Wolfe Islander II, Kingston ON			N 44° 13.5', W 76° 24.9'
Dive Number 22		Buddy Steve	Surface temp 13°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 61ft	Visibility ~15ft	Time 33m	Water temp 15°C	Ending pressure 1200psi
Notes:	Our club charter was booked for the wrecks of the Aloha and Effie-Mae, but questionable shore conditions forced a shift in plans to something closer, in case the weather should take a change for the worse. I dove with Steve, who had not been to this wreck before. We saw lots of sunfish and perck, and three large drums. In addition, we toured the deck and saw the usual features: motorcycle, bicycle and bowling ball. Since Steve wasn't wearing a hood, we kept just above the thermocline at 61 ft for most of the dive; that's as deep as I ought to be going until I complete my Deep Diver training, anyway.

Advanced Open Water Dive 3: Underwater Navigation
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston ON			N 44° 13.0', W 76° 31.1'
Dive Number 21		Buddy Mike	Surface temp 15°C	Starting pressure 3050psi
Depth 30ft	Visibility 20ft	Time 44m	Water temp 16°C	Ending pressure 1000psi
Notes:	For the third of my five Advanced Open Water dives, I got caught up to Sylvain, who had already completed his Navigation. After the review session with Mike (which was enriched with a discussion of dissolved gases in blood that has been depleted following blood donation), we got over to Portsmouth Harbour (despite the rain) and began. After travelling three times along a 100-foot length of rope, my calibrations are as follows: (20,19,19) kicks over 100ft = 5 ft per kick (73,70,65) seconds for 100 ft = 1.3 ft/sec or 7 seconds for 10 ft Mike was generous with praise for my attempt to navigate a 100 ft square with the compass. My first attempt landed me within 10 feet of the target, which was gratifying. I continue to be weighted in a way that leaves me bottom-heavy. We'll have to try affixing some of the weights to my shoulders sometime. Oh yeah - we also took a surface bearing of the stopsign, from which the tower over Kingston Pen is 60 degrees (Northeast), and the line through a smokestack and right edge of a footbridge is 300 degrees (Northwest).

Advanced Open Water Dive 2: Peak Performance Buoyancy
Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, Kingston ON			N 44° 12.9', W 76° 31.3'
Dive Number 20		Buddy Sylvain, Mike	Surface temp 21°C	Starting pressure 2600psi
Depth 40ft	Visibility 20ft	Time 45m	Water temp 17°C	Ending pressure 1100psi
Notes:	For my second Advanced Open Water Dive, Mike took Sylvain and I to the KPH, where we followed the pipe out to about 30 feet and did some fine tuning of buoyancy. I learned that while 20 pounds is the right amount of weight for me, I ought to carry about 4 of it on my shoulders if possible; else I return to a feet-down position when resting. People throw a lot of junk off the pier at KPH. We saw a computer, a printer, a lawn mower, and several cafeteria trays. Mike also spied a cigarette lighter, and Sylvain picked up a golf ball.

Advanced Open Water Dive 1: Night Diving
Marine Museum, Kingston ON			N 44° 13.4', W 76° 28.2'
Dive Number 19		Buddy Sylvain, Mike	Surface temp 23°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 36ft	Visibility 10ft	Time 36m	Water temp 21°C	Ending pressure 1800psi
Notes:	This was the first of my training dives for my PADI advanced open water dive. I learned that although $9.00 Wal-Mart lights are cheap, they're no substitute for bright underwater lights. Also learned a couple more things that I ought to add to my wishlist: a noisemaker, a light beacon, a whistle (I may have a suitable one of those already). I already knew I needed an underwater compass. We managed to find the line and the wreck, saw a few fishies, including a medium-sized pike (about 50 cm?) which swam right past us. Overall very relaxed.