cdoc
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This will sound like something I am sure nobody here would contemplate, but I had to share it.
I live in the Finger Lakes region of New York State and was boating today in Skaneateles.
It is a beautiful lake, although a rather featureless dive site.
The day was gorgeous, so we decided to take the boat for a spin.
After cruising, floating and just enjoying some time on the water, we headed in to the marina.
As we approached in a well traveled area along a mass mooring of boats, one of the marina employees starting waving his hands overhead and pointing for me to bear left.
I throttled back from my already slow speed and wondered what he was waving about.
Then, I spied bubbles about 30 feet in front of me in about 8 feet of water, perhaps 4 feet below the surface.
The clarity is excellent and I could see a bright green tank under the water as a lone diver swam out into the lake.
No partner, no dive float, no flag or marker of any kind except bubbles.
I yelled to shore to ascertain how many divers were down and was told only one.
I steered clear, feeling lucky that my outdrive and his head did not become aquainted.
Turns out he was on a day off from a new job after weeks of no off days and wanted to get some time in the water, so he donned his dry-suit and walked down the boat ramp........
I live in the Finger Lakes region of New York State and was boating today in Skaneateles.
It is a beautiful lake, although a rather featureless dive site.
The day was gorgeous, so we decided to take the boat for a spin.
After cruising, floating and just enjoying some time on the water, we headed in to the marina.
As we approached in a well traveled area along a mass mooring of boats, one of the marina employees starting waving his hands overhead and pointing for me to bear left.
I throttled back from my already slow speed and wondered what he was waving about.
Then, I spied bubbles about 30 feet in front of me in about 8 feet of water, perhaps 4 feet below the surface.
The clarity is excellent and I could see a bright green tank under the water as a lone diver swam out into the lake.
No partner, no dive float, no flag or marker of any kind except bubbles.
I yelled to shore to ascertain how many divers were down and was told only one.
I steered clear, feeling lucky that my outdrive and his head did not become aquainted.
Turns out he was on a day off from a new job after weeks of no off days and wanted to get some time in the water, so he donned his dry-suit and walked down the boat ramp........
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