Where did you solo dive today?
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#952
Lake Taharoa
Kai Iwi Lakes
Northland
New Zealand
A very rare freshwater dive. We took our son and his mates to a lake on the west coast to do water sports. I packed the dive gear because why not?! Dive wasn't very interesting. Visibility varied between one and five metres. Saw some small fish. Tropical 25 degrees C at the surface, a cool 19 degrees C at 20 metres. Maximum depth 20.3 metres. Dive time 50 minutes (I got bored!).
Lake Taharoa
Kai Iwi Lakes
Northland
New Zealand
A very rare freshwater dive. We took our son and his mates to a lake on the west coast to do water sports. I packed the dive gear because why not?! Dive wasn't very interesting. Visibility varied between one and five metres. Saw some small fish. Tropical 25 degrees C at the surface, a cool 19 degrees C at 20 metres. Maximum depth 20.3 metres. Dive time 50 minutes (I got bored!).
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one of my favorite cities.
Semi solo in Jupiter.
I know I get off the boat with everybody. I usually get rolling right away and sometimes there are other people around and sometimes there aren’t. If I want to, I can turn and do this modified frog kick (mostly from the ankles) to counteract the current and stay put. Usually it takes a solid minute or two and then I can make out a vertical bubble plume. Sometimes I wait for acknowledgment of positive visual contact, sometimes I don’t. If I’m doing my own thing, I send up a DSMB to make it easy for the Captain and dry DM to track me relative to others. Actually when I send up my DSMB that usually means I’ve made an intentional decision to permanently break off from the wet DM’s gaggle.
I know I get off the boat with everybody. I usually get rolling right away and sometimes there are other people around and sometimes there aren’t. If I want to, I can turn and do this modified frog kick (mostly from the ankles) to counteract the current and stay put. Usually it takes a solid minute or two and then I can make out a vertical bubble plume. Sometimes I wait for acknowledgment of positive visual contact, sometimes I don’t. If I’m doing my own thing, I send up a DSMB to make it easy for the Captain and dry DM to track me relative to others. Actually when I send up my DSMB that usually means I’ve made an intentional decision to permanently break off from the wet DM’s gaggle.
Another trip with Dive Tutukaka. It was free as I've given them so much money in the past 
An unusually social trip for me. Everyone on the boat was very friendly. I met an aspiring young technical diver with all the gear and we ended up diving together (but not buddying) on the second dive. I wanted to try out a new lens for my GoPro which turned out to be awesome. Water temperature 21-22 degrees C.
#953
Shark Fin Cave | Poor Knights | New Zealand
Maximum Depth: 24.5 metres
Dive Time: 60 minutes
Perfect conditions. Visibility was around 20 metres. Messed around in a little cavern before looking at the fish and playing with my GoPro.
#954
Middle Arch | Poor Knights | New Zealand
Maximum Depth: 25.4 metres
Dive Time: 70 minutes
The captain's choice of dive site was odd. It was right next to Middle Arch, one of the most iconic sites at the Knights. While nice, our location was a little humdrum and I couldn't understand why we didn't park up around the corner and dive the arch. I decided to get there under fin power and dive it anyway. The boat crew agreed and gave me 70 minute dive time. I took my new found friend.
Visibility in the arch was stunning by local standards, probably 25 metres. It was loaded with fish. It was like diving in an aquarium. Barring rare large animal encounters, it was as good as it gets at the Poor Knights. My new found friend was absolutely buzzing with the experience and when we surfaced in the air pocket of a small cavern, he could barely contain himself. It reminded me that I do like diving with other people, just not buddying with them. It was also quite gratifying to out-breathe my new found friend. I was on a single 12L at 220bar and he was on twin 12L at 160bar. He was gutted when he had to wave goodbye and head back to the boat.
Some photos from the day. Underwater photos are just GoPro screenshots, so don't judge me!
An unusually social trip for me. Everyone on the boat was very friendly. I met an aspiring young technical diver with all the gear and we ended up diving together (but not buddying) on the second dive. I wanted to try out a new lens for my GoPro which turned out to be awesome. Water temperature 21-22 degrees C.
#953
Shark Fin Cave | Poor Knights | New Zealand
Maximum Depth: 24.5 metres
Dive Time: 60 minutes
Perfect conditions. Visibility was around 20 metres. Messed around in a little cavern before looking at the fish and playing with my GoPro.
#954
Middle Arch | Poor Knights | New Zealand
Maximum Depth: 25.4 metres
Dive Time: 70 minutes
The captain's choice of dive site was odd. It was right next to Middle Arch, one of the most iconic sites at the Knights. While nice, our location was a little humdrum and I couldn't understand why we didn't park up around the corner and dive the arch. I decided to get there under fin power and dive it anyway. The boat crew agreed and gave me 70 minute dive time. I took my new found friend.
Visibility in the arch was stunning by local standards, probably 25 metres. It was loaded with fish. It was like diving in an aquarium. Barring rare large animal encounters, it was as good as it gets at the Poor Knights. My new found friend was absolutely buzzing with the experience and when we surfaced in the air pocket of a small cavern, he could barely contain himself. It reminded me that I do like diving with other people, just not buddying with them. It was also quite gratifying to out-breathe my new found friend. I was on a single 12L at 220bar and he was on twin 12L at 160bar. He was gutted when he had to wave goodbye and head back to the boat.
Some photos from the day. Underwater photos are just GoPro screenshots, so don't judge me!
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