SuPrBuGmAn
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cmufieldhockey, pensacolanewbie, and I headed out around 6AM this morning heading East. At first we thought we were going to luck out with the fog, but east of the bay, we hit it. It was actually a bit chilly in the morning, but we hoped for daytime highs in the 70s and blue skies to break through the fog eventually.
By the time we reached Morrison, MrXray was already onsite and we all started gearing up. By the time we were about to hit the water, halftime and his buddy had made it to Morrison. They'd join us in the water shortly after we splashed.
The water was blue! Visibility was easily in the 70-80' range, and as always crystal clear in the cavern. cmufieldhockey was testing out her new scooter(Mako) and seemed to be having a great time - she even let me take it for a spin or three! We spent quite a bit of time just messing around the depression in the middle of the basin, goofing around in view of a couple cameras - so I'd imagine there will be pictures following soon enough. Eventually MrXray and I hit the cavern and did the typical tour, checking out the vents, fish, eels, and various cave ornaments. After awhile, we came back into the basin, goofed around a bit more and finally decided to surface. I hit a max depth of 92' for a dive lasting 71 minutes.
We spent the, nearly, hour and a half surface interval eating sandwiches and powdered donuts, talking diving, and enjoying the sun which was finally peaking through and warming us up. Another team had arrived onsite and we decided to hit the water again. We headed right to the cavern this time around and I gave halftime a few pointers with running a primary line. After goofing around some more in the cavern, we headed up to OW to join our other divers in horsing around the OW portion of the basin. Bream, bass, freshwater sole, and several small fry could be found in OW and the outskirts of the cypress lined basin was quite enjoyable to explore. We hit a max depth of 87' for a dive lasting 57 minutes. The locals started making there appearance as our dives were ending and we left the park as the closer parking spots started filling up.
It was a great day of diving under a warm sun in clear, cool waters! I had a great day!
By the time we reached Morrison, MrXray was already onsite and we all started gearing up. By the time we were about to hit the water, halftime and his buddy had made it to Morrison. They'd join us in the water shortly after we splashed.
The water was blue! Visibility was easily in the 70-80' range, and as always crystal clear in the cavern. cmufieldhockey was testing out her new scooter(Mako) and seemed to be having a great time - she even let me take it for a spin or three! We spent quite a bit of time just messing around the depression in the middle of the basin, goofing around in view of a couple cameras - so I'd imagine there will be pictures following soon enough. Eventually MrXray and I hit the cavern and did the typical tour, checking out the vents, fish, eels, and various cave ornaments. After awhile, we came back into the basin, goofed around a bit more and finally decided to surface. I hit a max depth of 92' for a dive lasting 71 minutes.
We spent the, nearly, hour and a half surface interval eating sandwiches and powdered donuts, talking diving, and enjoying the sun which was finally peaking through and warming us up. Another team had arrived onsite and we decided to hit the water again. We headed right to the cavern this time around and I gave halftime a few pointers with running a primary line. After goofing around some more in the cavern, we headed up to OW to join our other divers in horsing around the OW portion of the basin. Bream, bass, freshwater sole, and several small fry could be found in OW and the outskirts of the cypress lined basin was quite enjoyable to explore. We hit a max depth of 87' for a dive lasting 57 minutes. The locals started making there appearance as our dives were ending and we left the park as the closer parking spots started filling up.
It was a great day of diving under a warm sun in clear, cool waters! I had a great day!
