wb416
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What's wrong with me?
I do not want to go any deeper than absolutely neccessary. Less light, less life, less warmth there. You do the depth, you have to do the (mindless) time. Hanging there and looking at the time counting down is not very appealing (unless I can get SB via Wifi on a pressure proof laptop).
The crystal caves of Abaco; that's another story...
It is not just the lure of the depth that you have to recognize and to respect.
I for one, enjoy diving deep because I am mean. When I am diving with helium, I laugh at the fact that my usage is denying some poor child a baloon filled birthday party or some poor lady with a bad hip a proper MRI.
I for one, enjoy diving deep because I am mean. When I am diving with helium, I laugh at the fact that my usage is denying some poor child a baloon filled birthday party or some poor lady with a bad hip a proper MRI.
Do you cry when you see the Macy's parade?
It's not necessarily true that there's less life at depths. Some forms of life only grow deep. This time next week I'll be on my way back to Nootka Sound ... where I saw my first cold-water gorgonians a few weeks ago. You won't even see the little ones above about 150 fsw ... and the larger ones start at about 170.
Coming upslope, there's no need to hang ... cloud sponges between 120 and about 70 feet ...
... and carpets of color above that ...
... deco never looked so good ...
... Bob (Grateful Diver)