Thoughts on Tech Diving

Ahhh….the pains of finding a Tech Instructor!

After a bad experience last November with a TDI instructor who had us doing questionable things at very questionable depths, my dive buddy Dave and I have begun the long trek of finding an instructor who won’t empty our bank accounts OR…

Spotted Eel in Bonaire

© B. Lloyd

Night Dive Close Encounter [Bonaire, 3–9–05]

This was an amazing dive, where I had a close encounter wiith a 6 ft. Spotted Cornetfish.

Kathy and I jumped off the pier at Buddy’s Reef and swam out a short distance to where the pleasure boats were anchored, about 50 ft. out.

We had dropped down…

Mikey on the ‘Hilda Hooker’ Bonaire [100 ft.] 3–9–05
© B. Lloyd

Giant Cornetfish Encountered on Night Dive in Bonaire, Mar. 9, ‘05

Giant Cornetfish Encountered at Buddy’s Reef Pier in Bonaire, Mar. 9, ‘05

Dive Into Earth Day 2005

Date: Sat. 4/23/05

Time: 10:57 am

Dive Length: 51 Mins

Max Depth: 134 ft.

Temp at Depth: A Bone-Chilling 50 F.Temp at Surface: 61 F [What a thermocline!]

Viz at Depth 20–25 ft.Viz in Shallows 8–10 ft.
Mix: 26% Nitrox

Critters: Sheephead, Rockfish, Navanaxes and Juvenile…

The Great DIR Debate….

DIR vs The Rest of the Tech World:

I’m just going to say one thing [I promise] on the Great DIR Debate:

Since the debate sometimes degenerates into a quasi-religious one, let me just say I think DIR has some excellent ideas, most of which come from lessons learned in cave diving, so…

Disposing Of My Father’s Ashes in the Deep

Shortly after my father died in 2001, I received his ashes along with a permit to scatter them at a location of my choosing and so, for some God-unknown reason, I thought the Cabezon Cruiser [a small motor boat sunk in 135 ft. off the Marine Room…