Diving at Titlow and Les Davis
I went down to T-Town this past weekend to go diving with Beth and Rob. I collected all my rental gear and got my ass down there around 8 on Friday. They were at a baseball game, so I went to the neighborhood bar for dinner and a drink. B&R met me there around 10, and Rob was trashed. When we walked back to their place he was weaving back and forth on the sidewalk. Beth and I hung back a little and enjoyed the drunk Rob show.
The morning rolled around, and I went downstairs to be greeted by Beth's cheery face. She told me that Rob wouldn't be joining us as he was severyly hung over. I was disappointed, but also glad that we wouldn't have to look after him. He was probably still a bit drunk anyhow, so that wouldn't have been too safe. Fuzzy brain + vomiting underwater can easily equal dead dive buddy.
The first dive was cool. We went to Titlow with Alex. Viz was about 20 ft. I got to see some cool stuff including a bunch of anemones on posts, a crab, some rockfish, and a smallish ling cod. My buoyancy was all over the place and I found myself popped up at the surface once, but fortunately for me we were only at 20 ft so I didn't need to worry too much about the bends.
The second dive was at Les Davis, and it SUCKED! I was having trouble with the regulator and my mask kept leaking. I was trying to get my kit all sorted out and Beth waited with me, but we failed to get Alex's attention and he was gone. Viz was kinda crappy at about 10ft and we couldn't find him after a minute, so it was time to go back to the surface. The current was a bitch and the swim back was difficult. I kept flooding my snorkel and was worried about the regulator, so had to swim back on my back. It was not a fun experience.
Overall, I am very happy about diving again. This was my first day diving in cold water and my last dive was around TGiving last year, so I was glad to be back at it. I need to figure out why the hell my mask is flooding so bad and also dive when it's a lot colder so I can get a true feel for the type of exposure protection I'm going to need around here. Despite the crappy dive, I'm seriously hooked and can't wait to go again!
I must work on my buoyancy control.
The morning rolled around, and I went downstairs to be greeted by Beth's cheery face. She told me that Rob wouldn't be joining us as he was severyly hung over. I was disappointed, but also glad that we wouldn't have to look after him. He was probably still a bit drunk anyhow, so that wouldn't have been too safe. Fuzzy brain + vomiting underwater can easily equal dead dive buddy.
The first dive was cool. We went to Titlow with Alex. Viz was about 20 ft. I got to see some cool stuff including a bunch of anemones on posts, a crab, some rockfish, and a smallish ling cod. My buoyancy was all over the place and I found myself popped up at the surface once, but fortunately for me we were only at 20 ft so I didn't need to worry too much about the bends.
The second dive was at Les Davis, and it SUCKED! I was having trouble with the regulator and my mask kept leaking. I was trying to get my kit all sorted out and Beth waited with me, but we failed to get Alex's attention and he was gone. Viz was kinda crappy at about 10ft and we couldn't find him after a minute, so it was time to go back to the surface. The current was a bitch and the swim back was difficult. I kept flooding my snorkel and was worried about the regulator, so had to swim back on my back. It was not a fun experience.
Overall, I am very happy about diving again. This was my first day diving in cold water and my last dive was around TGiving last year, so I was glad to be back at it. I need to figure out why the hell my mask is flooding so bad and also dive when it's a lot colder so I can get a true feel for the type of exposure protection I'm going to need around here. Despite the crappy dive, I'm seriously hooked and can't wait to go again!
I must work on my buoyancy control.
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