Nuffa That.

[TMHeimer]

Today's dive(s)….Surge, seaweedy boulders near shore. Basketball size rocks to climb down (and up), at times on all fours. Throwing fins ahead of you exiting so you have 2 hands free. Doffing the unit because you just can't make it back up the rocks, and going back to retrieve it piece by piece. I'm 65 now. Time to forget those types of sites and stick to the easy stuff. 2-3 year ago not so much.
Who else has recently hit that wall?

 

[Eric Sedletzky]

Yeah, we have a few sites like that here. Generally it’s the goat trails and the 45 degree angle shelf rock that we have to scale down at the cliff that are the ass kickers.
THEN we get to deal with slimy boulders.
But since abalone diving shut down there’s been a lot less of that.

 

[Bob DBF]

As the expression goes, Same place different location.

Need a good name or phrase for the opposite of expanding ones limits. You know, for when one has the knowledge and technique, but age is stealing the ability, and one has the insight to avoid a repeat performance.

Downsizing is a good example, defined as using a smaller tank so one dosen't have to hump the 120 any more.


Bob

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Merry is eleven years my senior. I could see that the waves on the rocky shore of Marineland were getting to her, not to mention the 1/4 mile surface swim. I knew it was time to start looking at a boat again. We're still happily together after 13 years and still diving together.

 

[TMHeimer]

Yeah, we have a few sites like that here. Generally it’s the goat trails and the 45 degree angle shelf rock that we have to scale down at the cliff that are the ass kickers.
THEN we get to deal with slimy boulders.
But since abalone diving shut down there’s been a lot less of that.

Yeah. I do guess if I knew for sure there were some good shells down there I'd reconsider such sites.

 

[Altamira]

Hopefully old age brings with it an increase in the use of common sense. We don't bounce or recover like we did in the old days.

 

[Stoo]

Kinda why I have a boat. Shore diving sucks.

I do two shore dives a year hear, both in winter when the ice is breaking up. It's especially fun (a) when you're an old bass-turd like me, (b) when you're wearing double lumps on your back 'cuz it's ice and 'cuz your alone and (c) beacuse it's not a boat.

The proper name for 'shore diving' should be 'stupid diving'.

More power to you folks that go on a rock scramble just to go diving. You amaze me.

 

[chillyinCanada]

Merry is eleven years my senior. I could see that the waves on the rocky shore of Marineland were getting to her, not to mention the 1/4 mile surface swim. I knew it was time to start looking at a boat again. We're still happily together after 13 years and still diving together.

That doesn't look the least bit enjoyable.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

I have over 350 dives there. It can be a great dive, but there have also been many broken bones and four deaths there.

 

[chillyinCanada]

I have over 350 dives there. It can be a great dive, but there have also been many broken bones and four deaths there.

I figured as much.