It's a tough job....
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Marvel
, May 27 2004 07:41 PM
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#1
Posted 27 May 2004 - 07:41 PM
(sigh) Well, you know- same ol' summertime same ol' for me. my coworker decided that he really wanted to dive & so, pretty spur of the moment, we got off work & headed to my house. Opened up the community dive locker & grabbed the gear. In the water about an hour after I got off work. (sigh) Tough, really tough.
Since he hadn't been diving for a while, we decided to stick to the first reef. Kicked out & dropped down right onto the reef. Visability was pretty good- 40-50 feet, although there were a lot of particles in the water. It still hasn't cleared up from our nearly 2 months of east wind.
The current was going north so we headed south. The first reef consists of mostly honeycombs up by my house- lots of little hidey-holes for critters. Further down, the make up is a combination of the honeycombs & some small ledges. There weren't a tremendous amount of fish but they weren't scarce, by any means. Saw lots of my personal favorites- parrot fish. Also, one of my #1 favorites- a puffer fish- their faces are so cute. My buddy spotted a small spotted ray & we watched him for a while. We then came across a small eel- more out in the open than I've ever seen one before. Last, on the southward leg, we saw a trumpet fish swimming around.
I was using one of my buddy's aluminum 80's & I normally dive with steel 80's. For those of you that don't know- when you dive with steel tanks, your buoyancy doesn't change as you use up air, unlike aluminum. Even though I added some weight, at around 2k psi, I started having trouble with my buoyancy- I felt myself having to work to stay down. So, we headed back south. My buddy told me later that he was wondering when I was going to head back- he was freezing!
On the way home, we came across a good sized nurse shark 6-8 feet (I'm the worst at underwater guessing). Went up to get my bearings & brought us right back home! My dive partner did have his camera so I may have some pictures to show you. (sigh) Just a typical SE FL dive. Now, have I talked anyone into coming to dive with me????
Since he hadn't been diving for a while, we decided to stick to the first reef. Kicked out & dropped down right onto the reef. Visability was pretty good- 40-50 feet, although there were a lot of particles in the water. It still hasn't cleared up from our nearly 2 months of east wind.
The current was going north so we headed south. The first reef consists of mostly honeycombs up by my house- lots of little hidey-holes for critters. Further down, the make up is a combination of the honeycombs & some small ledges. There weren't a tremendous amount of fish but they weren't scarce, by any means. Saw lots of my personal favorites- parrot fish. Also, one of my #1 favorites- a puffer fish- their faces are so cute. My buddy spotted a small spotted ray & we watched him for a while. We then came across a small eel- more out in the open than I've ever seen one before. Last, on the southward leg, we saw a trumpet fish swimming around.
I was using one of my buddy's aluminum 80's & I normally dive with steel 80's. For those of you that don't know- when you dive with steel tanks, your buoyancy doesn't change as you use up air, unlike aluminum. Even though I added some weight, at around 2k psi, I started having trouble with my buoyancy- I felt myself having to work to stay down. So, we headed back south. My buddy told me later that he was wondering when I was going to head back- he was freezing!
On the way home, we came across a good sized nurse shark 6-8 feet (I'm the worst at underwater guessing). Went up to get my bearings & brought us right back home! My dive partner did have his camera so I may have some pictures to show you. (sigh) Just a typical SE FL dive. Now, have I talked anyone into coming to dive with me????
Marvel
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." C. S. Lewis
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." C. S. Lewis
#2
Posted 27 May 2004 - 08:06 PM
It's so tough to live on the ocean in So Florida isn't it. Paint me jealous.
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#3
Posted 27 May 2004 - 08:28 PM
So, you coming down June 4th for HH & diving the 5th???It's so tough to live on the ocean in So Florida isn't it. Paint me jealous.
Marvel
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." C. S. Lewis
"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." C. S. Lewis
#4
Posted 27 May 2004 - 11:44 PM
Marvel I'm deeply envious!!! It must be wonderful to be able to go from work to wet in an hour! Maybe I shoulda moved from NYC to FLA rather than to India!
WWW (Warm Water Wuss.....AND PROUD OF IT!!!)
#5
Posted 28 May 2004 - 06:47 AM
One of the true joys of living in FL is accessibility to diving -- and the variety of diving, too! Although, I thought that there were some good dive opportunities in India.
#6
Posted 28 May 2004 - 07:35 AM
Marvel, you just about have me convinced to pack up and move to FL....I would be diving EVERYDAY....man, it must be tough, but you're right, "Someone has to do it!"
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#7
Posted 28 May 2004 - 07:49 AM
You do have it rough, Marvel!! LOL
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#8
Posted 28 May 2004 - 11:43 AM
There are but the closest "good" one is 12 hrs from where I live! Which is why the envy.One of the true joys of living in FL is accessibility to diving -- and the variety of diving, too! Although, I thought that there were some good dive opportunities in India.
WWW (Warm Water Wuss.....AND PROUD OF IT!!!)
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