Well, another ice dive is in the books at Blue Springs Quarry in Waldron Indiana. Rick Green, Becky, Greg, and myself dived with the aid and surface support of Bob from Indy. Several other divers from Indy also cut a hole on the other side of the quarry and did a dive.
Becky, Rick and Myself all dived 2 hose regs. I busted out the Voit Polaris and Becky and Rick used PRAMS. I went super vintage with my hydroglove sheet rubber drysuit. Unfortunately my hydroglove really leaked on me. I may have to search for a hole or be a little more careful how I seal it up, but despite getting 39 degree water all the way down to my feet I managed a 55 minute dive with s depth of 53 feet. Greg was my dive buddy and he of course stayed in 5 minutes longer.
This was Becky's first ice dive and she came back special from Fla. just to dive with us(she may be crazy). Rick was very helpful to Becky and she braved the elements quite well. The ice was 6 to 8 inches thick and it took Becky and Rick quite a bit of time with Bob's chainsaw to cut the triangle hole(thanks again Rick, Bob, and Becky). The viz was better than 30 feet. The air temp was a toasty 38 degrees and very sunny. That and the wood fire Bob started really helped when I took off my soaked undergarments.
Despite getting soaked it was a great time with great friends. Thanks for the invite Rick and perhaps we can do it again soon!