rkr3000
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Last weekend, my wife and I had a much needed and deserved 4 day weekend. When faced with the choice of repainting the house or going on a regional dive trip, the choice took about 1.2 seconds to make. We went to Athens Scuba Park in Athens, Texas ( about an hour east of Dallas).
It was pretty cool. It was a shallow dive area (28 ft was the deepest I found), but what it didn't have in depth, it had in other diving activities - such as a plethera of wrecks, a tunnel system, and pretty clear water. We sat inside a sunken double decker yaught, took pictures of each other in the driver's seat of a sunken tour bus, and got up close and personal to a few sunken planes as well to name a few.
We practiced our compass skills, didn't need to worry about sharks or deco stops
, and were able to get in and out to rest and have a good picnic lunch in a nice park atmosphere. The fully stocked dive shop and restroom facilities with showers were good, vis was about 20ft, water temp was 72 degrees - although the owner says the temp gets to 80+ during the hot Texas summer.
All in all, it was a great short dive trip that wasn't too far for us to travel. The dives weren't challenging, but were good for practicing different skills, and the wrecks were fun. It was a nice alternative to the "swamp dives" we usually do in west Texas. The fees were $15 per day per diver, with another $5 each for camping as well as refills. Anyone else been there?
It was pretty cool. It was a shallow dive area (28 ft was the deepest I found), but what it didn't have in depth, it had in other diving activities - such as a plethera of wrecks, a tunnel system, and pretty clear water. We sat inside a sunken double decker yaught, took pictures of each other in the driver's seat of a sunken tour bus, and got up close and personal to a few sunken planes as well to name a few.
We practiced our compass skills, didn't need to worry about sharks or deco stops
, and were able to get in and out to rest and have a good picnic lunch in a nice park atmosphere. The fully stocked dive shop and restroom facilities with showers were good, vis was about 20ft, water temp was 72 degrees - although the owner says the temp gets to 80+ during the hot Texas summer.All in all, it was a great short dive trip that wasn't too far for us to travel. The dives weren't challenging, but were good for practicing different skills, and the wrecks were fun. It was a nice alternative to the "swamp dives" we usually do in west Texas. The fees were $15 per day per diver, with another $5 each for camping as well as refills. Anyone else been there?
