An open water class for Oscar Hidalgo and Brian Johnson.  Steel Jones came along to snorkel.  The water temp ranged from 64 to 72 degrees. VIS was not so great except down near the cavern/spring entrance. The outside air temperature was 24 degrees when we made our first dive off a large pontoon boat.

We rented a pontoon boat from the Plantation Inn Marina

The best manatee picture of the day

(left to right) Brian Johnson, Oscar Hidalgo, Steel Jones

Tom (left), Steel (right)
The dives are done, we've changed and are just starting to get warm.
Steel is happy it's over!

Buddies!    Oscar (left), Steel (right)

Tom and Oscar

Oscar in route to his 1st dive of the day.  Water was MUCH warmer than the air.

Steel above a little manatee 

Oscar (left),  Brian Johnson (right).
Just above the entrance to the cavern/spring at Kings Bay at Crystal River.

There were plenty of huge tarpon around.
Above one is looking a Steel. Maybe thinking they look alike?
Below is the closest I could get to one. 
This one below probably weighed in at 300+ lbs.

Steel

Brian Johnson (above and below)
Above he is hovering over the stone monument at Kings Bay.
Below he is close to a passing manatee.

Oscar (left), Brian (right)

POOL TRAINING

Oscar doing his 'tread water test'

Pool skills

Putting on a weight belt lesson

Inflator hose on/off exercise

Underwater swimming

Blow bubbles when regulator out of mouth...

Purging

 

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