Dead Man's Bay, Kingston ON			N 44° 14.0', W 76° 26.9'
Dive Number 31		Buddies Mike, Joan, Nancy	Surface temp 13°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 14ft	Visibility ~20ft	Time 61m	Water temp 8°C	Ending pressure 1250psi
Notes:	I arrived at the dive club just in time to join Mike, Joan, and Nancy for a trip to see the Psyche and the Prince Regent(?) in "Dead Man's Bay", accessible from Arrowhead Beach Park, on CFB Kingston. The weeds were abominable, and they are reported to have greatly improved compared to the same site earlier in the year. For the most part, Mike and I tried to swim in the metre between the top of the weeds and the water's surface. Animal wildlife was scarce - I saw a big carp and lots of gobies on the wrecks, as well as a small bass; others reported seeing a couple catfish. The wrecks themselves were interesting, and Mike shot a little video of the dive. The swim was my coldest yet, my shallowest yet, my longest yet, and my latest in the year. I'd be interested to see these sites again when the weeds are gone or if the water is warmer, but probably these conditions will not exist at the same time...

Cora W Post, Howe Island ON			N 44° 14.7', W 76° 18.4'
Dive Number 30		Buddy Mike	Surface temp 10°C	Starting pressure 2800psi
Depth 39ft	Visibility ~30ft	Time 31m	Water temp 9°C	Ending pressure 1500psi
Notes:	Frost was on the car this morning, but the weather for our dive this afternoon was beautiful. Mike and doubled back once across the South shore of Howe island before finding the line to the Cora Post, sunk in 1891 with a full load of bricks, many of which are still visible on the wreck. We saw lots of gobies on the wreck, and a big old carp and [we think] some bass inside the wreck. My body temperature seemed to hold firm for the half hour underwater, and I got undressed afterwards without too much shaking and shivering. If the timing works out next week, we'll hopefully get out again.

Marine Museum, Kingston ON			N 44° 13.4', W 76° 28.2'
Dive Number 29		Buddy Domenique	Surface temp 4°C	Starting pressure 2800psi
Depth 38ft	Visibility ~25ft	Time 55m	Water temp 9°C	Ending pressure 900psi
Notes:	We returned to the Marine museum with a few members from the club (Lee, Mike, Sheila, Eric, Domenique and me). Mike brought a camera and took a few pictures (including the one now in the diver profile upper left), but the fish were not quite as plentiful underneath the Alexander Henry as he was there were on Wednesday. I am in uncharted ground - as an undergrad student, I would sometimes swim in the lake into October. Having already had snow, and well into November, this is later in the year than I have ever been in the water. How late will I go in a wetsuit?

Marine Museum, Kingston ON			N 44° 13.4', W 76° 28.2'
Dive Number 28		Buddy Mike	Surface temp 10°C	Starting pressure 2800psi
Depth 38ft	Visibility ~25ft	Time 46m	Water temp 9°C	Ending pressure 1100psi
Notes:	When Mike proposed a dive this afternoon, I wasn't sure I'd be up to it win the November weather. He has a drysuit after all! We took giant strides over the edge at the Marine Museum, and the cold on my mask area was uncomfortable at first, but became tolerable as the dive went on. Lured by the possibility of seeing the resident eel, we went out to the barge, and then with ample air, returned to the Alexander Henry where we saw about 50 [large mouth?] bass under the hull. A short swim east afforded me a view of a pike as well. For reference, the water being cold was not a big problem (even with me only wearing a single layer and MEC surf shirt), but getting undressed out of wetsuit in the cold and wind was unpleasant. I'll try and sort out a better changing option if I go again - possibly on Saturday.