wjefferis
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Did you dive down the seawall or did you dive down the jetties??
Alabama Point Jetties Reprt 10/19
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wjefferis
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I think the trick in this weather is getting out of the suit and into your vehicle without turning into a you-cicle.I didn't get chilly until I sheaded the wetsuit at the truck.
I have a boat coat from Dive Gear USA <font color="red">#148</font><br>Boat Coat <font color="red">"Tester's Choice" Scuba Diving Magazine</font> I put it on outside and then doff my wetsuit. I stay nice and comfortable. This boat coat along with a wool cap works fantastic during winter boat trips.
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OysterBoot74
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Nice advice. I dove the jetties and stopped before rounding the point. I'm starting to think that I may benefit from building a fat wheeled cart. lol. Maybe even one with electric propulsion assist. vroom....lol. Hey, it works for lawn mowers.
wjefferis
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The seawall is really a great dive as well. I think that the old seawall was made totally out of rock. It may have either been pushed forward when they built the concrete wall or they just put the rock out to help maintain structural integrity. Whatever the case, Once you make it out a short swim along the seawall the rocks start. If you stay right on the line where the rocks end and the sand begins it is just like you are diving the jetties, but with a benefit. The seawall tends to stop lots of shells and from my experiences it holds alot of interesting life.
Did you park in the main parking lot or did you go down Gulf drive and park in the old abandoned parking lots? Your walk should have looked like this:
MRXRAY
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OysterBoot74
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100lbs, 200 lbs details details. lol. Kidding. I parked further down in the old parking lot and walked along the seawall to the base of the jetty shown in your picture. Is the main lot closer and open to general public? I have not explored around seawall area.
jhayes75
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Shop on Ebay for used wheel chair motors.
wjefferis
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Next time you go, pass the main parking lot entrance and take the next left (if coming from the Florida side) or the last right before the main parking lot entrance (if coming from the Alabama side). The road name is Gulf Drive. There were businesses that got devastated from huricanne Ivan on Gulf Drive, but their parking lots are still there. The walk from the abandoned parking lots to the site is super fast and super easy (almost like the walk to Ft. Pickens from the seawall). Here are a few pics that Stasia took during our New Years dives from 2008:
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