Wayne's World as of April 1, 2006

Had two fun dives at Wayne's World last Saturday with my friend Lee Schoeppner. It was his first time there, so I took him on the circuit first, and it was pretty much the same as Captain Spelio's report. We also went left at all the "T's and went a counter-clockwise direction. The vis varied from around 25', down to 5' in the deeper section at 115' depth, and after ascending thru a magnificent halocline with real cool effects, the water clarity improved to over 30'. Had a 48 minute dive, very little deco. The second dive, we went right at the first three way split and headed towards the snap and gap at the 300' marker. The system was slightly springing at mid-afternoon high tide, and the vis was a little messy with some particulate. Maybe 15'. Besides our first dive, there were two other teams in there, and I was wondering what kind of shape the vis was in after all that activity. I connected the snap and gap, and put a personal marker on the line, and we went mainstreet line (left-west). The vis improved to about 40 feet, and we enjoyed some beautiful formations along the way. We continued on until we reached the next "T", that I marked again with a clothespin, and we went left and followed the line west towards the gulf. The passages get a little lower, but there's so much to look at, including some jumps that I want to explore in future dives. We turned the dive at 38 minutes penetration, our max depth was 100', and went thru some more haloclines on the way out. There are also some pretty sandbanks like Cow springs in there, with nice layering, and some areas of high canyon walls. I highly recommend a visit to this system before the summer rains start. Be sure to go with someone who knows the system, so you can get the most out of your dive there.