doriopsilla
02-07-2009, 08:51 AM
All:
We managed to sneak one in between storms yesterday, right around lunchtime. Good thing, too, since it has only gotten worse.
I must say, a nice scooter sure makes the long kick out to Murray Head not a kick at all! It also makes the long kick back in underwater not a kick at all either. There was a ripping south current (meaning a current from the south heading to the north) that made the scooter out almost as long as a normal kick would take. I suspect without the scooters we would have aborted the dive, actually.
By the time we got to our destination, it had started raining again, so we dropped down to protect ourselves from the fresh water. Vis on the head was a scant ten feet or so. There was some light getting through, but mostly it was only what we could see with our lights. I saw multiple D. spaldingi, but we were limiting our depth to increase bottom time. I went further west on the head than I think I have ever gone before at that depth. There are some very interesting crevices and such out there, and further exploration is indicated.
The scoot back in was uneventful, though the vis was somewhat better in the water column. We scooted around V. Point for a while to finish our deco. On the way in I got whomped by a wave and lost my light. If anyone finds a old UK1200 with no handle but maybe with some duct tape on it, that would be mine.
Sleeping in today seemed to be the right decision for me, but if anyone else went out, do tell!
George
We managed to sneak one in between storms yesterday, right around lunchtime. Good thing, too, since it has only gotten worse.
I must say, a nice scooter sure makes the long kick out to Murray Head not a kick at all! It also makes the long kick back in underwater not a kick at all either. There was a ripping south current (meaning a current from the south heading to the north) that made the scooter out almost as long as a normal kick would take. I suspect without the scooters we would have aborted the dive, actually.
By the time we got to our destination, it had started raining again, so we dropped down to protect ourselves from the fresh water. Vis on the head was a scant ten feet or so. There was some light getting through, but mostly it was only what we could see with our lights. I saw multiple D. spaldingi, but we were limiting our depth to increase bottom time. I went further west on the head than I think I have ever gone before at that depth. There are some very interesting crevices and such out there, and further exploration is indicated.
The scoot back in was uneventful, though the vis was somewhat better in the water column. We scooted around V. Point for a while to finish our deco. On the way in I got whomped by a wave and lost my light. If anyone finds a old UK1200 with no handle but maybe with some duct tape on it, that would be mine.
Sleeping in today seemed to be the right decision for me, but if anyone else went out, do tell!
George