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Finally dived locally
I had been diving several places (mostly warm and scenic): Hawaii, Mexico, Florida, the Bahamas; as well as a very interesting inland spot in New Mexico, but never anywhere like Rhode Island. Well today I finally did it, after living here almost a year. It was quite different than what I expected in several ways. 1) Even though now the water is the warmest of the year, I still had it in my head that it was ice cold here, all the time. It was actually pretty nice. The thermocline was a bit cool, ...
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Inconsiderate fishermen
Went diving today at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, RI and there were some people fishing at the dive site. I would expect that, as any normal human would, they would think to themselves "oh, some divers are coming, we should probably move down or find another nearby place in the park to fish." Nope. They just keep fishing, right there, ten feet from the main entry point. And the surge was going toward their lines, so avoiding them was very difficult, as your were pushed toward them. Why are ...
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Letdown of Nitrox
Since long before I even got certified (doing Discover), I have heard all these amazing things about Nitrox. It’s the most popular PADI specialty. It seems like everyone uses it. I finally signed up for the class and doing my preparation and knowledge reviews, I realized that Nitrox has a major problem similar to air - too much oxygen causes problems, just as too much nitrogen does. So staying deep for a long time makes it likely that you’ll push your nitrogen limits, but going to a certain dept...
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Trying to plan diving at home
I have been thinking about diving here in Rhode Island since I moved here in January. Hell, I remember calling one dive shop in February or March to ask when they start advanced classes. I didn’t follow up though. I was somewhat intimidated. I don’t really know how to explain it. "Vacation diving" is so much easier because you just make a reservation before you get there and everything is ready, planned, and simple. But diving here in Rhode Island, things just aren’t like that. You go rent your ...
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