I went to check out my new 5mm. (My old ScubaPro somehow shrunk over the winter and I busted the zipper last spring.) The original dive plan was to hang out in the ravine and silo to squeeze some of the bubbles out of the new neoprene. Unfortunately I didn't realize that I'd need Klieg lamps to see my gauges below 40'. At 40' there was enough of a trace of ambient light to see a green haze, but at 41' it was pitch black. The black particulate was so dense I kept mistaking it for the bottom. So I drifted along at 39' for about 45 minutes then finished up the dive cruising the West bank.
I was totally lost for the majority of the dive. The vis did open up to almost 5' every now and then, but that didn't really help. I found the dock by heading for the shallows after I heard some people jumping in. After braving my way through an incredible silt storm, I finally saw a dark shadow which thankfully had my familiar stairway attached to it.
What's the deal? I've been going to CSSP since they opened and I'm having trouble figuring out why it's gotten this bad.
The scary thing is that I still had fun - it was like diving a place for the first time. It just wasn't enough fun to convince myself to do a second dive.
I was totally lost for the majority of the dive. The vis did open up to almost 5' every now and then, but that didn't really help. I found the dock by heading for the shallows after I heard some people jumping in. After braving my way through an incredible silt storm, I finally saw a dark shadow which thankfully had my familiar stairway attached to it.
What's the deal? I've been going to CSSP since they opened and I'm having trouble figuring out why it's gotten this bad.
The scary thing is that I still had fun - it was like diving a place for the first time. It just wasn't enough fun to convince myself to do a second dive.
