Is there anything at Mill Pond, Jackson Blue, etc., for an open water diver? I'm thinking of stopping by there to take a quick look, but will be with a couple of open water divers.
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Is there anything at Mill Pond, Jackson Blue, etc., for an open water diver? I'm thinking of stopping by there to take a quick look, but will be with a couple of open water divers.
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Short answer: no.
Long answer: there's nothing around the millpond that would be interesting to an open water diver. Unless they're brand new, in which case anything underwater is cool. The entrances to Twin and Shangri-La would apply. But if they're experienced divers, this would be boring.
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"Learning the techniques of others does not interfere with the discovery of techniques of one's own." B.F. Skinner, 1970.
I don't know that I agree, Russell. There's no depth at the Mill Pond, but there's a lot of life there. If the OW divers don't mind not being able to go much deeper than 10', they will encounter a lot in the Mill Pond. You just need to know where to look.
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One of the most exciting dives I have ever had was being towed behind a boat in the middle of the night down the Mill Pond. Things with eyes are darting all around you and tree stumps pop up out of nowhere. Like underwater skiing.
That is actually an event in the Darwin Olympics.Originally Posted by OutlawCaver
I spent a day at the Mill Pond as an OW diver and enjoyed the crap out of it in '05. I was new with only a couple hundred dives under me at that point.
We were at the Mill Pond yesterday and talking about just this question. I think it depends on the OW divers you're bringing. OW divers that are used to, and are only interested in, reefs and brightly colored fishies, probably won't like it. However, there is much to see here for the OW diver. Swimming along among the tall vegetation, surprising and getting surprised by the many fish hiding there, checking out the snails, seeing old debris and mini treasures can all make for a nice, long, easy, and very interesting dive. I had a great little "OW" dive just checking out the area around the entrance to Shangri-La. That whole area is just beautiful!
I hadn't thought about underwater scuba skiing, but Vince's idea sounds pretty cool, too. Just watch out for the stumps....ouch!
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until 2 days ago I was only an open water diver and did a doubles tryout in the basin and had all kinds of fun getting chased by the fish. then, I got towed by someone on a scooter right across the pond and hit a stump or two, though not too hard, and it was fun as well. I think one could enjoy the pond but probably for not more than 1 or two dives the first go-around.
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