islander sat morning

[dtdiver]

i was going to the whelan in erie with osprey
but....nooo, it was a typo on their web site.

no sat am dive there.

so in a pinch me and buddy are scootering the islander and vicinity

we'll be there 8:30- 9 ish. look for two ss's

plan for overhead dive

dave

 

[dtdiver]

had a good dive
water temp 66, sunny

took scooters straight out to a depth of about 87 feet to a ridge which appeared to get to get to about 30 feet.
didn't go over ridge due to the abrupt rise and then we'd have to redescend. also the current really picks up there and we didn't want trouble if a scooter died in the middle of the channel.

then returned to the wreck and went west along the ridge for about 10 min then east.

better bottom features in the eastern direction

lotsa diver darts at the wreck so viz crapped out

did s-drill, scooter tow, buddy breathing drills, and simulated deco with scooter stowed and deployed.
even tried the scooter as a blower to move silt (what a mess that makes)
also very hard to hold scooter facing away from you.


wish we had time for another dive , but that'll be next week!

dave