Dive #209 - Rich Torkington's Dive Log
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Bottom Time to Date:

180h
55m


Dive Info:

Dive Start:
11:40AM

Bottom Time:
48 minutes

Maximum Depth:
61 feet

Safety Stop:
3 minutes

Beginning Air:
3300 psi

Ending Air:
1000 psi

Weather Conditions:
Clear 75°F windy

Surface Conditions:
Choppy

Surface Water Temperature:
75°F

Bottom Water Temperature:
75°F

Visibility:
100+ feet
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March 16,
2005
SOUTH PETER'S PLACE
ANDROS ISLAND, BAHAMAS
BOAT DIVE
VIDEO
Linda
Small Hope Bay Lodge
Andros Island, Bahamas
http://www.smallhope.com/
Photo
A great tiger grouper at a cleaning station.
Videograph by Rich Torkington in Bahamas 2005 
Dive Journal: The morning’s second dive is another patchy swimaround. The bottom slopes downward in a northeasterly direction, and we come across a nice Nassau grouper to video.

As we continue NE, Linda points out a big tiger grouper sculling down in a large sandy depression, so we carefully lower ourselves in so we won’t disturb him. He’s getting cleaned by little juvenile wrasses and such, and he stays put to give me some of the best video of a tiger grouper I’ve ever gotten. We especially like how he huffs in and out with his big purple lips as the wrasses swim through his gills.

Following lunch, Janel and John take off in the dive boat for their first ever dive without either parent present, at a site called Queen Angel Ridge. We pretend to be nonchalant about it, but we’re both glad to see the dive boat return with our two onboard.

Linda and I heat up the ping-pong table again this afternoon, and we pick up a game of doubles with 2 local guys. They figure as tourists we must be lame players, but we educate them quickly. Soon, the trash talk is flying and the competitive juices are flowing. The local guys seem to really enjoy the game, and ask us to play later on in the week.

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Info:
Fins:
Mares Avanti Quattro
Computer:
Oceanic Véo 200
Tank:
80 ft3 Al
BCD:
SeaQuest Spectrum 4
Breathing Gas:
Air
Body of Water:
Caribbean Sea
Mask:
U S Divers
Protection:
3mm full wetsuit
Regulator:
SeaQuest
Spectrum XR2
plus Oceanic
Slimline octopus
Weight:
10 lb
Water Type:
Salt
Video Equipment:
Sony DCR-TRV11 digital handycam in Top Dawg housing