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Originally Posted by Lulubelle
Homeboy, this was too funny, but I'm quite sure it wasn't when you were going through it. You have cured me of any desire to dive north of Cape Lookout. I guess that is why I bought my condo/dive shack in Atlantic beach!
But I am a diver who got into diving for the warm tropical stuff. I only got into the water in NC to keep my skills up, and surprisingly, enjoyed it a LOT. I sure do like the sharks better when i can see them!
I miss not having good beach diving opportunities here. Radio Island doesn't count unless one just needs some skill practice. I have never done a beach dive. I am thinking about doing some when I am in Florida next.
Joe, do you LIKE beach diving compared to our offshore boat diving? It sounds like it is an exercise in frustration just getting in and out of the water! And no, I cannot imagine doing it in NC unless it just happened to be one of those strange days where Mother ocean is very calm.
And Darrin, do check out the NC divers site. Lots of comments about the different ops there. Also, let us know how it goes for you. One of my best friends has a monster house in Hatteras Village, we usually do boating stuff, but I might noodle on diving when I am there too dependant on your feedback.
Dive safely.
L
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I think the worst part about it, looking back on it all is that my wife was watching it all from her beach chair. I really impressed her with my manly competence that day.
I made the mistake of entering the water with mask off and reg not in my mouth. At least my air was turned on. I bent over to put my fins on between wave sets and I missed one- I stuck my leg through the strap instead of into the fin- while I was trying to correct that a huge wave crashed on top of me. Without a tank and a bunch of weight it wouldn't have been a big deal. Every time I tried to stand another wave would hit me and roll me again. I finally had the bright idea to put my mask on and put the damn reg in my mouth. Doh! When I had air to breath, things started improving. I was able to fix the fin without standing up. I was already exhausted and I hadn't even started to swim out to the wreck. The right call would have been to pack it in. But I swam out to the wreck out of breath with eyes burning from the sea water and sand. If there had been a current running that day, I would have been in serious trouble. We were at least smart enough to watch the foam for signs of current. It was just very slight longshore that day.
I'm glad I did it. I usually learn at least one thing on every dive. I learned a seasons worth on that one dive. In NC I much prefer boat diving, in Bonaire it might be a different story.