Social distancing has become the norm. Dining out is only a memory. But scuba diving is a great way to social distance because only a small percentage of people dive. Even fewer dive in cooler weather. That equals perfect Social Distancing. Today’s dive. Air temp started at 54 degrees F and 62 degrees F
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Dive log: March 2020 Location: Beaver Lake, AR. Campsites and swim area were still closed. We set up where we do the New Year’s Day dive. Well almost. The water level was up so that site was under about a foot of water. Chris Parrish, David Hurley, and Richard Crouch joined me. #stilldivingeverymonth
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First dive boat at the pier, told us 8 an’ they’re already here No phone, no shoes, no work, Ain’t got no dive regrets But two hours of diving fun Buys eight hours of no-fly time I’m a man of depth and night dives
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My bags aren’t packed, not ready to go. I’m standing here beside the dock I hate to wave to you and say goodbye But the dawn is here, it’s time to go The dive boats here, there loading the gear
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Its Valentine’s Day. Time to celebrate with one of Dean Martins’s favorite songs, slightly modified for this dive trip. See the valve with the black shiny thing, that’s an O-ring (O-ring) Put your Reg on the tank and make sure it’s all tight, save an O-ring (O-ring) You can swim you can glide but you’d
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Another day of diving in the books. Today we dove Horseshoe and Cedar Pass. As usual, our group is on the boat at 5 minutes until 8:00 AM ready for our 8 o’clock departure. We hang around a couple of more minutes to see if anyone else is coming. If you are on our dive
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As divers and visitors to Mexico, we like to respect and observe the local customs. The siesta is one of the easiest customs to respect. Waking up twice a day, that’s the way it works for some of in Paradise. Whether a siesta in a hammock on the beach, or in a lounge chair by
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I have logged almost 2500 dives in my 16 1/2 yrs of diving. Lots of great memories and great stories. Today I added to my dive story, but first, we will talk about our dives today. Dive 1 was Palencar Bricks. Lots of cool swim-throughs on this dive. Doug Lord saw our first Lion Fish
What to do if… Cozumel Trip… Day 2… Read More »
For those of you living under a rock, the Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl 54. Anyway, It’s time for Cozumel dive trips now! We got to Cozumel on Friday, took a lazy day on Saturday. On Sunday we headed out to dive Caves then off to Tormentos for our second dive of the day.
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November dive, 197 months in a row Location: Mermet Springs, IL Date: Nov 7, 2019 Time: 11:02 am Conditions: 38 deg. Overcast, rain, wind at 20mph Equipment: Steel 120 (Grady’s), G2 dove computer (Grady’s), Galileo Sol (Grady’s), Galileo HUD computer (mine, yes I do have my own equipment), 5 mil wetsuit, hooded vest, 7 mil boots,
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