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Dive Report: St. Andrews State Park 25 July 2009
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jhayes75
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Wow!! What a wonderful day of diving!! We had such a great turn out, Andy was able to clear and do his 100th dive and it was absolutely amazing. He and I both had so much fun. I don't think I have ever seen him cut up and play so much in the water. He got to turning somersaults, kissing fish, laughing underwater. I am so thankful to everyone who came out and shared this awesome day with us. Amazing pics Barry. I love the ones you took of Andy. They really show what a great time he was having. Unlike Jason who washed his gear when he got home at 7:30pm, which is about the same time I made it back home and Andy made it back to Auburn, I have not washed gear. I will post our trip reports later today!
Thanks Mat!!
and Me!!!
I wondered where you were. Out of all the men I have never met that came up to my dive trailer and said, You are Denise Right? I thought one of them would surely be you
I am waiting...
It was great to see you again...even though the first time was Springfest on the dance floor..and I would have successfully blocked all of that from my memory if it hadn't been caught on film
The pics and video were great!! But you had to catch me non Dir..OK OK....a snorkel....but I threw it away after the first two dives because it just DId NOt go with the decor, and OK OK..my SPG was not attached to my hip. The chest ring is just much easier for me to see it from OK????
jhayes75
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Ok, I am a little embarrassed to post my pics against Barry's, but here they are. I will have a strobe soon.
Ahhh Jason...Spectacular..photos..and now I know why you are soo sweet..You make sugar for a living..
jhayes75
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MRXRAY
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Great Photos Pal. I love the Anemone, Urchin and Mantis Shrimp the best! Great job!
wjefferis
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Saturday 7-25-09
I started out towards Panama City from Pensacola early on Saturday (7-25-09) to meet up with everyone at St. Andrews. When I left Pensacola the skies were beautiful and I was really pumped up to get in two days of great diving. Unfortunately, when I got about 30 minutes out of Panama City I saw dark clouds with lightening hanging overhead. When I arrived at 8:00 at St. Andrews, it looked at first like the day would only turn into a meet and greet. Luckily by 10:30 the weather cleared up considerably and with the tide coming in the water looked fantastic. It was a really nice so get together with a bunch of ScubaBoarders and have a great time. I did my first dive with GlenFWB and a friend of his. It was great to get out in the water again with Glen as I havent seen him in a bit. The water was nice and clear. I would put the viz at 40 feet. In fact, if the skies would have been clearer the viz would have been even more. At our max depth of 71 feet I was able to look up and I could make out the top of the water. The life at the jetties was just out of control, with things to see and enjoy at every nook and corner. I really couldnt say what the highlights of both of my dives were as I was having a blast the entire time. The water temps were 79* at depth and I was very comfortable in my 3mm. I completed two dives both lasting around 65 minutes with air to spare.
Sunday 7-26-09
I had such a good time on Saturday that I went ahead and made the trip out to the jetties again on Sunday (I should have got a hotel). There was a neap tide running on Sunday so visibility dropped down to 20 feet with a lot of suspended particulate in the water. Even with 20 feet of visibility it was still a fantastic set of dives. I again completed two dives lasting a little over 60 minutes. On my last dive of the day I stopped taking pictures and started Easter egg hunting (picking up fishing weights). I was picking up so much lead weights that I finally just had to stop as I was just getting way too heavy. The rest of the dive I was pretty much struggling with my buoyancy. I believe I ended up with about 15 to 20 pounds of lead. I will hopefully melt them down soon and make some of my own dive weights. I had a great time and look forward to getting everyone together at Ft. Pickens soon. I havent had much time to go over my pictures, but here are a few pictures from the weekend:
I started out towards Panama City from Pensacola early on Saturday (7-25-09) to meet up with everyone at St. Andrews. When I left Pensacola the skies were beautiful and I was really pumped up to get in two days of great diving. Unfortunately, when I got about 30 minutes out of Panama City I saw dark clouds with lightening hanging overhead. When I arrived at 8:00 at St. Andrews, it looked at first like the day would only turn into a meet and greet. Luckily by 10:30 the weather cleared up considerably and with the tide coming in the water looked fantastic. It was a really nice so get together with a bunch of ScubaBoarders and have a great time. I did my first dive with GlenFWB and a friend of his. It was great to get out in the water again with Glen as I havent seen him in a bit. The water was nice and clear. I would put the viz at 40 feet. In fact, if the skies would have been clearer the viz would have been even more. At our max depth of 71 feet I was able to look up and I could make out the top of the water. The life at the jetties was just out of control, with things to see and enjoy at every nook and corner. I really couldnt say what the highlights of both of my dives were as I was having a blast the entire time. The water temps were 79* at depth and I was very comfortable in my 3mm. I completed two dives both lasting around 65 minutes with air to spare.
Sunday 7-26-09
I had such a good time on Saturday that I went ahead and made the trip out to the jetties again on Sunday (I should have got a hotel). There was a neap tide running on Sunday so visibility dropped down to 20 feet with a lot of suspended particulate in the water. Even with 20 feet of visibility it was still a fantastic set of dives. I again completed two dives lasting a little over 60 minutes. On my last dive of the day I stopped taking pictures and started Easter egg hunting (picking up fishing weights). I was picking up so much lead weights that I finally just had to stop as I was just getting way too heavy. The rest of the dive I was pretty much struggling with my buoyancy. I believe I ended up with about 15 to 20 pounds of lead. I will hopefully melt them down soon and make some of my own dive weights. I had a great time and look forward to getting everyone together at Ft. Pickens soon. I havent had much time to go over my pictures, but here are a few pictures from the weekend:
wjefferis
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A few more:
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