shotthebreeze
Contributor
So, a friend of mine and I headed down to Brownstone Quarry in Portland CT yesterday and we were a little disappointed. She bashed the place on the ScubaToys forum, so I wanted to just tell you folks what happened. It wasn't all that bad, but I think we only logged 21 minutes of bottom time in 1-3 feet of visibility before we packed up and called it quits. While we were down there we caught a glimpse of a few fish and explored a truck they had sunk. Most of the other divers were diving dry, while we had 7 mils on with gloves, boots, etc. The surface temperature was 89 degrees, the water temperature was about 70-75 degrees and below the thermocline was bone chilling...somewhere around 45 or so.
We wanted to get some dives in before our AOW, but I think this might have scared us a bit. As I said, the visibility wasn't great and it was cold because it was spring fed (partially our fault for not diving dry). We're going to try a spot in Groton by Aivery Point on Wednesday to try our luck in the ocean. It's a small 30ft dive site, but we've heard from a close relative that the ocean is much better than fresh water diving, especially at slack tide. The relative initially recommended Fort Wetherill in RI, which is supposed to be beautiful, but its too much of a drive right now for some inexperienced 20 year olds.
Any thoughts on the differences between freshwater and saltwater? And I'm sure some of you seasoned vets have a better understanding on what it's like to dive at Brownstone. I'm excited to hear your thoughts and opinions...
We wanted to get some dives in before our AOW, but I think this might have scared us a bit. As I said, the visibility wasn't great and it was cold because it was spring fed (partially our fault for not diving dry). We're going to try a spot in Groton by Aivery Point on Wednesday to try our luck in the ocean. It's a small 30ft dive site, but we've heard from a close relative that the ocean is much better than fresh water diving, especially at slack tide. The relative initially recommended Fort Wetherill in RI, which is supposed to be beautiful, but its too much of a drive right now for some inexperienced 20 year olds.
Any thoughts on the differences between freshwater and saltwater? And I'm sure some of you seasoned vets have a better understanding on what it's like to dive at Brownstone. I'm excited to hear your thoughts and opinions...