After a primary light failure at Peacock yesterday, my buddy mentioned Royal since he hadnt ever dove it so we went. The basin was crystal clear with only 2 lovebirds in the water. I still had my backups so off we went. There is a platform on the bottom now for OW classes and I swam into the cavern running the backwall to the cave entrance. Technique doesnt seem to matter here because the fine talc powderlike silt was getting thick and I was way off the bottom. Found the sign at the entrance to the cave and hung there a while peeking in and seeing the fine silt everywhere. Probably would be pretty going in but definetely blind coming out. I once heard theres only 2 reasons to enter this cave, to commit suicide or to retreve a body. I would probably do it[maybe Im crazy] but know its a siltstorm trip out. The cavern has alot of character with big boulders protruding from the ceiling. Chased some turtles and got on out. Having bad luck with lights lately.

