cmufieldhockey8
Contributor
PensacolaNewbie and I decided today would be a good day to get all his brand new gear wet for the first time, and what would be a better place to do it then the newly reopened Morrison Spring?! We left west Pensacola a little after 6 and were there around 7:50 to an open gate, an empty parking lot, and a whole bunch of steam coming off the water. It was gorgeous! The river levels would be borderline and there was definitely some tannic intrusion, but I could see a stone through the water from the edge of the boardwalk so we decided we'd give it a try. Part of today's goal was getting some nice pictures, but we decided to sacrifice superb pictures for free diving. Other goals were to get Newbie oriented with his gear which is configured a little different from the gear from his class, and I also was testing out some changes I made to my own gear. A few divers from Panama City arrived shortly after we did.
We had 2 awesome dives lasting about an hour each maxing out at 51 feet on both dives. The water was pretty darn green but fairly clear with viz around 15-20 feet. There was crystal clear 68 degree water pumping out of the cavern which felt like a heater as the rest of the basin was 4 degrees cooler. We practiced all kinds of skills from air shares to supermaning, took pictures and most of all did some sightseeing in the basin. The 2nd dive I couldn't help myself and briefly checked out that side cavern on top for the first time.
PensacolaNewbie
Look at that trim! Good enough to be a cave diver!
Our lunch of pb&j, pudding and trail mix hit the spot as we ate it sitting on a bench in the sun. I must say I enjoyed the improvements but I certainly wouldn't want to be there on a busy day and have to park 2 miles away. There were quite a few people coming in and out to check out the new park and we had a little friend greeting us when we came out after our second dive. By 1:45 the Focus was packed and I got back to Pensacola just in time to throw a hat on and run to work Not bad for a weekday pair of dives.
We had 2 awesome dives lasting about an hour each maxing out at 51 feet on both dives. The water was pretty darn green but fairly clear with viz around 15-20 feet. There was crystal clear 68 degree water pumping out of the cavern which felt like a heater as the rest of the basin was 4 degrees cooler. We practiced all kinds of skills from air shares to supermaning, took pictures and most of all did some sightseeing in the basin. The 2nd dive I couldn't help myself and briefly checked out that side cavern on top for the first time.
PensacolaNewbie
Look at that trim! Good enough to be a cave diver!
Our lunch of pb&j, pudding and trail mix hit the spot as we ate it sitting on a bench in the sun. I must say I enjoyed the improvements but I certainly wouldn't want to be there on a busy day and have to park 2 miles away. There were quite a few people coming in and out to check out the new park and we had a little friend greeting us when we came out after our second dive. By 1:45 the Focus was packed and I got back to Pensacola just in time to throw a hat on and run to work Not bad for a weekday pair of dives.