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So I'm doing one of my quickie 20 minute wet winter dives in Nova Scotia (water temp. in the 30sF)--don't worry, I have a method.
I always don fins in water. Chop, surge, 3 feet viz but could be worse. Dropped a fin. I've done this at least 2 times before in my 17 years diving-- but not in these conditions. I don the other fin (as in the past) in a futile attempt to find the lost one. Descending in 3-4 feet of water not easy with maybe 1000 psi in my AL80. After swirling around for a few minutes I say "God, don't do this to me!" (I am not a religious person). Thinking of the cost of new (split) fins. Then-- the fin hits me on the shoulder and I GRAB it. Then did the dive. WHAT are the chances?
Anyone have a similar experience?
I always don fins in water. Chop, surge, 3 feet viz but could be worse. Dropped a fin. I've done this at least 2 times before in my 17 years diving-- but not in these conditions. I don the other fin (as in the past) in a futile attempt to find the lost one. Descending in 3-4 feet of water not easy with maybe 1000 psi in my AL80. After swirling around for a few minutes I say "God, don't do this to me!" (I am not a religious person). Thinking of the cost of new (split) fins. Then-- the fin hits me on the shoulder and I GRAB it. Then did the dive. WHAT are the chances?
Anyone have a similar experience?