Julie dressed me??

So, it's true...I had another woman dress me.  Apologies to my (current?) wife of 25 years.  But honey, it's not what it looks like...

The true confession is that I completed dives seven & eight on my new drysuit.  And as I am taking advantage of the DUI zip-sealed dry gloves while the water is still a chilly 44ºF at the tubes (Gilboa Quarry, Ohio @ 62 feet), I haven't quite figured out how to feel my way around all the clips, snaps, and necessary tucks.  Julie, of the Ohio Quarry Divers, was one of my dive buddies on June 8 and graciously-- like the mom dressing the young kid--assisted me in "getting dressed".  Thanks, mom.

Along with Julie--Lauren, Ryan, Ozzie, and I took off on our first dive.  We visited the plane and helicopter just off the last dock, feed some fish at the school bus, and headed towards the tubes.  We even had the chance to see the silhouette of the paddlefish...my first time ever to do so in person.  Again, thanks, Julie!

John B joined us on our second dive and we headed in the opposite direction (east?) toward the shallows of the quarry.  I had the chance to try out, underwater, my JVC HD video/still point & shoot camera in its Ikelite housing...quite the challenge, again, with my oversized, cumbersome (but warm) dry gloves!  I also have a filter on the camera, so I'm trying to play with it to see the various effects at different depths as well.

All in all, it was a fantastic day weather-wise and dive-wise.  I hope to get out to the quarry again with friends in the near future!