Friday, March 9, 2007

Yes, OK - Brewer's again..

I can hear people asking, "is Brewer's the only place you ever dive?" Well yeah, until the Lake thaws out, I guess it might be - ice diving aside. And trust me, it's a whole lot easier to don your drysuit and slip into the water at Brewers than to assemble the equipment (and fellow ice divers) to go dive under ice.

That little rant aside, for anyone who has managed to maintain a semblance of curiosity, I can reveal that the wonderful conditions experienced today made for a great dive at Upper Brewer's for Dianne and I. As intended, we made a slow progress down to the area around the dock below the locks for a spot of light excavation. It would be good to relate that we found lots of great artifacts, but it wasn't so.

The return journey took us back past the site of what I have been told is an old sawmill quay. There are some substantial timbers, many with large iron nails and fixings still evident. It was a real bonus to have hardly any current at all.

Conditions - outstanding! The Sun was shining brightly, there was little breeze and it felt warm topsides despite an air temperature of -5C (21F). Water temperature somewhere around 36-38F (2-3C) and visibility about 20 feet, but giving the impression of better in the bright overhead light. We spent 52 minutes in the water and only came out because it was beginning to get chilly.

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