Risky Diving, Boaters, Holidays, and a Quarry

The Dilemma with Lake Diving I posted on Facebook seeking dive buddies and locations for Labor Day. The consensus was clear: diving on major holiday weekends at lakes is risky due to boat traffic. Some boaters ignore diver flags, making it unsafe. One diver even commented about personal watercraft using the flags as slalom courses…… Continue reading Risky Diving, Boaters, Holidays, and a Quarry

Clean Up the Lake

Our next diving adventure was my first time at a cleanup event. The entire purpose was to dive around an area in the lake looking for stuff that should not be there. Once found, we removed it. The idea made sense. I knew that shore cleanups happened all the time. I wasn’t surprised that litter…… Continue reading Clean Up the Lake

Table Rock Lake, Burl Ives, and Doug

We’re at a point where there will be some more pictures, but none underwater yet. That’s coming. Off to Table Rock Lake! Doug Doug is a certified instructor who really loves taking people diving. He also has a boat docked on Table Rock Lake. He wanted to get some dives in during the Independence Day…… Continue reading Table Rock Lake, Burl Ives, and Doug

So that’s where I parked?

Day 2 at Beaver Lake was a beautiful day. We arrived at around 9:30 and got ready for our second day of certification dives. There were a few more skills to practice, which we all accomplished quite easily. There were fish to play with, which we all did. Sights and Buoyancy The dive park has…… Continue reading So that’s where I parked?

Certification Dives, Day One, In Which We Play With Fish!

Rental Gear I went to Diventures on a Friday to pick up my BCD, wetsuit, and regulator. Our certification dive instructor, Jerod, was going to bring tanks and weights for us to use. Callie grabbed a regulator and then we realized that due to my . . . size, the larger rental BCDs were not…… Continue reading Certification Dives, Day One, In Which We Play With Fish!