Get up at o-dark thirty, having packed the night before, and drive 1.5 hours to charter dock. Lug a bunch of heavy gear onto a boat after shelling out $$ for the charter. 45 min - 1 hour run, suit up, splash, and have a 20 - 50 minute dive (the high end only being 20 min of bottom time, and half of it in deco on an anchor line over deep water), get out, and repeat after an hour SI. Head back, unload the boat into vehicle. Travel home, unpack, dry everything, and put away.... 10+ hours for < 40 minutes of bottom time...... and 4-5 months out of the year?????
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