Dive #65 - Rich Torkington's Dive Log

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Vidcap by Rich Torkington in Mexico 2001

Dive Journal: This morning’s first dive will satisfy the “Deep Dive” requirement for the advanced cert. Feliza anchors the boat off Punta Doble and the swells here are pretty significant. In fact, we have a difficult time finding an anchoring spot. We descend down the anchor rope, first Feliza, then Rich, and then Linda. Crossing through about 45 feet, we hit the thermocline, and the water is immediately chillier while the visiblity improves to about 8 feet. At the bottom, Feliza spends some time securing the anchor, while we rest on the steep wall. We first observe a tennisball she’s brought along, squished concave due to the pressure. She then reaches for a Tupperware box, and struggles to open the box under the pressure at depth, finally resorting to her dive knife. Inside the box are 2 raw eggs. When they are cracked open, the yolks, instead of flattening and breaking as usual, are held together neatly into squishy round balls that float before our eyes. Another illustration of the effect of pressure. We cut the dive very short, because I think Feliza is worried that the anchor rope is not stable, and also that the other divers still on board the Granny Slick might be getting seasick bouncing on top of the swells.