Wow, it's 19deg C in syd waters at the moment? Gotta get off my butt and do some dives. Anyone wanna go for a shore dive mid week in Sydney next week? :boings:
Was in Jervis a few weeks ago (a friend owns a hotel down there, and we went to check it out) Looking forward to going back with some dive gear in a month or two (when the water hits 16 deg C)
As for freezing in 26 deg water, I thinkt hat is the curse of the tropical diver. I remember my first dive on the Great Barrier Reef, out of Port Douglas, I dived with just a wetshirt and board shorts, and I thought it was like bathwater. The DM asked if I wanted a wetty because the water was "freezing". Mind you, I used to go surfing in just board shorts in the middle of winter in my teens. 15 and 16 degrre sea temps sure are a ***** to get into, but once you are moving and surfing, it's kinda OK (once you go numb)
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