Dive Trip Report to: West Palm Beach
Purpose: To Dive in Florida

Dive Reports:

Dive #1: Saturday, 20-May-2000, Morning Dive. My Dive #293
A. Dive Boat / Location: The Rampage / Flower Garden - North End
B. Conditions:
Visibility: 30 - 40 ft
Seas: Flat to 1 ft
Water Temp: 78 deg (Still using a full Farmer John)
Skies: SCBS (Sunny Clear Blue Skies)
Air Temp: 80's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time: Me: Genesis Nitrox Dive Computer - 56 ft for 47 min, Analog - 48 ft (must have knocked it), Cochran Captain (Very Unreliable Dive Computer) - 52 ft for 47 min.
Air consumption: Me: 3500 lb to 1500 lb (120 cu ft)
Current: Mild to Medium
Description: Well, with a half full boat, some snow birds, Capt Bob kept the dives shallow. We did a slightly different location, the northern end of the Flower Garden. There was one big turtle - about 5 ft long! Lots of little bugs, some fish, lot's of Flower Garden Grass!

Dive #2: Saturday, 20-May-2000, Early Afternoon Dive. My Dive #294
A. Dive Boat / Location: The Rampage / Breakers
B. Conditions:
Visibility: 30 ft
Seas: 1 ft
Water Temp: 77 deg
Skies: SCBS (Sunny Clear Blue Skies
Air Temp: 80 - 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time: Me: Genesis Nitrox Dive Computer - 61 ft for 42 min, Analog - 53 ft - gotta keep an eye on this gauge! Cochran Captain (Very Unreliable Dive Computer) - 58 ft for 52 min..
Air consumption: Me: 3500 lb to 1400 lb (120 cu ft)
Current: Mild to Medium
Description: Well, there was the normal Breakers show of colors, relief, and fish. The Breakers is always a great dive! Towards the end of the dive, we saw a 5 ft baracuda - the only one seen on the entire dive! Again, there were lot's of bugs. They were very squiminsh - fan water towards them and they went back into their holes. Several weeks ago, they would come out of their holes?..