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Are you cave diving? Never dove Ginnie before? Eh...follow your training and the lines in the cave. Spend time staring at the map in the shop before and after and figure out where the main line goes on the map. Hard to tell you what to look for if you don't know the catacombs from the park bench or the ear from the eye, but once you have a few landmarks down its easy to explain where the Gizzard or Toxic Waste Tunnel is...
He said he wasn't cave trained. I think the best advice was the Ginnie basin with precautions about the ballroom,or the Devil's spring run.
I can't believe I mixed up those turns! I was visualizing it from across the road, totally wrote that backwards. I can't tell you how many times I've left GS to go to get gas, or just to go home, I never thought I'd start mixing up my rights and my lefts!
Yes I do see now that he posted he wasn't cave trained. GS lets OW divers into the cavern. There is a rope in there but it doesn't go to the exit. If you don't feel comfortable or safe then don't go in, and if it's your first time, then stay conservative. There are a few places you can go where you can't see sunlight any more, and people have died in the cavern. Stay conservative with your gas management, the whole "on the surface with 500psi" thing doesn't work in overhead. Watch GS's safety video, take lights, and stay safe.
Thanks for all the suggestions for Ginnie Springs and the High Springs area.
Got the opportunity to stop by Cave Country Shop, Extreme Exposure and the High Springs Diner for breakfast.
Ginnie Springs was awesome. Lots of fun exploring and meeting other divers. Lucky enough to run into Jill Heinerth underwater and some other cave instructors diving the Devil's system.
I understand now why people are so attracted to cave diving. It is incredible to see how much is going on underneath the surface. Can not wait to start cavern training and progress into further training.
Also had the opportunity to meet some divers who run some scuba websites. Below is a write up by one of them describing his trip to Ginnie. There is a video posted as well from Scuba Scout Team website.
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