TheHuth
Contributor
Its been a long time since I last posted. Last year I went on a Euro vacation, and had to spend the weeks leading up to it in preparation for leaving; so no diving. As soon as I returned, we closed escrow on a house, and then had to start moving. And then I broke my knee. My couple of months planned to be out of the water, turned in to nearly a year.
With the broken knee, I've been very hesitant to put allot of weight on it. But I finally decided it was time. I was out visiting our daughter who is stationed in Hawaii last week. We were walking around town, and I spotted a dive shop. I walked in and talked to them for a bit. They had a pretty sweet price on a 2 tank dive that included all equipment. I took them up on it, and ended up doing the two most amazing dives I've ever done.
First was the Corsair wreck. My max depth was 107'. I opted to use Nitrox. I've been certified for Nitrox for quite a while, but have never actually dove with it. So not only was it my deepest dive, but my first Nitrox dive. Having been out of the water for so long, and using unfamiliar equipment, I was stunned at how natural it was. My buoyancy was 100% on point. I spent about 14 minutes at the wreck, and then went up to 15 feet for my safety stop. I was at the safety stop for about 6 minutes.
My second dive was at Sea Cave, not too far from the Corsair wreck. The outside of the cave is a wall. There was another group at the site, so we dove around the wall for a bit before entering the cave. Its not a traditional cave in the sense that you'd need to run a line. Its this very wide open area that would be impossible to get lost in. Half way through the cave is an actual opening overhead, but you are not allowed to surface there. So basically it is an overhead environment, but its not much of a big deal. Just have to monitor your air. At the back of the cave we saw a little white shark. Lots of fish everywhere. We left the cave and did our safety stop, and then surfaced.
And so ends my long hiatus from diving. I spoke to my main dive buddy, and we're already planning our next dive in Anacapa in a few weeks. I dropped my gear off at the LDS to get serviced. After I get a few more dives under my belt, I'll work with my instructor to get back on track for my Divemaster certification.
With the broken knee, I've been very hesitant to put allot of weight on it. But I finally decided it was time. I was out visiting our daughter who is stationed in Hawaii last week. We were walking around town, and I spotted a dive shop. I walked in and talked to them for a bit. They had a pretty sweet price on a 2 tank dive that included all equipment. I took them up on it, and ended up doing the two most amazing dives I've ever done.
First was the Corsair wreck. My max depth was 107'. I opted to use Nitrox. I've been certified for Nitrox for quite a while, but have never actually dove with it. So not only was it my deepest dive, but my first Nitrox dive. Having been out of the water for so long, and using unfamiliar equipment, I was stunned at how natural it was. My buoyancy was 100% on point. I spent about 14 minutes at the wreck, and then went up to 15 feet for my safety stop. I was at the safety stop for about 6 minutes.
My second dive was at Sea Cave, not too far from the Corsair wreck. The outside of the cave is a wall. There was another group at the site, so we dove around the wall for a bit before entering the cave. Its not a traditional cave in the sense that you'd need to run a line. Its this very wide open area that would be impossible to get lost in. Half way through the cave is an actual opening overhead, but you are not allowed to surface there. So basically it is an overhead environment, but its not much of a big deal. Just have to monitor your air. At the back of the cave we saw a little white shark. Lots of fish everywhere. We left the cave and did our safety stop, and then surfaced.
And so ends my long hiatus from diving. I spoke to my main dive buddy, and we're already planning our next dive in Anacapa in a few weeks. I dropped my gear off at the LDS to get serviced. After I get a few more dives under my belt, I'll work with my instructor to get back on track for my Divemaster certification.
