Orange Grove Conditions?

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10-09-2008 10:12 PM
PerroneFord

Orange Grove Conditions?

Anyone been to O.G. in the past couple days? I need to take an OW diver for a close dive and thought I'd show her around the park. But don't want to do it in low vis.

Also, how's Madison? That might be our backup plan.
10-09-2008 10:13 PM
chimie007

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Originally Posted by PerroneFord

Also, how's Madison? That might be our backup plan.

As far as I know OW divers aren't allowed at Madison.
10-10-2008 04:23 AM
Diverlee

Orange Grove

Orange Grove basin was clear this past Monday and Janet opened it up to OW divers.
10-10-2008 04:28 AM
Line Squirrel

O.G. of course has the duckweed (as usual) so if that's a detourant...

Raphael is correct. As far as I know, and they have changed the rules, there is no O/W diving allowed at Madison.
10-10-2008 09:23 AM
BabyDuck

remember that duck weed counts as overhead & you must plan your gas accordingly...i mean, if you use the purge to get it away from you, you have to count that. ;)
10-10-2008 10:51 AM
ggoodman

I did a dive there with Local INtro instructor who Completed his OW students Spring dives before we our cave dive. Staff said as long as he was a cave Inst they were good.
10-10-2008 11:33 AM
Serota

Troy

Troy is a good place for OW diving.

What is a "close dive"?
10-10-2008 11:35 AM
Janet

OG

OG isn't as clear today as it was Monday, I can see the divers on the bottom but I cannot
see the rocks on the bottom. There was 2" of rain in the last two days it is cloudy today.
Janet
10-10-2008 11:52 AM
PerroneFord

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Originally Posted by Serota

Troy is a good place for OW diving.

I was hoping to show a bit of the "cave diver world" to the diver thus my reaons for wanting to take her to Luraville. We've talked a lot about the area. Troy might work out as a backup plan.
10-10-2008 11:57 AM
Mike Edmonston

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Originally Posted by BabyDuck

remember that duck weed counts as overhead & you must plan your gas accordingly...i mean, if you use the purge to get it away from you, you have to count that. ;)

You could just carry a redundant buddy to do that for you :smt081
10-10-2008 12:00 PM
Mike Edmonston

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Originally Posted by PerroneFord

I was hoping to show a bit of the "cave diver world" to the diver thus my reaons for wanting to take her to Luraville. We've talked a lot about the area. Troy might work out as a backup plan.

Why not go to Blue grotto, devil's den, or Ginnie Ballroom? They are more entertaining than the basin at Madison. Are you limited to the far North caves like madison, (Travel, time, location?), or can you bring them down South a bit?

Safe Diving
10-10-2008 12:16 PM
curtschu

south

those three might be cost prohibitive. I wonder how folks like Ginnie are doing in this sorry economy?
10-10-2008 12:50 PM
OneBrightGator

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Originally Posted by Mike Edmonston

Why not go to Blue grotto, devil's den, or Ginnie Ballroom? They are more entertaining than the basin at Madison. Are you limited to the far North caves like madison, (Travel, time, location?), or can you bring them down South a bit?

Safe Diving

Those would be awful places to try and show an OW diver what cave diving is truly like. Not to mention, quite a haul from Tallahassee.
10-10-2008 01:54 PM
PerroneFord

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Originally Posted by OneBrightGator

Those would be awful places to try and show an OW diver what cave diving is truly like. Not to mention, quite a haul from Tallahassee.

Exactly. Trying to show someone the "local community" gets lost when you drive 2-3 hours to do it. Madison is an hour from us and $10. Peacock is just a bit further and $10. JB is closest of all but costs a lot.

She's more interested in salt water, but we are trying to find something close, cheap, and easy.
10-10-2008 03:13 PM
Sludge

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Originally Posted by PerroneFord

JB is closest of all but costs a lot.

It's free tomorrow!

http://www.cavediver.net/forum/showthread.php?t=8683
10-10-2008 04:12 PM
PerroneFord

GOOD CALL!!! This sounds like a PLAN!!