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Wednesday, June 20, 2018:
Mark
and Deep
Diver Paula headed to
the
Minnesota School of
Diving in Brainerd. This is an interesting place even for those who are not SCUBA divers. |
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This Dive equipment was
packed/pushed into a van and off they went to a lake near Crosby, Minnesota. |
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Then it was into dive
suits. This can easily take a half hour. |
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Paula waved
goodbye as she headed out with others. |
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One last set of
instructions before going under. |
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Eleven year old
Willow needs to wait another year before she can be a SCUBA diver. She was snorkeling that day to learn about water ans what is under the surface. |
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The lake is
home to fishermen as well. |
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This is what
Paula sees underwater. |
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Walleye,
northern, bass and much more. |
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The crew
finally came ashore after about an hour underwater. |
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Meanwhile,
hamburgers and bratwurst were being prepared on a grill for the hungry
crew when they return. |
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Then the
stories began about what they saw below. |
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This was
Paula's chance to eat food that is beyond her normal diet routine. |
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Then they told
lies about the fish they saw underwater. How big was it? |
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The crew lined up for a
group shot. Photographers refer to this as the "firing squad photo!" |
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Todd Matthies filled
air tanks to just over 3000 pounds per square inch so they are ready for the
next dive. |
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Then it was time to do
paperwork on the dive. Paula has over 600 dives in her 15 year career. |
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Brainerd's famous
concrete water tower was standing proudly by the tracks that evening, near the
dive shop, when a Burlington Northern train went through. |
Quote of the day:
Great summer weather that day. Mark
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Questions, Comments? Email Mark Persons teki@mwpersons.com |
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