ASEfl2
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Hello, everyone. Although it took a while to get into the water today, I finally made it around 2:00 this afternoon. There was a slight chop at the surface but the current was slack and the water felt great. Unfortunately I had to make a solo dive today, and this being my first solo in while made me a little anxious. No more than a minute or two after leaving the surface, in about 10 ft of vis, I began feeling as if I were being followed. I looked behind me to see this large, black, object following at the tip of my fins. It was the turtle Barry had seen the day before. The measurements were approximately the same. When I got my reg back in my mouth, from screaming, I swam around with it for a short time. The turtle would circle a few times then come right up to me, within a couple feet. It would then take off for a sec and come back. This went on for about 2 to 3 minutes and then the turtle was gone. I didn't see it the rest of the dive.
I checked my compass and headed south. After a short time, not seeing any legs from the pier, I decided to surface and see what was wrong. When I got to the surface, all I saw was open water and no pier. It turns out while playing with the turtle, the small amount of current moved me east a little and I had kicked out about 200+ ft south of the pier. This got my heart pumpin' thinking about being on the surface in Shark Alley. I quickly dove straight to the bottom and headed north to the pier.
Once I got to the end of the pier I noticed that the vis about 10ft in the open and about 2 to 5ft around the rubble. I made a quick attempt at looking for some sea life around the rubble, but was not very successfull. On my way in I ran into a couple Sheepshead and a small Grouper, but that was it. When I surfaced I noticed another diver heading to the beach with a speargun. I assume he probably didn't help the vis much either. He said this morning he made a dive and the vis was about 15ft all around.
Anyway. I cant say this was the most enjoyable dive I've ever had, but all together, I had a great time. I would say the Navarre Pier Turtle made the dive, and I'm looking forward to the next one.
I checked my compass and headed south. After a short time, not seeing any legs from the pier, I decided to surface and see what was wrong. When I got to the surface, all I saw was open water and no pier. It turns out while playing with the turtle, the small amount of current moved me east a little and I had kicked out about 200+ ft south of the pier. This got my heart pumpin' thinking about being on the surface in Shark Alley. I quickly dove straight to the bottom and headed north to the pier.
Once I got to the end of the pier I noticed that the vis about 10ft in the open and about 2 to 5ft around the rubble. I made a quick attempt at looking for some sea life around the rubble, but was not very successfull. On my way in I ran into a couple Sheepshead and a small Grouper, but that was it. When I surfaced I noticed another diver heading to the beach with a speargun. I assume he probably didn't help the vis much either. He said this morning he made a dive and the vis was about 15ft all around.
Anyway. I cant say this was the most enjoyable dive I've ever had, but all together, I had a great time. I would say the Navarre Pier Turtle made the dive, and I'm looking forward to the next one.