Dive at P3 with Dr. Peter Buzacott

[Xenia]

We dove P3 yesterday with Peter. It was a fun dive even though it was more pea soup than P3. The water was dark black in the cavern with up to 5 ft viz. It got milky after I tied at the main line and viz improved to 10 ft. All the time I was praying that when we reach the spring tunnel as was the plan, the viz would improve so that Peter can see a bit of the cave... it did not. It was up to 15 ft in there but not nearly as clear as I have seen it so many times.

I turned the dive pretty quick, on sixths on my back gas (we were staging). I had heard from Bobby a while ago that when it starts raining after a long drought the caves become quite volatile. There was a voice in my head saying it is still raining and things may turn worse.

I was questioning my conservatism and felt a bit bad for cutting it short for Peter until we reached the first 400 ft. The black water was penetrating from the cavern in the cave. It was no longer milky in there. Imagine that this happened in one and a half hour that we were in the cave. I have never seen something like that.

Paul Heinerth was getting ready to go in but moved the class to P1. I believe P3 is probably blown out by now.

Overall we had a lot of fun... How many times do you get two PhD's cave diving and nothing terribly stupid happening??? Thank the Gods of rain and may it go on for a few months!!!

[Squirrel Girl]

Interesting!

Hah, Peter and I dove and nothing stupid happened. We had some FANTASTIC dives!

[CaveMD]

We buddied up for our iucrr course and an MD and PhD managed to not turn a drill into a reality.

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[FW]

Too bad, the viz was pretty normal Sunday afternoon. Dr. Harry and I went to the top of Hendly's castle, then did the Spring Tunnel on the way back.

[Bobby]

Juan, Gloria, and I dove Peanut to Water Hole while they were doing their dives in P3. The cavern at P1 was getting bad when we went in and it had pushed back to the just before the Peanut sign by the time we came out. As Xenia said thank god for the rain and I hope we get enough to blow everything out for a while. Had a great dive with Juan and Gloria and I was impressed how well they handled their rented and new gear that was not set up for them. We adjusted quickly due to the weather conditions resulting in not the best set ups. They were troopers though and used their skill to adjust themselves and make up for the shortcomings of their gear.

[DrHarry]

Could it just stop raining until Friday after I fly home?

[Squirrel Girl]

Could it just stop raining until Friday after I fly home?

It started a few quick showers just when *I* was leaving Florida. Glad you had a good trip--at least until the rain!