It was a beautiful day for diving Aquarena- warmed up to around 60-65 degrees by 1:00 pm... we were wimps in the morning, and slept in instead of braving the 35-40 degree temps at our original dive time, scheduled for 10:00 am. Erica graciously worked with us on a later time to dive, she is a sweetie. The changes that have gone into the diver area are positive, IMO. The Landing, the new area for setting up your gear, is perfect for sunny and cold weather- since it is open air and there is a large slab of concrete soaking up the sun, with tables ready for gearing up and staying warm in the sun. The best part, however, is the hot shower that you can now take after diving, oh yeah! We usually dive Aquarena in the cold months anyway, so this works well for us.
Vis was perfect as usual, we dived Deep Hole while many of the glass-bottomed boats quietly hovered overhead. Saw 3 divers descend and pass through on their way to another area of the lake, all moving with nice trim and very relaxed. I remember noting this as they passed through, and went back to watching the beautiful fish around me and fanning the springs.
After diving, we were cleaning our gear and heading in for shower. The other divers came back to the staging area, and after ScubaShawn123 got us talking, we all realized that we were Swampdiver family! It was so fun getting to know K-Valve, SShawn, and Zinc at Aquarena that we readily accepted the invitation to go to the River Pub for some grub & ale. We had never been there before- the burgers & beer were awesome, as was the atmosphere and company. Thanks, K-Valve and Shawn for showing us a great time in San Marcos. Did yall tell Zinc that he missed the Hawaiian Tropic girls? I think I saw one of them with his vest.
