DEEPSEAWOLF
Contributor
We rented a yak and headed out of the Marina into the run... we encountered a slight shower which was awesome to just float and watch. There was a solace to be compared to no other to be surrounded by millions of raindrop impacts, and the soothing sound of the water.
After a few minutes it blew over us and we headed to the mouth of the spring area. There is a massive pool created just outside the park which fades from 2-3 feet deep to a fairly constant 6 feet in the run. After we dropped the anchor and geared up, we entered into five foot deep water and the number of fish was amazing! I snapped off a whole roll of film, and was wishing I'd brought more.
I also took pix of a 4 foot long gator at the marina, as well as a large bass that swam twenty feet straight at me to stare right into the camera lens from a foot away! That was amazing to watch happen!
We have found a new favorite place to dive and look forward to doing the shell mounds looking for fossils.
The weather was immaculate as the clear water and the direct overhead sunlight was just awesome! If we'd had that weather during the SoFlo trip, the bugs would have been running in droves!
I hope to have pix up by this weekend. I wish this weather on every dive, and diver! We had an awesome day in the water and were reluctant to leave. Did I mention we killed almost two hours on the bay and I barely used 1000 psi on an AL80? Hmmm
the photography opportunities were incredible and I look forward to planning a trip to Crystal River for a Manatee dive! Anyone up for it in December when they flood in for warmer water? Should be awesome!
After a few minutes it blew over us and we headed to the mouth of the spring area. There is a massive pool created just outside the park which fades from 2-3 feet deep to a fairly constant 6 feet in the run. After we dropped the anchor and geared up, we entered into five foot deep water and the number of fish was amazing! I snapped off a whole roll of film, and was wishing I'd brought more.
I also took pix of a 4 foot long gator at the marina, as well as a large bass that swam twenty feet straight at me to stare right into the camera lens from a foot away! That was amazing to watch happen!
We have found a new favorite place to dive and look forward to doing the shell mounds looking for fossils.
The weather was immaculate as the clear water and the direct overhead sunlight was just awesome! If we'd had that weather during the SoFlo trip, the bugs would have been running in droves!
I hope to have pix up by this weekend. I wish this weather on every dive, and diver! We had an awesome day in the water and were reluctant to leave. Did I mention we killed almost two hours on the bay and I barely used 1000 psi on an AL80? Hmmm
the photography opportunities were incredible and I look forward to planning a trip to Crystal River for a Manatee dive! Anyone up for it in December when they flood in for warmer water? Should be awesome!
