Well, it’s the beginning of June, and the beginning of
Wednesday night diving! Always a nice
thing to do during the summer, it keeps the middle of the week fun. Several people I haven’t seen since last
season were mulling about the shop as I signed in, Ron arrived just as I did,
so after signing in, we made our way back to Upper A. John showed up soon after, and we started
setting up, and talking about where to go.
John and Rob made a trip out to the Boiler last weekend, and
the visibility was pretty decent, so we figured that it may be still in pretty
good shape so why not try it again. John
also mentioned that there was a deceased animal down the slope of the steep
access at Upper A, so we decided to avoid that for the time being with the idea
of rinsing your mask out so close to something like that isn’t probably a good
idea, so the long road access would be our entry point.
Once we were all set up we went to 20 feet for a bubble
check. Ron’s wing hose was loose and leaking a little, so John quickly tightened
it, and after that we had no bad bubbles, so the thumbs down was given and we
headed towards the edge of the wall. Following
the wall we passed by the pipes, and continued on. As we swam further, John
found his landmark, and we started over the wall and along the bottom. Earlier in the dive, I went to check my computer,
and noticed that the magnifying part of my lens was fogged up, so I had to
shine my light and try to hold my arm out a little further to see my numbers.
(I think I need longer arms) After our
venture down the hill, I just followed John’s fins and kept an eye out for Ron’s
light. We swam for a little while, so I
decided to check my computer, and as I did I, I picked up some muck with my arm
and noticed I was just about to hit bottom. I quickly held my breath so I would
rise up a little, and I did, thankfully. John JUST missed hitting, and I wasn’t
sure what Ron was doing. We were quickly
back on track, and John was looking for the Boiler. He saw something that showed him we passed
it, so we turned a little, and were soon coming up on the bench that’s next to
it. We all checked in and then continued
on. John gave us the heading to the wall in case we got separated. We followed John back out towards the wall,
and were soon passing over the Deep Deep Boat, next to the steps. Seeing where we were in the water, I estimate
that the visibility was about 15-18 feet at that point, we were swimming at
around 100 ft. and the boat below us is usually at around 118ft. Up past the steps, and over towards the Deep
Boat. I noticed on my computer that I had about a minute or two before I went
into deco, but as we were starting to ascend, I wasn’t too worried about it. We
were soon at the Aqua Adventures Truck. John swam through, and Ron and I went
around back. John motioned towards the
wall, so we agreed and followed. We were
soon at our safety stop. About three minutes in I moved my foot and kicked Ron,
so I went back around him and felt a little floaty so I made friends with a
tree. John did a valve drill to pass the
time, and we were soon done. So we
followed the wall a little until we were back near the long road access, and
finished the dive.
Deepest Depth: 118ft.
Duration: 47 minutes
Coldest Temp: 36º
Not a bad dive, really!
Except for the slight run in with the bottom, (well and kicking Ron) I
felt pretty good throughout. Ron was to my left, which was strange to get used
to, since I usually stay to Rob’s left, but it wasn’t THAT big or a problem,
just a little awkward here and there, looking to the right and not seeing Rob. I’m guessing that since the sun was stuck
behind the clouds, the visibility wasn’t as good as it COULD have been. When we were at the Deep Deep Boat, it was
fairly plain to see in the darker ambience that the visibility was still pretty
decent. Hopefully this week brings
better sunshine!
After we packed, we headed to PizzAtown for some MUCH needed
nourishment! I’m hoping to get out this
weekend, but if not, expect more next Wednesday night!
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