I agree that it would have been ideal, but we got in late on our only night there and I kept her in constant contact with me. It was a relatively short dive considering we did a 5 minute safety stop. She got to see fish she hasn't been able to before and experience something a lot of divers...
Our first time to Lake Ten Killer and we got there later in the day so I figured I would take my daughter on her first night dive. It was short at only about 20 minutes with a 5 minute safety stop. We went down to 30 foot in the scuba park and got to see quite a few fish. She started getting...
Where do you all enter at Lake Murray? I went there once and was told murrietta point, but it was impossible to get in there. Is there a place you can enter without hiking down a rocky cliff?
This is a horrible idea IMO. The first atmosphere down is the most dangerous as it has the largest pressure change and due to the shallow depths you get a false sense of security. This has the potential of creating a lot of issues for new divers.
I keep my pony clipped to the front and moved my octo to it. That way if something happened, I could attach it to my daughter and she will be good to go.
The important thing is she is safe. Beyond that, it's all gravy. She got some very valuable lessons there that should serve her well in any future diving. While not the ideal outcome, definitely not a bad dive. I try to turn dives with my 11 yr old daughter into teachable moments as much as...
So I went to Lake Murray up in Oklahoma today for the first time. Took quite a while finding a spot I could park but I finally found a spot at the day fee use area and got in the water. I had my fins in my hand still and was working on my mask as it needed a little tightening, I guess it got a...
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