Busy weekend. Im beat.

[Boatlode]

Busy weekend. I'm beat.

Completed my Advanced Open Water diver certification dives this weekend, two saturday and two sunday. The last two were on a wreck off Palm Beach in 90 feet of water.

Got home late sunday afternoon, rinsed off all my gear, had a baloney & cheese sandwich and a beer for supper, and crashed on the couch.

 

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[agflit]

Ain't deeper dives and nitrogen loading a gas?....and congrats!! I know I wanna take a nap after a double dip if I'm on 21% and it's deeper than 70' or so... That being said...I can do 4 a day if I run eanx...does make a differance in how I feel...ymmv.

Dive safe and congrats again!!

ag

 

[vpnavy]

On your Advanced Open Water Diver Certification!

 

[ropesfish]

But did you have a good time, Boatlode?

Nitrox is the greatest thing ever for doing work underwater, especially for those of us over about 40.

 

[old man]

Congratulations Boatlode. Welcome to the world of underwater crazy divers.

 

[Boatlode]

The dives on Sunday were great. They were on Governor's Riverwalk, four freighters sunk end-to-end in 90 feet of water off Palm Beach to form an artificial reef. Visibility was 50 - 60 feet, lots of fish and marine life. Current was strong, they were drift dives. Distance from drop-off point to pick-up was about half a mile.


Clarification - this was my advanced open water certification. It included deep dive, navigation, wreck, search & recovery, and drift dive. It did not cover nitrox. Nitrox certification is a separate course I intend to take next - its just study, lecture, and written exam. No dives required.

 

[ARC]

Boat... PADI ?

 

[Boatlode]

Boat... PADI ?

Yup. My basic open water certification was in 1975. I figured it was about time to get my advanced LOL.

 

[ARC]

Well done... Congrats.

I remember my AOW heh...
In The Keys...
Had a hell of a time EQ at 100.
Was in pain.

 

[ARC]

Now...
Next step ? On to more ?

 

[Boatlode]

Well done... Congrats.

I remember my AOW heh...
In The Keys...
Had a hell of a time EQ at 100.
Was in pain.

I never have trouble equalizing. If I have a cold, I don't dive. Did you have something going on with your sinuses (cold, allergies, etc)?

 

[ARC]

Actually no...
I have always had trouble with an EQ over 50ish...
Usually I EQ once and done...
When approaching 50 I start having to EQ a couple times... and so on...
At 90 I can have trouble EQ;n
BUT...
I am a master diver.
But not really a deep depth diver.
Never liked it anyway.
In fact I hate it.
Whats weird is... I am naturally one with water...
Growing up I never liked any depths I could not free dive and push off..

I guess its all the empty space in my head :P

30ish feet of depth... and I am at home.

 

[Boatlode]

Now...
Next step ? On to more ?

I'm definitely going to take the nitrox class.

 

[Boatlode]

My AOW class pic.