A diving first?!

 decide to head out yesterday for arvo dive after wind pulled back a bit. dived with a mate and another for the first time that asked why we dont wear a hoodie?! What for I said!! have one in shed, never even contemplated it.

anyway, second dive, head rubs reef, a heap of coral drops and feel something on my ear. try to brush, then feel it go in my ear and with gloved finger seem to push it deeper, bit a of coral maybe?! 

balance of dive could feel it oving, thought maybe just pressure. get back to boat and decide filling ear with beer is best way to sort it. no luck! mate looks and says, yep a crab decided to make its home in there!! tried cray feeler to maybe try and hook it out, no luck! 

searched the boat and found some betadine and tweezers, did the job with a mate looking in with a dive torch and being able to pull it out. second claw that fell off came out few minutes later.

anyone ever heard anything so ridiculous??!

16 crays for the record, few good ones. will also consider wearing hoodie too!


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Classic

Tue, 2020-03-03 09:19

I dive with a 1mm vest and hoodie. Saves you bumping your head and stops your ears getting full of sand...and has the added bonus of keeping the crabs out!!

Well done on the crays.

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Depends on the water temp for

Tue, 2020-03-03 09:22

Depends on the water temp for me as they can easily make you overheat and uncomfortable not to mention the nuisance of removing it underwater is a pain.

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Lol classic...yeah same as

Tue, 2020-03-03 12:18

Lol classic...yeah same as above always bashing the scull on the ledges.

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Try

Wed, 2020-03-04 09:29

Vinegar .All divers should carry a small bottle.

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Gold. I always where

Wed, 2020-03-04 10:41

Hood. Saves pulling clumps of coral out off head.crab in ear definitely new one

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 Gonna dust it off and give

Wed, 2020-03-04 20:34

 Gonna dust it off and give it a go! 

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Lice

Thu, 2020-03-05 16:36

 Sea lice can be a problem as they tend to get into all sorts of places.Just as well the fisheries didnt see you they might have got your for Undersized crabs

 

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 Mrs. could ask some

Thu, 2020-03-05 17:12

 Mrs. could ask some interesting questions too