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 a couple of platforms about 20 to 25 feet down. They are steel platforms that give you a place to hang out without disturbing the bottom and creating poor visibility. A diver should avoid disturbing the bottom and creating poor visibility. A diver disturbing the bottom is a sign of poor buoyancy control and can be considered sort of bad form.
The dive park at Beaver Lake is pretty cool. We saw a sailboat, an airplane, a couple of odd robot-like creatures someone made with leftover parts, and a car. I didn’t think parking at the park was that crowded.
As we left the car and started to return to the platform to surface on our last dive, I had some issues with my buoyancy. While I worked on my buoyancy, I ended up low on air, so we surfaced and swam back to shore.
Common Dive Site Setup
The common dive sites are often set up with lines that run to the cool stuff to see. An experienced diver will fasten a rope to the bottom at a commonly known point and then run it to the sights so a diver can follow the line. At Beaver Lake, there’s a line near shore that runs out to the two platforms, and then lines from the platforms out to various sights.
And We’re Certified
Photo above: Jerod, Fred, Mackie, Gabe, and Patrick. John’s taking the photo.
After we completed our certification requirements, Jerod and John congratulated us on the accomplishment. We were all grinning like Cheshire cats and really in a great mood. It was without a doubt the most fun I’ve had in a long time, and the time with my son made it that much better.
