texdiveguy:
You guys do a dive for me!
Well, okay- if you insist! I did a couple of great dives today, around 80 min each. Just needed a shorty again, too. Niiiiiiiice. The first dive, we set out with 6 of us- Timeliner, Sealskin, ZzzKing and his dive buddy Paula, Frankdr and me. Well, the vis was pretty poor, so it only took around 5 minutes for the group to ditch me and Frankdr, as they were in hot pursuit of Sisco. lol. When we realized that we were on our own, we piddled around the southwestern wall, the grassy shallows,(saw probably 8-10 turtles this dive) to a platform where we played a bit and practiced a few skills, crossed the lake and ended up back with our group close to the exit point. So that should show them that we can't be ditched so easily!
My second dive was with Timeliner and Frankdr, the others had to leave earlier than us. We did a nav dive across the lake to the cabin cruiser, and Timeliner received an ovation from all of us for successfully leading us perfectly to the boat. We played along the boat for a while, then cruised down "platform lane" to the airplane, crossed the lake to the western wall, and finished back at our southwest entry/exit dock. Again, the vis was low, but there were still plenty of fishies to enjoy, especially tons of babies. Those little 3" long striped bass are fearless and friendly. All in all, another very nice day at the swamp, thanks to everyone who showed.
Ken, I hope your foot is doing better!
p.s. There was a strange occurance while we were on surface interval today- Timeliner had gone for an air fill while Frankdr and Sealskin and I were chatting at the pavillion. We heard this popping sound and looked to see a "waterspout" churning on the lake! It looked like a mini tornado, was moving fast and furiously across the water, until it lost strength and disappeared. I know some of you may see these every day, but I was amazed by it, as I don't believe I've ever seen that before!
