Dive Report 30 March

The water temperature was seventy-nine at the east bridge! Vis was about fifteen feet. The sunny day with an air temperature of about eighty made for a very pleasant experience for my two advanced open water students, one of whom had never been to the bridge. We practiced blowing bags with reels and then took the grand tour. Octopuses are plentiful right now. The Atlantic spadefish are numerous and in many sizes. Divers were talking about a small spotted eagle ray cruising around the bridge; we saw one a couple of days ago at the bridge and one from the dock at the Jupiter Dive Center. There was no problem parking on this beautiful Friday afternoon. If you are planning a dive at the bridge this weekend, sacrifice a chicken to get a parking spot. Get in the water, Ham

Dive Report 28 March

The visibility at the east bridge today was a milky fifteen feet. Considering how rough it was offshore I was pleased with the fifteen feet. We enjoyed seventy-seven degree water for one hour, twenty minutes and didn't experience the hint of a chill as Carrie and I were in 5mm wetsuits with thin hooded vests. Seahorses abound under the east bridge as do octopuses. Unfortunately for the seahorses, many divers know they are there and do anything to take their picture. I suppose it makes the seahorses tougher. Among the schools of Atlantic spadefish and porkfish we saw a small spotted eagle ray, too. A bright, sunny day with an air temperature of about eighty made it a very pleasant experience (the fact that it was a weekday only added to the enjoyment.) Get in the water, Ham

Dive Report 15 March

The only thing we had to beware on this ides of March was the traffic and construction on Singer Island! The road is being paved; it took twenty minutes to get from the north to the south end. Construction around US 1 at Donald Ross was no picnic either! I think I'll take Military Trail or 95 for a couple of weeks. All the traffic bologna was worth the dive. The vis was better than thirty feet especially when the sun poked through the clouds. A water temperature of seventy-seven was very comfortable in my 5mm wetsuit. There were probably two dozen divers there, quite a few for a weekday. We were rewarded with the curious squid and the neck (decorator) crab. It was a relaxing one hour, twenty-four minute goof-off dive for Carrie and me. Get in the water, Ham