Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Time spent in reconnaissance....



Adam and I spent a profitable half hour or so this morning checking out the ice in Navy Bay. This was an essential safety measure before the ice diving course runs this coming weekend. A test bore revealed that the ice - even out in the middle of the Bay - is about 13" (33cm) thick.

One really pleasing discovery was the presence of large tracts of very clear ice. The bottom (about 20 feet (6m) down) could be very clearly seen. We were even able to read labels on debris and make out dead fish.

A likely site for the weekend's training was selected and recorded. Now all we have to worry about is the snow that is forecast to fall in the interim...

By the way - for those who might have been wavering about a decision - there are still a couple of places available on the course. Enquiries or applications should be addressed directly to Adam.

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