Jon_R
Contributor
I was doing my first post cert dive (2-tank) on Sunday with my daughter. Her 2nd post cert dive. We both after the fact commented that during the 2nd dive we would randomly get streams of bubbles coming out of our masks. Not really a problem we where just trying to determine why. We where not ascending or descending just going on the drift dive. It was at ~60 feet and the current was pretty strong. My theory is we where facing into the current and it pushing on the flat surface of the mask was causing it but not sure what was going on.
A couple new things from the dive we heard a high pitch buzzing sure it was a boat coming through the dive site. Could not find it despite 70' viz. We where at 54' at the time so no big deal just something new to know. I checked my buddy's gear to make sure there was nothing going on there causing the noise.
I still must be anxious as I burned through my 3600 PSI 100CF tank in about 38 mins first dive and 43 mins second dive. I am not petite but in pretty good shape. 6-3 192lbs I want to be able to get to at least 50 mins or an hour comfortably. Diving on 36%.
I was happy I was comfortable being at 60' feet just my daughter and I without anyone else in sight. I was not sure about that one until I actually found myself in it and had no concerns. We did stay very close to each other and I left the camera on the boat to just focus on staying together and the dive.
I want to add a compass to my gear as we kept going off the reef in the strong current. I felt a little disoriented not knowing where I was going. With the strong current probably best not to fight it much. If I had a GPS that worked under water would have been interesting to see what path we ended up doing.
Buoyancy was ok. I didn't hit the reef and was in pretty good control but far from perfect. When I found myself distracted such as getting ready to send up the safety sausage or twisting around to check something out I did not maintain my position in the water column.
Was happy with all my gear so no changes in that except compass just need to keep diving....
Also the boat ride was very bumpy and I did not get sick when a few did. I was real happy about that one.
A couple new things from the dive we heard a high pitch buzzing sure it was a boat coming through the dive site. Could not find it despite 70' viz. We where at 54' at the time so no big deal just something new to know. I checked my buddy's gear to make sure there was nothing going on there causing the noise.
I still must be anxious as I burned through my 3600 PSI 100CF tank in about 38 mins first dive and 43 mins second dive. I am not petite but in pretty good shape. 6-3 192lbs I want to be able to get to at least 50 mins or an hour comfortably. Diving on 36%.
I was happy I was comfortable being at 60' feet just my daughter and I without anyone else in sight. I was not sure about that one until I actually found myself in it and had no concerns. We did stay very close to each other and I left the camera on the boat to just focus on staying together and the dive.
I want to add a compass to my gear as we kept going off the reef in the strong current. I felt a little disoriented not knowing where I was going. With the strong current probably best not to fight it much. If I had a GPS that worked under water would have been interesting to see what path we ended up doing.
Buoyancy was ok. I didn't hit the reef and was in pretty good control but far from perfect. When I found myself distracted such as getting ready to send up the safety sausage or twisting around to check something out I did not maintain my position in the water column.
Was happy with all my gear so no changes in that except compass just need to keep diving....
Also the boat ride was very bumpy and I did not get sick when a few did. I was real happy about that one.