Stolt Dagali 8-12-17

Today I headed out on the Independence II which was chartered by the Scuba Connection.  We were heading to the Stolt Dagali and my son Matt was on board.  The seas were not the predicted flat calm conditions but, a  nice 3' sea with some chop.  It was supposed to lay down as the day went on...  I was very excited to have Matt join us today as it is so difficult to find a day when the dive is not too deep and that he actually has off of work.  In addition, it is not very often that there are young divers out diving anymore so I am all for encouraging new divers to come out and enjoy this great sport we call wreck diving!

I forewarned Matt that once we splashed there most likely would be no visibility on the surface but, once we were on the bottom it would open up.  The visibility was about 25'-30' on the bottom which was the best we could hope for given the conditions the past few weeks.  During our first dive we swam along the top portion of the wreck to familiarize Matt with the layout of the wreck and to insure that he felt comfortable in the water.  He definitely needed a few more pounds of weight for his next dive.  He did great and enjoyed poking the sea anemones, seeing all the fish and also seeing the wreck itself.

The second dive we decided to go a little deeper to show him the break area and so that he could see that the conditions towards the bottom in terms of marine life and wreckage was different.  He enjoyed this dive much more when he could look up and see how large the wreckage actually was. We gathered some mussels for dinner too.

A good day of diving always includes a nap!

Matt and I had  great day and he is very excited about getting out again this year.  In a week or two there is another shallow dive that I hope he can get on.  I was a very proud Mom today and hope he has many more dives to come!  Everyone was very kind to Matt today and made him feel welcome which always helps too!!