long distance swim
Submitted by Bill on Wed, 2008-06-11 11:55
well The dive last night wasn't cold but i was left with a huge swim as i surfaced on the wrong side of the river. I had two choices leg it up the hill and find someone with a phone and call the boys to drive around and get me or run the gauntlet back over to the other side on the surface with all my gear. Well i opted for the swim and what a swim it was the tide was running pretty fast on the other side. I was thinking bull shark bait with flashing lure lights all over me. I managed to get to the first moring line and hang of a moring to catch my breath before the last dash to the beach. I need to get a new compass. But did manage a feed of prawns
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Wow Bill! ???
How wide was the river? Where you on tanks or free diving? How'd you manage that?
Just as well you weren't in the Mediterranean
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Bill
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I recon it would be getting
I recon it would be getting close to a kilometre. I was on tanks. it happened when I was leisurely gathering a few prawns minding my own business when something stirred the bottom up and I became disorientated and my compass decided to trip out.
Pete D
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Haha, you'll only ever do
Haha, you'll only ever do that once Bill.
Did it about 10 years ago - went and bought a compass that week. Not a nice swim back across the river in that situation. Mine was in summer too, so lots more boat traffic!
Cheers Pete
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Bloody hell
that's a bit of an experience Bill. It is hard work swimming with tanks against the tide. Hope the prawns tasted good.
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Bill
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Well pete I will confess
Well pete I will confess that was the second time.First time only half way across
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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sucks!
Good to see you got a feed Bill. I ended up at the Pt Walter "rise" when i first started diving the Swan at night and then bought a compass. The long surface swim suck's,especially for an unfit bugger like me!
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Bill
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have you been for a dive yet
have you been for a dive yet Ryan there realy are no excuses now you have you have you mods done to your wetsuit.
Pete D
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Half way!
Thats just reconnaissance Bill
Yeah, Ryans got new wetsuit bits, but he can't fit that Halco in
Cheers Pete
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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true!
hehehe...yeh that is very true Bill and i'm keen as all my gear is ready to go now and i'll be a sh!t load warmer. I haven't been out chasin prawns or crays for a while and spewin. The hold up lately is that i'm off to Exmouth next week and i've been getting my other boat all sorted (fair bit of work/refitting) and that will stay up there!
I'll get out for prawns when i get back for sure!
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Bill
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will keep an eye out for you
will keep an eye out for you
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Mad man on land
Mad man in Water . It gets like that when you are over 40---- Glad you are allright
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Removing someone else's reg
Removing someone else's reg is quite funny. When that gets old, the next trick is to turn their air off. That one's good for a laugh as well...
Got disorientated a few years back while diving at Mosman...ended up in the middle of the river, right next to the Water Police boat. I think they'd been following my lights for a while, and waiting for me to come up. They were nice enough to tow me back in!
Bill
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Better than turning the air
Better than turning the air is bit of ocy splater in the reg ready for the next dive.
Bill
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It's all mind games
It's all mind games