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Well first off, Bonne Terre Mine was incredible! We did 5 dives in 2 days. Avg Depth 55', Avg BT 55 min, Avg Temp...exactly 58 degrees every dive. I dove in a 5 mil Henderson with 3 mil gloves and hood, but I'm used to diving cold in the St. Lawrence. I was cold at the end of each dive, but the surface interval was a nice warm up. If you are going, would def recommend diving dry or a 7 mil.
The Staff was VERY professional and safety conscious. If you get the 5 dive package, be advised that each dive gets progressively more complex, with dive 5 (Trail 6) being a LOT of overhead in tunnels that were VERY dark. Again, Bonne Terre is very safety conscious and had 3 staff members with our group of 5 for this final dive. Dives 1-4 were just a pure visual treat. The water is crystal clear and the staff shows you a wide array of artifacts left throughout the mine.
Finally the video.
The backscatter housing worked as advertised. Video was razor sharp (IN GOOD LIGHTING) be advised ahead of time that the video turned out very dark and I had to lighten it significantly in final cut pro which introduced the graininess.
No music, nothing fancy, just a document of our dives.
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqUdJ-zE2QQ
The Staff was VERY professional and safety conscious. If you get the 5 dive package, be advised that each dive gets progressively more complex, with dive 5 (Trail 6) being a LOT of overhead in tunnels that were VERY dark. Again, Bonne Terre is very safety conscious and had 3 staff members with our group of 5 for this final dive. Dives 1-4 were just a pure visual treat. The water is crystal clear and the staff shows you a wide array of artifacts left throughout the mine.
Finally the video.
The backscatter housing worked as advertised. Video was razor sharp (IN GOOD LIGHTING) be advised ahead of time that the video turned out very dark and I had to lighten it significantly in final cut pro which introduced the graininess.
No music, nothing fancy, just a document of our dives.
Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqUdJ-zE2QQ