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Wednesday, August 12, 2015:
Paula and her SCUBA diving friends showed up at the
Minnesota School of
Diving shop, signing up for an evening "fun dive." They were
there to remember fun diving and to have another outing that night.
Mark was there as the unofficial photographer. |
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| Yes, the place has diving outfits
from the past and plenty of new items.
They even have depth maps for area lakes.
The dive van was loaded and it was off. |
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| Three cars and the van headed to
Gilligan's Plunge, a favorite dive spot near Crosby, Minnesota, just
fifteen miles from Brainerd. This and many surrounding lakes are
abandoned iron mining pits. There is plenty of iron ore left over
to coat tires in brown mud. When dry, the brown is more orange in
color. |
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| Then it was time to "suit up."
Deep Diver Paula
wore her wet suit. She will switch to a dry suit when the water is
colder. |
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| Then it was down to the water with
fins, tanks, regulators, and much more. |
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| Preparation is quite a procedure that
takes over a half hour to get ready for a dive. The weather looked
good, but there was rain in the forecast. |
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| Master Diver Jill Herberg worked that
night as cook and potential rescue diver if anything went wrong.
The only thing that went wrong is Jill posed for a photo and the BBQ
flared up! Mark said he likes food well done anyway. At
least now we know what SCUBA divers eat after exploring underwater. |
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| In case you wonder what Paula sees
underwater, here are some shot from her camera. |
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| Yes, the skies had turned a bit
orange by the time the divers came up. It was a "thumbs up"
evening for them. Tim Gack showed off his
favorite foods including Coca Cola in a can labeled Explorer, which is a
fitting title for him. |
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| Divers shared stories, some of them
true, about what they saw underwater.
Then Tim received a phone call from home in Aikley, MN, saying a storm
had downed trees and knocked out power. |
It is interesting seeing the SCUBA diving hobby. Mark
