DeepDiverBob
August 19th, 2007, 12:42 PM
This had to be one of the best Vis days I have seen there in a long time. In between dives, we would stand on the dock, and watch the students perform their skills on the platforms, and you could see it crystal clear.
Oh yeah, the dives...
Dive number one, me and buddy Chris dropped down to 20 foot, and did out bubble check, which he did not pass, so we surfaced. I shut down his left post, removed the 1st stage being carefull to not let let in, and reseated the connection. Did another bubble check on the surface, which this time was good, and we continued to descend onto the 100 foot platform. Leaving the platform, we headed to the far wall, and made a right turn. We stayed at 110 foot, passing the rock coffer and the boat, heading back to the main dock. Water temp was the usual 42-44 degrees, and vis at depth was about 20-30 foot as well. I had bumped up the conservatism one notch on my VR3, because I felt it was letting me get out of the water too quickly. Well, that didnt happen this time. As we was swimming along, I glanced ahead of us, and we saw the 85 foot platform coming into view. I decided that was enough fun for this dive, and thumbed it. Chris shot his lift bag from 80 foot, and we did out simulated and real deco along this line. My VR3 was calling for 35 minutes of deco. I completed my 2 deep stops at 66 and 43 foot, and ascended to 20 for 5 minutes, then 15, and switched to my 100%, which greatly reduced my hang time. Even when that was finished, I hung out a few more minutes, just because I could. After surfacing, me and Chris completed out surface decompression for 15 minutes, and exited the water.
We went over and saw Bill aka butterfingers (at least when we saw him) doing his shop duties, wearing a single tank and snorkel. We walked around talking to a few other folks me know, making sure we was drinking plenty, especially after a dive like that.
Dive 2, we dropped down just to relax. Dropped down inbetween the 85 foot platform, and the near wall. We followed that wall up to the 65 foot platform, and then started on the circuit out to the 727. Vis was still 15-20 foot out here, which surprised me, because it was a pretty crowded day. We took peaks into the luggage compartments in the 727, then did the traditional swim through the plane, and headed back to the platform area to look for lost weights and snorkels that people may or may not have dropped. Vis under the platforms was terrible, 2-3 foot in the best areas. Me and Chris got separated, here, but I could hear his bubbles, so I knew was close. When I finally couldnt hear his bubbles anymore, I headed up to the platform to finish my safety stop, then rejoin him on the surface.
Short day, but as always, I enjoyed my dive time, seeing good friends and longing for next weekend already.
Oh yeah, the dives...
Dive number one, me and buddy Chris dropped down to 20 foot, and did out bubble check, which he did not pass, so we surfaced. I shut down his left post, removed the 1st stage being carefull to not let let in, and reseated the connection. Did another bubble check on the surface, which this time was good, and we continued to descend onto the 100 foot platform. Leaving the platform, we headed to the far wall, and made a right turn. We stayed at 110 foot, passing the rock coffer and the boat, heading back to the main dock. Water temp was the usual 42-44 degrees, and vis at depth was about 20-30 foot as well. I had bumped up the conservatism one notch on my VR3, because I felt it was letting me get out of the water too quickly. Well, that didnt happen this time. As we was swimming along, I glanced ahead of us, and we saw the 85 foot platform coming into view. I decided that was enough fun for this dive, and thumbed it. Chris shot his lift bag from 80 foot, and we did out simulated and real deco along this line. My VR3 was calling for 35 minutes of deco. I completed my 2 deep stops at 66 and 43 foot, and ascended to 20 for 5 minutes, then 15, and switched to my 100%, which greatly reduced my hang time. Even when that was finished, I hung out a few more minutes, just because I could. After surfacing, me and Chris completed out surface decompression for 15 minutes, and exited the water.
We went over and saw Bill aka butterfingers (at least when we saw him) doing his shop duties, wearing a single tank and snorkel. We walked around talking to a few other folks me know, making sure we was drinking plenty, especially after a dive like that.
Dive 2, we dropped down just to relax. Dropped down inbetween the 85 foot platform, and the near wall. We followed that wall up to the 65 foot platform, and then started on the circuit out to the 727. Vis was still 15-20 foot out here, which surprised me, because it was a pretty crowded day. We took peaks into the luggage compartments in the 727, then did the traditional swim through the plane, and headed back to the platform area to look for lost weights and snorkels that people may or may not have dropped. Vis under the platforms was terrible, 2-3 foot in the best areas. Me and Chris got separated, here, but I could hear his bubbles, so I knew was close. When I finally couldnt hear his bubbles anymore, I headed up to the platform to finish my safety stop, then rejoin him on the surface.
Short day, but as always, I enjoyed my dive time, seeing good friends and longing for next weekend already.