YellowfinKunkfish
Contributor
First I want to say that everyone at Captain John's, and all the divers we met in Oronogo on Saturday (several from Scubaboard) were all very friendly, and we had a great time visiting!! Just wish we could've had more time!
The diving......not so much.
Not going to go into a lot of detail, but thought I would post some pointers for those of you who may decide to visit Captain John's in the future.
#1. There are piranha perch there too!!! They may look tiny and cute, but they are not! (ask Kory about his lip!
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#2. Be prepared for a LONG hike down to the water, in your 7 mil, AND your hood, AND your gloves, etc.... and don't forget when your done with your dive, and you're already tired, you have the same LONG hike all the way back UP the hill.......:11:
#3. The dog may look innocent, but he WILL pee on your tarp, and whatever equipment you may have lying on it. :shakehead
#4. Last but not least, any kind of *blue water* that comes from a quarry, should be immediately rinsed off your gear, and anything else that may have come in contact. Do not do what we did, and wait until you get home the next evening. Anything that smells like that, can't be good for your gear.
Now, don't get me wrong, this is a really nice place to visit, and we met lots of very fine people! We did feel as though it was a little bit out of our experience level, (depth, cold, weighting issues, scary cavern openings) and were not comfortable in the water at all. We missed our swamp.
We are happy to be back home, and can't wait to get back out to CSSP so we can get back into some good 'ol fresh smelling Texas swampy lake water.
Here are some pics, one of the quarry, and one of the LONG hike. I'm sure it's a great place for cave divers, tech divers, and other more experienced divers, (or just divers that are used to the place!) Just not for us!
The diving......not so much.
Not going to go into a lot of detail, but thought I would post some pointers for those of you who may decide to visit Captain John's in the future.
#1. There are piranha perch there too!!! They may look tiny and cute, but they are not! (ask Kory about his lip!
)#2. Be prepared for a LONG hike down to the water, in your 7 mil, AND your hood, AND your gloves, etc.... and don't forget when your done with your dive, and you're already tired, you have the same LONG hike all the way back UP the hill.......:11:
#3. The dog may look innocent, but he WILL pee on your tarp, and whatever equipment you may have lying on it. :shakehead
#4. Last but not least, any kind of *blue water* that comes from a quarry, should be immediately rinsed off your gear, and anything else that may have come in contact. Do not do what we did, and wait until you get home the next evening. Anything that smells like that, can't be good for your gear.
Now, don't get me wrong, this is a really nice place to visit, and we met lots of very fine people! We did feel as though it was a little bit out of our experience level, (depth, cold, weighting issues, scary cavern openings) and were not comfortable in the water at all. We missed our swamp.
We are happy to be back home, and can't wait to get back out to CSSP so we can get back into some good 'ol fresh smelling Texas swampy lake water.Here are some pics, one of the quarry, and one of the LONG hike. I'm sure it's a great place for cave divers, tech divers, and other more experienced divers, (or just divers that are used to the place!) Just not for us!
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