WOW!!! What a great first day of diving for the season. We left the dock at 7am to a choppy 3'-4' seas and headed to the Double East. My first dive of the season was a typical "work out the kinks". I utilized new dry suit underwear and it made me very buoyant so as soon as I jumped in the water, I pulled myself down the anchor line and the first thing I did when I got to the bottom was grab some muscles to add weight. The visibility was about 15'-20' and the bottom temperature was about 50 degrees. There were lots of fish: sea bass, ling cod and large black fish. Once I reached the bouncy surface I had quite a battle with the dive latter and finally made it on board. The seas calmed down considerably during the surface interval. During my second dive, Capt. Bill was gracious enough to lend me his double mini's (45's) to see how comfortable they were. The were great, snug to your body and negatively weighted. This dive was so calming and relaxing, and it is why I love this sport so much. Its just you, the fish, the sound of your breath and weightlessness. I loaded up on muscles during this dive for the weekend barbeque. There were quite a few bugs brought up and of course sea bass. This was my first time diving on the Tuna Seizure and I have to say that their professionalism was outstanding. The boat was beautiful and spacious. The crew was very helpful and friendly. Due to life circumstances I thought that I would not ever be able to dive again. This was a big day for me and I hope to be out diving a lot this summer. Thanks to N.E. Scuba Supply and the Tuna Seizure for a memorable day of diving. I'll post some pictures once I figure out how to do it. Kim Dixon
