diving blue hole

[flipper]

its true that blue hole is boring after you have made a lot of dives in other places but it beats the hell out of a swimming pool or not diving at all .it was a lot better back in the 70s when you could go in the entrance to the caves.

[DevilDiver]

[BubblesMcCoy]

What's was the cave like, how deep, etc? How much has the rest of blue hole changed since the 70's.

As far as boring, I guess that depends on your outlook. During the winter, Blue Hole is the closest place to me that's not too cold for a wetsuit but has decent depth and visibility. It aint Palau, but it beats Lake Murray any day. That and it's awfully hard to find good mexican food in Oklahoma, makes the short trip worthwhile.

[PTAaron]

Which blue hole are we talking about? Aren't there several?

[IndyDiver]

I refuse to bite on this hook.

[BubblesMcCoy]

Based on the op's local and talk of the grated entrance, I assumed it was the hole in Santa Rosa. Apologies to all if I missed judged.

[Recon]

Originally Posted by BubblesMcCoy

What's was the cave like, how deep, etc? How much has the rest of blue hole changed since the 70's.

As far as boring, I guess that depends on your outlook. During the winter, Blue Hole is the closest place to me that's not too cold for a wetsuit but has decent depth and visibility. It aint Palau, but it beats Lake Murray any day. That and it's awfully hard to find good mexican food in Oklahoma, makes the short trip worthwhile.

It is NOT hard to find GREAT mexican food in Oklahoma... you just need to go to Lawton, and eat at Salisa's.... over by the mall... omg, the best ... / drooooooollllllllllllllllllllll

~Recon

[neogeo]

What blue hole are we talking about?

[BubblesMcCoy]

I'll have to check them out. As Lawton is about two and half hours away, I don't make it down there very often.

Don't get me wrong, although I've enjoyed Oklahoma ever since we got here, I stopped counting the times when some well intentioned Okie highly recommended some "Mexican" restaurant that turned out to be more akin to bland airline food.

For example, in Texas, I'm considered a lightweight when it comes to all things spicey. Here in Oklahoma however, aside from a few select Asian locals in OKC, I've yet to find a sauce worthy of calling "hot". After being here for about three years, I just decided to hold off on mexican restaurants unless we were back in Texas or otherwise beyond state lines.

[scubarobin]

the OP is from New Mexico so I am guessing he is talkiing about the Blue Hole at Santa Rosa, NM. Yes, it is better diving than not.... but no, it probably wasn't better diving back when the cavern was open as there were no maps of it and several people died, that is why it is closed off now. I have 100+ dives there, enjoyed them all and I have done lots of diving all over the world. I love to dive...

If you want to see what diving is like now....
my videos: Blue Hole, New Mexico on Vimeo
photos on my website: BLUE HOLE Photos



robin