Searchlights in the water
I just got back from my first nightdive! And it went well.
I thought it would frighten me so I joined Jan and another buddy and asked them to just go under with me, make a tiny tour near the entry point and I'd go back up and let them continue on their dive.
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but I never gave them the sign to go back (although apparently we did come by the stairs but I have not noticed so we went by) and I kept on floating in between their 2 bigger lights and felt calm.
Diving without sunlight is like walking in a dark wood with search lights...but swimming and you try to catch the fish in your light. We saw a lot of big pikes and many perches in all sizes.
hahaha, you know what's funny: you can see the lights of the divers from the side of the water.
And it was the first dive where I needed to search my dropped sock around the car with a flashlight!!
Cool, it's worth repeating.
I thought it would frighten me so I joined Jan and another buddy and asked them to just go under with me, make a tiny tour near the entry point and I'd go back up and let them continue on their dive.
...
but I never gave them the sign to go back (although apparently we did come by the stairs but I have not noticed so we went by) and I kept on floating in between their 2 bigger lights and felt calm.
Diving without sunlight is like walking in a dark wood with search lights...but swimming and you try to catch the fish in your light. We saw a lot of big pikes and many perches in all sizes.
hahaha, you know what's funny: you can see the lights of the divers from the side of the water.
And it was the first dive where I needed to search my dropped sock around the car with a flashlight!!
Cool, it's worth repeating.
Comments
I really enjoy seeing the sleeping fish. In the lakes it is a nice experience.
In the ocean every time you shine a light on a fish you shock and blind it, plus expose it to its many enemies... The freshwater fish don't seem to have as many enemies.
I've been a party to too many deaths on some of the world's most beautiful reefs. This is the reason I won't have night dives in salt water anymore.