I watched him a few inches under my face. He didn't budge. He probably didn't know what I was in such the cramped space. A little later I was over another, larger one. I inched my hand closer and he seemed to be weary. I quickly extened my hand to try to grab him for fun and he shot like lighting straight into my leg scaring me more than himself! I sawm around through teeny tiny fish in large schools that you could graze with your hand. I noticed a dagger sharp piece of metal and made sure to remember to stay clear of it. I saw three more lobster, one large, maybe a foot long, excluding antannaes. I also so a funny kelp fish, loooking indentical to a blade of green kelp. He held his hold firm as I swam over him. Perch and the staple opaleyes were around. I passed over kelp crab clinging in the increased waves. I looked up at the tourist spot above in the church courtyard. At different times families stopped to observe me swimming like a dolphin. When I got out I thought surely this place is not so frequented by skin diver's due to it's uncommon location. Also, if there's any waves it's hounded by surfers. I thought to myslef... I wanna come back soon!
Sun July 13, 08
Haggerty's
Purpose: inspect new terrain
Tide: Low @ 11 am
Gear: 5/3 suit, mask, snorkel, socks, gloves, fins
Temp: Air 72 F/Water 66 F
Enviroment: sunny, 1 -2 ft breaks
Visibilty: 10 -15 ft
Conditions Synopsis: fair
Time to date: 18 hrs 45 min
Total time this dive: 30 min
Total time: 19 hrs 15 min
Special Notes: I walked for a good while after Flat Rock. The rocky terrain with my backpack, 12 pounds of weights and a gallon of water made the trip wobbly. I enjoyed the teetering and tottering. It'g good for my stiff ankles. Both ankles have been wrecked and placed in casts twice, so I always enjoy a good stretch for the ligaments. The constant rock hopping loosens them well. I past a dead pelican. I found an OMER brand italian made double edge dive knife. It was rusted and chipped. It must've been there for months, maybe longer, wedge under a rock with its butt exposed only at low tide. I admired it and saved it for my treasure chest. I walked further and noticed a trail which I must have not noticed earlier when looking from the street level down. It was next to a drain and ropes were tied to metal stakes to allow ease of ascent or descent. It looked completely precarious but, well worn. A little further I came to Haggerty's. You recognize the spot from the bottom by the giant cement retaining and splash wall built on the rocks that protects an old mansion now turned church right above, at the top of the cliffs. I've never been here and I was intrigued by the tiny hidden steps in the wall that lead to a wrought iron gate and small wooden doors, probably leading into a courtyard above. I noticed old cement pilings in the water near the shore. I placed my belongings near the wall about three feet from the rising tide. Good thing I was hear near low tide, otherwise it would be all water. I geard up and made a rocky entry and was in over eel grass, vast space of eel grass and small kelp. The waves were picking up and I held onto some old pilings. I quickly noticed a lobster under my face. I watched him a few inches under my face. He didn't budge. He probably didn't know what I was in such the cramped space. A little later I was over another, larger one. I inched my hand closer and he seemed to be weary. I quickly extened my hand to try to grab him for fun and he shot like lighting straight into my leg scaring me more than himself! I sawm around through teeny tiny fish in large schools that you could graze with your hand. I noticed a dagger sharp piece of metal and made sure to remember to stay clear of it. I saw three more lobster, one large, maybe a foot long, excluding antannaes. I also so a funny kelp fish, loooking indentical to a blade of green kelp. He held his hold firm as I swam over him. Perch and the staple opaleyes were around. I passed over kelp crab clinging in the increased waves. I looked up at the tourist spot above in the church courtyard. At different times families stopped to observe me swimming like a dolphin. When I got out I thought surely this place is not so frequented by skin diver's due to it's uncommon location. Also, if there's any waves it's hounded by surfers. I thought to myslef... I wanna come back soon!
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