dive #948 & 949 July 19 2015

Dive #948 July 19 2015
Today's temps were expected to be in the 90'sF. Hot< hazy and humid.
 I couldn't have picked a better day to be out diving . Aboard Easy Diver we had Chris and Fred in charge. Pete. John from froggies minding the lines. Kate, Jackie and Sandy. Andy helping out with everything-especially the anchor.
Thank you Andy!
We ventured south to cathedral rocks. There was a slight breeze off the south so it would at least cool the Captain off while we anchored.
The water surface temp was 57F with crap viz. At 40 feet the viz was 12 feet but freakin' freezing at about 48F. My right ear cleared with a  slow ascension. I followed the lobster lines so I wouldn't get lost. I saw many schools of pollack.I noticed a rock formation that looked like a skeleton head. There was a slight surge and a current I had to watch out for.
Andy fixed the anchor in a better position since it looked it it would've been a bear to extract from the rocks crevices.I kept my wetsuit on "just in case" I was needed to jump in.
There was a lot of boat traffic and the boat was rocking. I felt a little seasick from the surge. As I was helping Andy to load the inflatable back on the boat I lost my footing and plopped down on the captain's lap.
 The poor guy.
I think I knocked the wind out of him when my big bum landed on him!.
dive #949
We anchored at the mouth of Folly cove at "the restaurant". And like last week it was chock-0-block full of boats. It was too bloody hot to be topside. John from froggies "Hampton beached" it as well as Chris. I drained my second tank nosing around lobster lines. There was definitely a thermocline. It was bloody freezing at 25 feet. The viz was a bit dicey too. I kept my eye out for anything interesting that may come my way. I saw the usual suspects of pollack, and cunners.
The on -boat solar shower felt good to at least rinse the salty brine from my face. For some reason salty water left on your body makes you sweat. ugh!.
Seriously, diving is the only thing you SHOULD be doing on a day like today!
Lucky us! :-)
Afterwards, Andy, Kate, Pete and I, as necessary, took the tanks to get filled. You can really determine the boat traffic because of how long and how often you have to wait at the Blyman bridge. Wow! So many boats!

dive #946 & 947 July 12 2015

dive # 946 July 12 2015
It was the perfect summer day.
The temp was to hit 90F. Everyone and their mother hit the beaches. I am thrilled that I was out on Easy Diver for a day of diving.
 A light wind from the south so we headed north to "the restaurant" at the mouth of Folly. We had Fred and Chris in charge. Pete.  John from froggies managing the lines. Andy helping out along with Kate and Amy. We also had Lynda and Myanna who are ol'time experienced divers.
Water temp on the surface was about 52F. At 25 feet the temp dropped dramatically to a "freeze-your-scroggies-off" 42F with a 12 foot viz. I had a little trouble clearing my right ear. This seems to be a "norm' for me now so I take my time going down.
I hung out by the wall hoping no fishermen were dropping their lines in. The viz was better and it was warmer. I saw a tautog, a skate and some colorful starfish. It turned out that Andy got his wetsuit sleeve caught in the large fishing lure. Thankfully, no damage was done to his person. Lynda and Myanna only came back with one legal sized lobster. So far this year I've only seen small lobsters
dive#947
We inched over to the mouth of Folly cove. I've never seen so many boats anchored in the cove in my life! There were at least 20 boats, not including floats and paddle boards. I had some air left over in my tank so I popped back in.The water was a good 10 degrees warmer. I got 58F on my gauge! The viz was pretty poor so I just skimmed by the rocks investigating. I scared the crap out of some poor girl paddle boarding since I surfaced right next to her. Maybe she thought I was some big ugly fish. This was definitely the day to be in the water. I am soooooo lucky to be here.
Just another fantastic day with awesome pals. :-)

dive #945 July 5 2015

dive # 945 July 5 2015
A slow start this year but I finally made it out for my first scuba dive of the season on Easy diver. Seriously, it is so good to be back.
It was a perfect summer day.  Everyone was out and about enjoying the day. The wind was blowing from the north so we headed south to the wreck of the New Hampshire. We had Fred and Chris in charge. Pete onboard as well as John from the froggies. Andy helping out as well  providing sandwiches. Two surprise guests- Kate and her pal Amy. I haven't seen Kate in ages so it was a delight to see her and chat up about old times.
Even though it was my first dive of the season everything went fairly smooth. Although I packed two "right" booties . One bootie was bigger than the other some even though it was for the wrong foot it still worked. A few spiders and earwigs got flushed away out of my wetsuit. The water was a chilly 50F at 25 feet. I had a little trouble clearing my right ear but that was to be expected. The viz was 12 feet at best. By the rocks I saw some good size stripers, a hake, some big crabs and a large nosey tautog. Bits and pieces of copper still lays around in the wreck site. I got a little disoriented but again, I expected that and stayed close to the boat.
 All in all it was a fabulous day.
Gotta love the summer!