GLWC goes south for the winter!

[Steve_Dives]

We dove the Mighty O today!!!

Saw a shark, porpoise, man of war, and a really, really, big ship. Dead tired. Checked into a hotel. It was a full day endeavor.

 

[Notso_Ken]

We dove the Mighty O today!!!

Saw a shark, porpoise, man of war, and a really, really, big ship. Dead tired. Checked into a hotel. It was a full day endeavor.

Well, that might be a short trip report, but I think Steve got most of it in there.

2 little comments to add to it -

1) LOTS of sea urchins, and a, I believe, trumpet fish.
2) In 2 dives I saw nowheres near the whole big ship! All I saw was the tower portion, used EAN 30, max depth of 121, so we didn't make it to the flight deck even.
3) pretty strong current on both dives. I expected some on the first as the tide was coming in still, but we should have been at slack tide on the second. Still strong current.
4) Not the greatest vis, maybe 30-40 feet for the first, a little better on the second, call it 40'.
5) LONG ride out on the boat, still a bit choppy, 2 to 3 foot waves with an occasional 4 footer. Calmed down more while we were out, down to 1 to 2 foot on the way back.


Long day.

Ken

 

[Divers Incorporated]

Glad you had a fun and safe trip... thanks for sharing. everyone I know who has dived it cannot believe the size... if you are familiar with great lakes ships, putting the mighty O into perspective is easy. Take 4 cedarvilles and put two side by side and two more side by side behind and you have the main hull... three Reginas stacked on top of each other gives you the tower. too much for just one dive...

Rich

 

[Notso_Ken]

Glad you had a fun and safe trip... thanks for sharing. everyone I know who has dived it cannot believe the size... if you are familiar with great lakes ships, putting the mighty O into perspective is easy. Take 4 cedarvilles and put two side by side and two more side by side behind and you have the main hull... three Reginas stacked on top of each other gives you the tower. too much for just one dive...

Rich

Too much for 2 dives! 21 minutes at 120 feet on the first, then 26 at 100 for the second.

 

[cmufieldhockey8]

I was diving on a private boat Tuesday and heard some chatter over the radio from your boat. Glad you enjoyed the O, I havn't made it there yet. Viz on my dive was only 10-15 so it looks like it was better farther out.

 

[Notso_Ken]

I was diving on a private boat Tuesday and heard some chatter over the radio from your boat. Glad you enjoyed the O, I havn't made it there yet. Viz on my dive was only 10-15 so it looks like it was better farther out.

Gee, we probably crossed paths at least 3 times traveling down, going for food, etc! Too bad we didn't know there was another "local" person down here!

We spent today diving Devils Den south of the Gainesville area. Tomorrow is Ginnie Springs.


Ken

 

[JEScholz]

Ken, Be sure to check out the ceiling at the top of the ballroom, and the small cavern off to the left of the main room. If you stick around for a night dive there, there is a great view of what looks like"evil eyes" looking back to the entrance from the top of the rock just back a ways from the grate.

 

[Notso_Ken]

Ken, Be sure to check out the ceiling at the top of the ballroom, and the small cavern off to the left of the main room. If you stick around for a night dive there, there is a great view of what looks like"evil eyes" looking back to the entrance from the top of the rock just back a ways from the grate.

Thanks for the tip, I got it in time, we did a dive this morning, and we are going back for a night dive. Just taking a lunch break now.


Ken

 

[JEScholz]

Hey Ken, I never saw a post about the night dive or the rest of the trip. Am I going to have to wait for the M&G to hear the rest of the story?

 

[Notso_Ken]

Hey Ken, I never saw a post about the night dive or the rest of the trip. Am I going to have to wait for the M&G to hear the rest of the story?

Ummm, it was dark? Pretty interesting cavern in the day. real dark at night once everyone (we had about 11 of us in there) turns off there lights.

After the night dive we went to bed so we could get up the next morning for a LONGGGG drive home, so no, there weren't any more posts.

Steve and Ber should be at the M&G to tell stories of the trip and show pictures. Unfortunately, I won't there, my sister is coming down to visit.

As for the total trip, there's two main themes to the story. Syeve and I doing the Oriskany on Tuesday then the springs Thursday and Friday, and Ber and group doing Springs and river all week long. Ber and group got to see manatees and stuff like that.

There is a DVD that several of us that were on the trip have, it contains the photos from just about all the cameras along on the trip. About 1,000 pictures of all the sites wee visited.

Ken