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my first deep dive!

Started by divecutie , Oct 10 2004 02:45 PM

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#1 divecutie

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Posted 10 October 2004 - 02:45 PM

Hey everybody! First off i'd like to say that i have missed SD, I've been really busy lately but hopefully i can get back on track here.

Not as nice as the other topics, but just something i thought id share!

I went with Jason (Cdesperado) and we headed to Lake Travis around 12 in the afternoon. We made good time and got there a little before 4pm. Once we got there, we geared up and headed in. I had on my beloved 5 mm full length wetsuit (THANKS Kamala!!!!) a hoodie and gloves. I had a little trouble getting down at first, probably because I was nervous because we were going down to 120 feet. Jason added 2 lbs to my bc and everything went smoothly from there. It is amazing how dark it can get down there even though its the middle of the day. I got narced around 120 ft, so now i know my limits! We took several Safety Stops, one at 90 for 2 minutes, then 60 for 3 minutes... and so on. I think that is going to be my new routine because I think it is a ton safer that going straight up to 15 ft. So if you dont already do it, start! more time to look at stuff anyways... So thats that! My first deep dive, it wasn't so bad!! Can't wait to do it again, but how about in the ocean with some coral... Have a great day everybody!!
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Posted 10 October 2004 - 05:37 PM

Congrats Cutie! :lmao: What's it like to be narced? Any of the fish talk to you?
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Posted 10 October 2004 - 08:53 PM

THANKS CAPT! no i am not that kinda narcer, although i have heard of people taking out their regulators and trying to give it to the fish! i was just REALLY slow on figuring out what jasons hand signals meant.
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Posted 11 October 2004 - 07:28 AM

You GO girl!!!

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Posted 11 October 2004 - 07:35 AM

THANKS CAPT! no i am not that kinda narcer, although i have heard of people taking out their regulators and trying to give it to the fish!  i was just REALLY slow on figuring out what jasons hand signals meant.

I'm so old and dull headed :elf: that I never notice the change. I just assume I am narced, remind myself often, work on safety more, and try to not get lost in a school of baitfish and amberjacks.

Now, this one time, at band camp I was 150 feet down in Belize's Blue Hole, and watching people thru the stalactites and columns, then the sharks coming up from below 'cause some boats were chuming, was weird. A few days later at 162 feet, didn't feel anything. I just presume I'm slower than usual. :elf:
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Posted 11 October 2004 - 03:40 PM

Congradulations Cutie, :wavey: I had no idea that lake was that deep. Having seen what passes for a creek or river in Texas I have to wonder where all of that water came from!
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Posted 11 October 2004 - 04:39 PM

Congrats to you DiveCutie! :wavey: Now you are ocean ready!
You've accomplished something I haven't done on over 300 dives - get narced. Would like to experience, so I know how I would react.
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Posted 11 October 2004 - 05:01 PM

Congrats cutie :wavey:

I've only been narced once (that I'll admit anyhow) and it was my first dive to 220' (on air!) later dives on the same wreck I didn't have any issues(always on air) but I am working on my TriMix cert now.

Jill...you and I had that discussion the other day...you may have over 300 dives but how many are deeper than 100'? :cool1:

Edited by wreck_maniac, 11 October 2004 - 05:02 PM.

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Posted 11 October 2004 - 05:20 PM

Congrats, DC! Glad you survived that narc thing OK. I'm one of the folks who it doesn't affect in a good way - I get really agitated, panicky, and paranoid. Not a good feeling!!
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Posted 11 October 2004 - 06:12 PM

Moved to new thread

Edited by nextariel, 11 October 2004 - 07:16 PM.

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Posted 15 October 2004 - 08:58 PM

Where's it moved to!? Thanks everybody!
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Posted 16 October 2004 - 06:21 AM

It wasn't moved, Lindsey. She started a new thread about narcosis.
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Posted 17 October 2004 - 09:47 PM

thanks for clarifying that for me yoda! i will go check it out.
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Posted 21 October 2004 - 04:55 PM

You've accomplished something I haven't done on over 300 dives - get narced. Would like to experience, so I know how I would react.

jill, how would we know ? :lmao:

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Posted 22 October 2004 - 03:57 AM

how would we know ?


This has been discussed here :teeth: : http://www.singlediv...?showtopic=2337
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