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- 20,366
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- Location
- Philadelphia and Boynton Beach
- # of dives
- 1000 - 2499
I was lucky enough to escape from Philadelphia yesterday in the cold and snow. This morning when I got up, it was 42 degrees in Boynton Beach, nothing a good boat coat couldn't deal with. It was 10 degrees at home with about 8 inches of new snow, brrrrr.
I went out of Boynton Beach on the Loggerhead with Captain Alex and DM Josh. The inlet had some good sized swells but the exit was uneventful. The water was looking pretty green (and brown and yellow), but we tried to be optimistic. We dropped in a mild south current at the north end of Clubhouse. I nearly crashed into the reef when I finally saw the broken finger coral from Hurricane Irma. I knew exactly where the reef ledge was, and even saw it a few times, briefly. I hung out for about 10 minutes and then admitted defeat. I was the last one back on the boat. I'm not sure I was down long enough for my computers to come to equilibrium, they said it was about 71 degrees, felt a little warmer to me. It was a good try, thanks to Alex and Josh. If you don't go look, you won't know what it's like.
I"m going to pass on tomorrow, may try again Sunday or Monday if the seas cooperate, seem to be on the way up. If not, Tuesday and Wednesday may be better, before I have to head back to the frozen arctic.
We saw some beautiful dolphins on the way back to the inlet, a few flying clear of the water, putting on a little show for us to make us happier. I just got back from a gorgeous 10 mile bike ride, stopping at the inlet, and wondering when I'll get back out. Life is good, Happy New Year
I went out of Boynton Beach on the Loggerhead with Captain Alex and DM Josh. The inlet had some good sized swells but the exit was uneventful. The water was looking pretty green (and brown and yellow), but we tried to be optimistic. We dropped in a mild south current at the north end of Clubhouse. I nearly crashed into the reef when I finally saw the broken finger coral from Hurricane Irma. I knew exactly where the reef ledge was, and even saw it a few times, briefly. I hung out for about 10 minutes and then admitted defeat. I was the last one back on the boat. I'm not sure I was down long enough for my computers to come to equilibrium, they said it was about 71 degrees, felt a little warmer to me. It was a good try, thanks to Alex and Josh. If you don't go look, you won't know what it's like.
I"m going to pass on tomorrow, may try again Sunday or Monday if the seas cooperate, seem to be on the way up. If not, Tuesday and Wednesday may be better, before I have to head back to the frozen arctic.
We saw some beautiful dolphins on the way back to the inlet, a few flying clear of the water, putting on a little show for us to make us happier. I just got back from a gorgeous 10 mile bike ride, stopping at the inlet, and wondering when I'll get back out. Life is good, Happy New Year