Where did you solo dive today?

[34109411]

I arrive at the dive site around 16h00. It was really busy i prefer my morning early dive at 06h00 am. Viz was terrible because so many people around. I try for the first time my sherwater peregrine TX. I really like the build in compass you could mark your heading ! I will never get lost again.

Brockville ontario

Be safe

 

[MB NZ]

Back in Cyprus. On holiday, but sorting out some family stuff which has kept me out the water. First dive today. If you go back through the thread, this dive will be almost identical to the one I did two years ago on my last visit.

Dive: 955
Site: Chapel Rock
Region: Famagusta District
Dive Time: 55 minutes
Maximum Depth: 21.3 metres

The authorities have reconfigured access to the site making it less diver friendly, but probably safer for non-diving tourists. Believe it or not, I decided the safest way to get in to the water was to jump a couple of metres in to the sea from the rocks. Thankfully, the exit wasn't as exciting!

Anyway, I was rewarded with stunning 30 metre visibility. As usual for Cyprus, not much in the way of fish life, but the usual suspects were present, plus a few species which I suspect have encroached from the Red Sea including lionfish. I had planned to harvest some to eat, but there is still no legal way to do this on SCUBA so left them alone. I also saw a few fist-size crabs which is a first for me in Cyprus despite hundreds of dives.

Temperature varied from 28 degrees C at the surface to 22 degrees C at 20 metres. I was wearing a two piece 5mm wetsuit. Many would consider this overkill and I do wonder if there's something wrong with my temperature regulation at times, but it proved to be perfect. I wasn't too warm at any point and only a little cool at depth.

As per my normal routine, I didn't take a camera on the first dive of the trip, but my wife grabbed an action shot of the entry.

Nice dive to start the trip!

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Yesterday did a solo dive off Hollywood Beach, FL. Recently the city installed some reef modules in 4 locations. I had info they were a block north of my entry point. I dropped down just past the sand bar and headed north east. Never found the modules. Ended up too far east, so gave up the search, and headed south to find the reef.
154 min, avg depth 17 ft, vis 30 ft.

 

[admikar]

10m deep local spring hole. Entrance to caves go down, but not rated for caves.
Used cargo lift to pull this boy out.
Little pieces are just the extra. Some mortar shells and possible WW2 german hand grenade, but wasn't in the mood to mess with those.

 

[Celt]

Marechal de Noailes at Mine head

 

[grantmac]

This was as Monday but I've been busy.
Local breakwater, actually decent vis for this time of year.

 

[34109411]

Back in Cyprus. On holiday, but sorting out some family stuff which has kept me out the water. First dive today. If you go back through the thread, this dive will be almost identical to the one I did two years ago on my last visit.

Dive: 955
Site: Chapel Rock
Region: Famagusta District
Dive Time: 55 minutes
Maximum Depth: 21.3 metres

The authorities have reconfigured access to the site making it less diver friendly, but probably safer for non-diving tourists. Believe it or not, I decided the safest way to get in to the water was to jump a couple of metres in to the sea from the rocks. Thankfully, the exit wasn't as exciting!

Anyway, I was rewarded with stunning 30 metre visibility. As usual for Cyprus, not much in the way of fish life, but the usual suspects were present, plus a few species which I suspect have encroached from the Red Sea including lionfish. I had planned to harvest some to eat, but there is still no legal way to do this on SCUBA so left them alone. I also saw a few fist-size crabs which is a first for me in Cyprus despite hundreds of dives.

Temperature varied from 28 degrees C at the surface to 22 degrees C at 20 metres. I was wearing a two piece 5mm wetsuit. Many would consider this overkill and I do wonder if there's something wrong with my temperature regulation at times, but it proved to be perfect. I wasn't too warm at any point and only a little cool at depth.

As per my normal routine, I didn't take a camera on the first dive of the trip, but my wife grabbed an action shot of the entry.

Nice dive to start the trip!

wow is that really you jumping from the cliff ! You didn't hurt yourself ?

 

[MB NZ]

wow is that really you jumping from the cliff ! You didn't hurt yourself ?

No and I do think this was the safest option under the circumstances. There used to be a fixed stainless steel ladder at the site, but now gone

I could have gone in via my exit point, but it's a bit of a walk over sharp volcanic rock. Neither are great choices.

 

[34109411]

No and I do think this was the safest option under the circumstances. There used to be a fixed stainless steel ladder at the site, but now gone

I could have gone in via my exit point, but it's a bit of a walk over sharp volcanic rock. Neither are great choices.

ok be safe !

 

[MB NZ]

Dive: 956/957
Site: MUSAN
Region: Famagusta District
Dive Time: 65 and 70 minutes
Maximum Depth: 12.3 metres

Museum of Underwater Sculpture Ayia Napa (MUSAN). An underwater sculpture park and marine conservation area 200 metres off a popular tourist beach. I'm not sure when this was completed, but it's a new site for me. While I'm not really the kind of person that enjoys art installations, I would congratulate the authorities on making more underwater attractions. Cyprus has long lagged behind Malta in making itself attractive to divers.

In terms of practicalities, if you have your own kit, you can just turn up and dive for free which was a nice surprise. I was expecting it to be more heavily regulated. The site is well marked by buoys, so easy to find. On my first dive, I did a surface swim and descended on to it. On the second dive, I set myself the challenge of navigating to it underwater. It wasn't difficult!

The site is shallow. Maximum depth is around 12 metres. A slow swim around the sculptures takes about 15 minutes. I also spent some time looking around the rocky reefs that surround the attraction. Fish life was surprisingly abundant. Perhaps the marine conservation area is actually being recognised!

MUSAN didn't need to be dived twice, but the best part in my opinion was that my family could have a day at the beach while I dived.

Photos are just GoPro screenshots, so please don't judge!