Dive Trip Report to:
Avon Park / Lake Ibis
Purpose: To get certified
1st Snorkel Lady Dive - Skill Training
Dive #1:
Saturday, 2-Sept.-2000, Early Morning Dive. My Dive #1
A. Dive Boat / Location:
Avon Park - Lake Isis / Beach Dive
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
20 ft (poor) with brown suspended matter
Seas:
It's a lake - FLAT!
Water Temp:
84 - 85 deg
Skies:
Sunny Clear Blue Skies.
Air Temp:
80 - 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
SL: 30' 38 minutes
Air consumption:
SL: 3200 lbs to 500 (63 cu ft)
Current:
None - this is small round lake, about 1/8 mile across
Description:
1st shallow water dive for certification. Rick, my instructor, his wife
Vicki and of course The Irishman were all there. Had to do skills on the
surface and
underwater, which included removing and replacing weight belt, BCD, partial
mask clearing
, full mask clearing, completely removing mask and putting it back on
underwater, buddy breathing on assent. Rick used my alternate that time. We
fed Brim (those little fish) with mussels, there were thousands of small Brim
swimming around us.
There were a small boat that was at the bottom, a toliet seat that we all had
to sit on.
Dive #2:
Saturday, 2-Sept-2000, Late Morning Dive. My Dive #2
A. Dive Boat / Location:
Avon Park - Lake Isis / Beach Dive
B. Conditions:
Visibility:
20 ft (poor) with brown suspended matter
Seas:
Again, FLAT - it's a small lake!
Water Temp:
84 - 85 deg
Skies:
Sunny Clear Blue Skies.
Air Temp:
80 - 90's
C. Dive Information:
Depth & Time:
SL: 29' 42 minutes
Air consumption:
SL: (63 cu ft) 3300 lb to ??
Current:
None - this is small round lake, about 1/8 mile across
Description:
Went down way too fast, killed my ears. (Try not to do that again). Did some
navigation, using the compass. Saw lots of little Brim and a few Bass. There
were lots of student divers at this location going through class.