cmneus
Contributor
Hello, I have about 50 dives and a few specialty and a Rescue cert. done all in the Caribbean. I've lived on the shore of Lake Michigan all my life but have never dove here. I'm planning on starting to work on my Divemaster soon and am nervous about my first cold water dives. How would you compare it to tropical waters? Is the visibility really as bad as I've heard? What is there to see besides wrecks? I'm afraid I'll freeze the whole time, and I know this sounds odd.....being a diver and all.....but I've always been a little scared of cold, deep, dark water which is why I've always loved diving in the clear tropical water. Yes, I have done dives in water up to 130 feet but in the Caribbean the visibility is so great that it never bothered me. I have a night diver certification and love night diving, but for some reason the cold water lakes make me nervous. I don't know if this makes sense, I think it's an irrational fear.....but anyway....maybe some reassurances from you divers who know the Lake well would help! Thank you!