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[skybird]

I am SO high right now. WHO needs drugs. I had lesson five ( tomorrow I will take my written test and he probably will give me my temporary card and send off for my permenant one). Today was AMAZING. First, as I said last week he was going to do, he threw my gear in the water at the end of the dock. I had worried abouat that all week. that was NO big deal. I could see my regulator so of course I jumped down and grabbed that.............Did have trouble getting my fins on, but things were good. I have had some sinus problems this week so didn't know how much I was going to be able to dive. Had some problems at first ( when we stayed in teh shallows ( about 25 ft) clearing my left ear. It finally started cooperating. We took a break and worked on dive tables a while. When we went back in we put on wetsuits to go deeper. I told him I wanted to see the bus. ( there is a trailways bus in the deep end of the quarry.) He had said last week that we would try to go down to see the bus and even go through it. I told him no way waws I ready to go throug it, but I did want to see it. I was having trouble getting down very deep, so we stopped and they found two rocks and put them in my pockets. That took care of that problem ( so when I write down thoughts about this dive, I will say I had 14 pounds and two rocks). Well, we got down, to the COLD , visibility wasn't good, kbut suddenly I see this big thing in front of me. It was the bus..........we went to the top so I could right my name on the top of the bus in the silt. Then we went down to the bottom at the front of the bus to look in. Tony, my insturctor told me to watch and he went in the bus. it looked quite dark inside and I soon lost sight of him. His son, who was divivng with us, handed me a flashlight and motioned for me to go in the bus.........I though heck, why not, Im here..........so I went in. once in the bus I could see everything..........and it wasn't really scary at all..............I swam through to the end of the bus..............I was SO excited I actually went THROUGH the bus. its wasn't terribly deep, about 44 ft, but was deeper than I have been, and I actually went THROUGH IT...........can you tell I am excited......I can't wait till I can dive to an actual wreck !!!!!!!!!!! This undoubtably is the best thing I have ever done in my life.


Skybird

[ScubaPunk]

That is very cool Nancy!! Welcome to SD. Where did you do that dive?

[skybird]

Thanks for the welcome. I am now SO ready to move on and dive in tahe gulf......all I need is the time, the money and a dive buddy all at the same time. You asked where I did my dive. I dive in a quarry near moulton Alabama. I have been fortunate to have had one on one lessons and have really been able to do so much! IProblem is that I am hopelessly addicted.

Skybird

[big_dave]

Sounds good; I got excited reading this.

[WreckWench]

I was SO excited I actually went THROUGH the bus. its wasn't terribly deep, about 44 ft, but was deeper than I have been, and I actually went THROUGH IT...........can you tell I am excited......I can't wait till I can dive to an actual wreck !!!!!!!!!!! This undoubtably is the best thing I have ever done in my life.

WOW!! What a great recount of your experiences! Yes a new wreck diver is certainly in the formation!

Gotta love THAT!!!

And yes...most of us feel that diving is the best thing we've done in our lives...I know I certainly feel that way! -ww

[Basslet]

Welcome to the underwater world. It is awesome, isn't it? Kamala, you have a new potential NC wreck diver addict.

[finGrabber]

And just wait until you dive somewhere where you have 100' visibility!

and welcome to the ranks of the diving addicted

[drdiver]

Pretty cool story, sky diver. Begins the adventure all again--thanks!

[ScubaHawk]

Welcome to the addiction.

[dustbowl diver]

Welcome to the wonderful world of SCUBA!!

Glad to have you as a part of our community. If we can be of any further assistance, please don't hesitate to ask!!!!

[mongoose]

First, congrats on getting your card. It's always great to hear of new divers.

Second, I have a suggestion to make. Stay out of overheads, any overheads, even swim-throughs. And just forget about penetrating wrecks for right now, that takes serious, hard-core technical training on manifolded doubles just to bring it down to a moderate level of danger. You can get into a wreck, and the slightest incorrect fin-kick can blast the viz, making it impossible to find your way out. If you blow a first stage or an o-ring in a wreck, you can be out of air in seconds, and it might be several minutes' swim to get you out of the wreck. On a single tank...well, you get the idea.

Don't get me wrong... not trying to hand down wisdom from the mountain, just a couple of thoughts from a fellow diver.

Take care, and safe diving!

--'Goose

[PerroneFord]

Mongoose, I was thinking the same thing. I have two years training in front of me before I am going to fool around penetrating anything. And two years beyond that before I'll do it deep. That story gave me some serious pause.

If it's an overhead AND you need a light, stay out for now. Especially as you are having buoyancy problems.

I'm a newbie myself, but have read enough to know to keep myself away from this type of danger.

[HCoded]

Congratulations. I think you mirrored in intent what most of us feel when we dive. I dont think the excitement ever goes away, at least not for me.

Welcome to your new addiction

[Funewgy]

Skybird,

Which of Alabama's (beautiful?) quarries were you diving? I am in Huntsville and we have a quarry up here. I think the Pelham quarry south of Birmingham has a bus, but I have only done one dive there for my AOW. Just curious.

Congrats on getting your latest fix of dive crack.