WillAbbott
Guest
For those of you who remember I had some difficulty on my first open water dives, See Open Water Dives were today, and I Failed, yet passed.
Well today was a BEAUTIFUL day (in many ways) the weather at Florence, OR was absolutely gorgeous, 70+degrees easily, and we did my OW dives and dry suit check out dives... Everything was SO much better I was warm, comfortable, and had re-proven to myself in the pool that I could do the skills. I have to admit I was a little nervous yet excited and was a tad worried about the skills but I got down on the bottom, took a second thought through them and did them slowly and did them without an ounce of trouble. I want to thank Everyone for all the help they've been between you all, Eugene Skin Divers (my LDS), my Instructor Cressey Merrill, Rick Stratton (Northwest Dive News Editor), and all you folks here on Scubaboard.com, I would have all but given up if it weren't for the tremendous support and suggestions from all these people and resources... I had a blast today on the dives, even though the lake is mainly just a silty bottom, we did see a tiny freshwater sponge, a sculpin (or similar fish) or 2, and some small baby fish, as well as all the "neat" items Eugene Skin Divers has left under there for thier open water courses (the Sting concert was funny as heck). With not seeing too much life or anything it's amazing how much I enjoyed the dive and even just sitting there or slowly swimming along... Being dry makes a world of difference in the enjoyment factor....
THANKS SO MUCH ALL! I cant say THANKS enough
Well today was a BEAUTIFUL day (in many ways) the weather at Florence, OR was absolutely gorgeous, 70+degrees easily, and we did my OW dives and dry suit check out dives... Everything was SO much better I was warm, comfortable, and had re-proven to myself in the pool that I could do the skills. I have to admit I was a little nervous yet excited and was a tad worried about the skills but I got down on the bottom, took a second thought through them and did them slowly and did them without an ounce of trouble. I want to thank Everyone for all the help they've been between you all, Eugene Skin Divers (my LDS), my Instructor Cressey Merrill, Rick Stratton (Northwest Dive News Editor), and all you folks here on Scubaboard.com, I would have all but given up if it weren't for the tremendous support and suggestions from all these people and resources... I had a blast today on the dives, even though the lake is mainly just a silty bottom, we did see a tiny freshwater sponge, a sculpin (or similar fish) or 2, and some small baby fish, as well as all the "neat" items Eugene Skin Divers has left under there for thier open water courses (the Sting concert was funny as heck). With not seeing too much life or anything it's amazing how much I enjoyed the dive and even just sitting there or slowly swimming along... Being dry makes a world of difference in the enjoyment factor....
THANKS SO MUCH ALL! I cant say THANKS enough
