Lafayette Blue/kitty/trap

[Cavemn]

I can't tell if this is a real dive report or one of the bogus ones.

Dove from kitty up to trap and then down further towards a couple other sinks(i forget their name).

Viz was 10-15' without much flow.

traveling the other direction the viz was a little better, maybe 20' but still not great.

[huxley]

p3, eagles nest, and convict are my 3 favorite caves.

I'm pretty sure I know what part of P3 you love most

[CaveMD]

I'm pretty sure I know what part of P3 you love most

Henly's but the spring tunnel is a close 2nd.

I like henly's because it's a rapid transition in water quality after ducking under a ledge...I would liken it ducking under the bed to find a whole new world.

The spring tunnel is pretty sweet too though- I have bad memories there getting a reverse block and clearing the snot and blood out of my mask for the next half hour swimming out when I dove there with forrest and cheryl.

[DA Aquamaster]

What ledge?

[CaveMD]

What ledge?

You go through that bedding plane at 130' that opens up into that huge room.

[huxley]

nice room, it deserves it's name while the computer alarms at the normal 32%, a leaner gas comes in handy or trimix to go down further.
did you try the main line past hendley's jump, it kinks left and goes into a tunnel an narrows? probably best SM, we turned about 100- 150' into the tunnel.

Went with Forrest into the spring tunnel and we went quite a bit, I was stunned and want to go back, everyone I talked to questioned it like isn't this SM only, and I did not understand why it should have been? Guess not that many people go there at all, I must admit that I've done a few dives at P3 in the past and heard about the spring tunnel but never done it and missed out on some great dives.


By the way, the well is beautiful as well .....

[JamesK]

the main line past hendley's jump, it kinks left and goes into a tunnel an narrows? probably best SM, we turned about 100- 150' into the tunnel.

That was my first dive in P3. Loved that tunnel. I did it in BM as well then, and ended up turning at about 100' in as well. I have to try it again now in SM.

[DA Aquamaster]

You go through that bedding plane at 130' that opens up into that huge room.

It's not a ledge, it's a sand slide, but I know where you mean.

In my experience though the water quality improves just past the jump.

Now, if you stir things up coming through the sand slide, then it's a different story.

[DA Aquamaster]

I don't view the spring tunnel as being a back mount dive, the first bit is low, but then it's generally a cave with good vertical relief.

The short line from the balcony to P2 is back mountable but is best done side mount.

[CaveMD]

I don't view the spring tunnel as being a back mount dive, the first bit is low, but then it's generally a cave with good vertical relief.

The short line from the balcony to P2 is back mountable but is best done side mount.

it's definitely easier in sidemount but my buddy Chris had no problems diving it in his bm108's...still working on getting him to give up that WKPP koolaid :P