Where did you solo dive today?

[Tigerman]

As my gear is kinda busy being tested and serviced at the moment I havent been able to dive since the 28th because the "local" dive shop is 2 hrs from here and Ive been working way too much (as usual). Im coping with it knowing that I leave for two weeks of diving in the red sea the 11th of june. I do want to get a dive or two in before then to make sure my regs dont explode after being serviced tho

 

[sylpha]

Tigerman that sounds so heartfelt and i do so hope you get a couple of dives in before the 11th and also that you have a brilliant trip to the Red Sea

 

[MXGratefulDiver]

I did my first cold-water sidemount dive last evening ... and opted for solo because my usual Thursday night buddies had planned a dive that I wasn't really up for doing. I was diving dual LP95's on the rig ... same tanks I'd been using last week in the Florida caves. But this time I was in cold water, heavier undergarment, and dry gloves. Mostly the dive went well ... I found a couple things I need to adapt for the additional exposure gear ... and need to get my weighting dialed in. But I had my scooter along, and the feeling of sidemount on a scooter is noticeably "sleeker" than backmount.

Because this was a shakedown dive, and I had my scooter along, I opted to leave the camera behind. That's my only regret, because as fate would have it I saw something unusual. While coming up from about 100 feet, I suddenly noticed something big swim by ... it was a smallish (about five feet in length) sturgeon ... only the second time I've ever seen one while diving. For those who haven't seen one, they look like a relic from the Pliocene Epoch ... long, sleek and knobby ... almost a swimming dinosaur.

I ended the dive after only 30 minutes, because I realized I didn't pack enough weight and didn't want my tanks to get too empty before I had to ascend ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

 

[Tigerman]

Aww, typical aint it that the ONE time you leave the camera behind, you shoulda had it?

 

[Tigerman]

Yay, I had a few hours available yesterday after having picked up my gear from service a few days ago
Just a relaxing 65ish ft. dive to make sure everything was working properly and to get my nitrogen loading up a bit at Homshommen, Norge - Google Maps about 15 minutes west along the lake where I live.
As much of the lake here it was fairly much mud at the bottomn, but around the little (ok tiny) island it wasnt too bad.

 

[Searcaigh]

Because this was a shakedown dive, and I had my scooter along, I opted to leave the camera behind. That's my only regret, because as fate would have it I saw something unusual. While coming up from about 100 feet, I suddenly noticed something big swim by ... it was a smallish (about five feet in length) sturgeon ... only the second time I've ever seen one while diving. For those who haven't seen one, they look like a relic from the Pliocene Epoch ... long, sleek and knobby ... almost a swimming dinosaur.


... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Murphy's Law, I hate diving without a camera.

Recently I have been taking two along leaving the Wide Angle on the boat (as viz here is pretty poor) just in case we come across a whale shark as this is the season here in UAE.

You need to fit a camera mount on your scooter Bob

 

[Searcaigh]

On Saturday on the second dive my daughter could not equalize so I made sure she got back to the boat okay and I solo'd on Martini Rock off the east coast of UAE.

Lovely relaxed dive with my 60mm lens fitted and no rush getting the shots I was after.

Favourite shot of the dive

 

[sylpha]

Does it count that i went into the water at the same time as 2 friends?

Slack water only lasts 1/2 an hour on a tiny, but lovely wreck of a 19th century Admiralty barge, it has mooring buoys, a huge winch which was powered by a donkey boiler (wherein lives a huge congar) and 3 anchors. It's a wooden wreck which was copper plated (watch your suit on the nails where the plating is coming apart) and held together by copper pins. Bib & pollock swarm across the top whilst tompots nessle in the nooks & crannies, be careful where you put your fingers because Larry the lobster hides in holes, but is always ready for a tasty snack (so is Craig the crab).

Not a very big wreck, but my favourite and although we went in together & acknowledged eachother when we met up we all came out together & had our own dives. Vis is lovely at the moment despite the plankton bloom - wonder what the recent weather has done to that!

 

[Zodiacdiverdave]

Not getting many solo dives in these days, my buddies and I are digging gold coins off a wreck in an area about 15ft x 15ft so there is always someone within an arms reach. Can't wait to get all the gold up so I can get back to diving with out ducking from a hammer blow. Funny thing though I sometimes sing when underwater and one of my buddies heard me and thought I was in trouble. LOL
ZDD

 

[shoredivr]

Nice 84 minute dive off Little Tub in Tobermory, Ont...water is really warming up to 51 degrees F.