Tractor Tom
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MakoSince70:Hey Tom, thanks for the good words on Ocean Quest. This is Bill. I have been teaching at Ocean Quest for a few months now. If you know Pat, she thinks it is to cold to dive after the water temp. dips below 80. So I get to teach during the winter.
Will look forward to seeing you in Jan. Let me know if you want to do anything special on the Eagle. Attempt to find the "big" Jewfish, check out the interior or whatever and I'll see what I can do to help. I have made numeous dives on all the Keys wrecks. The Eagle continues to be my favorite.
Hopefully conditions will be better than they have the past few days. Winds are kicking at 25k and above. Thus making for 5 ft waves and poor vis. Water temp is hanging between 72-75. Actually did a 30 min dive in just a bathing suit last week. The rest of the divers thought me a little odd.
Can I drive a tractor??
Hey Bill,
Good to hear from you. I was down Thanksgiving a year ago and did my AOW with Neil McNeil and had a great time. First dive was on the Eagle, and after flunking my 'math quiz' at 108 fsw, we swam back around to the bow to the upline. I peeked over the bow and there was Mr. Jewfish, darn thing looked as big as a Volkwagon Beetle to me at the time. Got on the boat with about 400lbs after hanging around to gawk and then making our stops on the way up! Now I dive with a pony if I'm going deep, just for issues like that. I plan on bringing the pony with me, and will hope the weather cooperates so we can dive a couple wrecks while I'm there. I guess I'm kind of spoiled about wrecks, as we have some GREAT ones here in the Great Lakes.
Will be there for sure on Saturday the 15th, and will probably stop in on Friday afternoon to check in. Will probably get to see you one of those days.
Thanks for the note! Will talk to you soon!