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- Location
- Philadelphia and Boynton Beach
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Day 2 March 18
I did 2 dives with Narcosis out of West Palm today. When seas are up, I often go out of West Palm and usually use Narcosis. The Palm Beach Inlet is easily the most forgiving in big seas, being wide and deep. The Boynton Beach Inlet is clearly the hardest, Jupiter is intermediate. The Narcosis boat is a 48 footer, wide beam, and 2 engine powerful. Capt Alex does a great job driving, drops and pick ups are right on. Alex stepped into some really big shoes following Capt Van, for many of us, an old favorite. Narcosis is continuing limited load and masking.
Seas were up today, started 2-4, built to 3-5, both with occasional bigger. Water was still 77 degrees, visibility was better, 60+ feet. The current was still extremely brisk north. We were scheduled to do Governor's River Walk, I'm glad they skipped it, would have been hold on for dear life. We ended up doing North Double Ledges and MId Reef. Lots to see, at least half a dozen Lemon Sharks, 3-4 Bull Sharks, Nurse Sharks, Loggerhead and Hawksbill Turtles, and all the usual reef fish. At the end of our second dive we came upon a large, husky Bull Shark that swam around us for a couple of minutes. To our surprise, it accompanied us about half way up to our safety stop before disappearing. Two of us missed the 1st pick up due to the conditions and had to wait for the boat to swing back around. We were surprised when we spotted the shark again, about 15 feet below us. Kept us nicely occupied until we were picked up. You go down, swim around, you never know what you are going to see.
A great day diving, I'm beat. I'm scheduled for 4 dives with JDC tomorrow, including Wreck Trek and Lemon Drop. Tomorrow is supposed to be 2-3, as is Saturday. Then, does not look so good for the rest of my stay, we'll see.
I did 2 dives with Narcosis out of West Palm today. When seas are up, I often go out of West Palm and usually use Narcosis. The Palm Beach Inlet is easily the most forgiving in big seas, being wide and deep. The Boynton Beach Inlet is clearly the hardest, Jupiter is intermediate. The Narcosis boat is a 48 footer, wide beam, and 2 engine powerful. Capt Alex does a great job driving, drops and pick ups are right on. Alex stepped into some really big shoes following Capt Van, for many of us, an old favorite. Narcosis is continuing limited load and masking.
Seas were up today, started 2-4, built to 3-5, both with occasional bigger. Water was still 77 degrees, visibility was better, 60+ feet. The current was still extremely brisk north. We were scheduled to do Governor's River Walk, I'm glad they skipped it, would have been hold on for dear life. We ended up doing North Double Ledges and MId Reef. Lots to see, at least half a dozen Lemon Sharks, 3-4 Bull Sharks, Nurse Sharks, Loggerhead and Hawksbill Turtles, and all the usual reef fish. At the end of our second dive we came upon a large, husky Bull Shark that swam around us for a couple of minutes. To our surprise, it accompanied us about half way up to our safety stop before disappearing. Two of us missed the 1st pick up due to the conditions and had to wait for the boat to swing back around. We were surprised when we spotted the shark again, about 15 feet below us. Kept us nicely occupied until we were picked up. You go down, swim around, you never know what you are going to see.
A great day diving, I'm beat. I'm scheduled for 4 dives with JDC tomorrow, including Wreck Trek and Lemon Drop. Tomorrow is supposed to be 2-3, as is Saturday. Then, does not look so good for the rest of my stay, we'll see.
