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Amistad Lake 2/21/10
2/21/10 @ 11:30 AM Amistad Lake, Scuba Cove Weather: @ 70 (f), sunny with 20-25 knot winds Water: 52-54 (f) Viz: 8’ Max depth: 80’ I met Randall, a fellow member of San Antonio Scuba Divers, for a dive before heading off to work. We planned on doing a boat dive at Castle Canyon; however, we opted to change to the alternate site due to high winds. After the delay we drove to Scuba Cove and geared up. The dive profile was planned to drop down on the "Treasure Chest", swim on a heading of 270 to th...
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A topic that needs to be discussed.
Yesterday, Robert, Del Rio Dive Club president, and I met in person for the first time for a dive. I was fortunate to share my 50th dive with him and after successfully completing the dive we had a good conversation. We talked about diving and the conversation turned to the direct relationship between owning equipment and how often you dive. There are many "certified" divers out there who don’t dive more often, because they don’t own their own equipment. They probably would dive more if they had...
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Amistad Lake, Scuba Cove- 2/15/10
2/15/10 @ 3:00 PM Amistad Lake, Scuba Cove Weather: sunny 55 (f), northern wind Water Temp: 50-52 (f), mostly 50 Viz: 10’, constant through max depth Depth: 88’ BT: 48 minutes Dive #50!!! Met with Robert from Del Rio Dive Club for an afternoon dive at Scuba Cove (near Diablo East ramp). Water level is still high and about three feet from bottom of walk way. Water was cold, as expected, and 52 (f) at surface. We began the dive by swimming down to the "treasure chest" so Robert could replace the m...
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Frio River 2/9/10
9 Feb 2010: Frio River-Yeargen’s Riverbend (Concan, TX) Date: 9 Feb 2010 Location: Frio River- Yeargan’s Riverbend (Concan, TX) Weather: 48 (f), sunny Water: 20+ viz, temp 55-57 (f) Max Depth: 8’ Bottom Time: 65 minutes Equip: 7/5mm jumpsuit, hood, gloves, boots Dive number 49 for me. My dive meet up with a buddy didn’t work out on Monday, so I ventured to the local river Tuesday to see what the rains had brought us. I haven’t dove at Riverbend since last summer so I decided to check it out. I e...
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Leisure Pro purchases
When it comes to equipment purchases, divers have many options regarding where to make their purchases. Generaly speaking, purchases can be done at local dive shops, online stores, or online classifieds. I have made purchases from all three and find each have their conveniences and risks. My favorite equipment supplier however, is Leisure Pro. I first learned about Leisure Pro from a fellow camp counselor while completing the PADI Open Water certifcation course as part of a "Cops and Kids" event...
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