If it's January 1st, it must be time for a New Year's Day dive. That seemed to be the philosophy that attracted five divers to enter the water today at the Marine Museum. Whatever the background, Dan, Rob, Jim, Chris and Mike seemed to be undaunted by a cold wind and some relatively choppy water. After a night of high winds and some heavy rain, the visibility was quite poor - about 15 - 20 feet. It's now noticeable that the water temperature is slipping back steadily. Today, the low recorded was 37F (3C). The air temperature wasn't balmy either at 6C (43F). The unsettled conditions seemed to intimidate the marine life too. Only a few Gobies and the usual handful of Bass were spotted.
But the dive's the thing - and it felt good to christen the New Year with an early immersion.
An honourable mention must be given today to Christopher, who, despite being a little unwell, was a huge help to the dive party.
Happy New Year to one and all - Dive Safe...
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Looks like we missed a good time! We'll be there next year. Dianne, Chris, and Andrew.
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