The Aquarium, Virgin Gorda, BVI			N 18° 26.4', W 64° 27.2'
Dive Number 121		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 28°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 24ft	Visibility excellent	Time 47m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1450psi
Notes:	Because they had to decompress before Saturday flights, most divers avoided the Friday afternoon dive, but Jason and I joined five others (and divemaster Emily) for a dive on a shallow coral off Virgin Gorda. Jason and I descended near Kevin and Charlie, and made our way to the coral, where we quickly came across a beautiful swimming sea turtle, and I took several pictures. Kevin and Charlie continued farther along the reef, but when Jason made the "turn around" sign, I interpreted that he wanted to end the dive, and swam back in the direction we came. Back on the North side of the reef, he settled and wanted to stay a little longer, and we saw lots more fish, including a large French angel. We also spied Emily and Heloisa, and I was glad to take another picture of her, since she was a recently certified diver, and it's nice to have a souvenir. Jason and I probably ought to have stayed with them, since when he wanted to return to the boat, I led us away toward the place I thought we dropped instead of the line (we hadn't descended the line!), and it was only after he surfaced for a look-see that we reoriented toward the boat. Arriving closer we both ascended again and this time were close enough for me to swim and Jason to get towed in on a rope. Confusion notwithstanding, it was a great dive to end our trip on.

Alice's Backside, Ginger Island, BVI			N 18° 23.5', W 64° 29.2'
Dive Number 120		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 27°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 58ft	Visibility excellent	Time 54m	Water temp 28°C	Ending pressure 1100psi
Notes:	This dive site is affectionately called "Alice's Backside" because of a large rock on shore with a crack in it. We dropped in here and swam against gentle current and then were carried back to the boat. Fernando and I teamed up once more for a wildlife photo, coaxing a porcupinefish out of a little cove. With Jason concerned about air, I thought it would be best for us to follow Emily and Charlie, reasoning that Charlie would likely exhaust his air before Jason did. This in fact turned out to be true, but I had not anticipated that Emily would extend his bottom time by buddy breathing with him. Also, since we were ahead of other divers, we ended up downstream from a good nurse shark sighting. Because of the current, we swam out of the current into the shallow to complete a safety stop in the shelter of a little coral. I navigated back to the line ok, but in the current, Jason dropped again to try and decrease his work of finning, and his computer had him take a second stop.

RMS Rhone, Salt Island, BVI			N 18° 22.1', W 64° 32.1'
Dive Number 119		Buddies Martin, Fernando	Surface temp 28°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 71ft	Visibility excellent	Time 36m	Water temp 28°C	Ending pressure 1100psi
Notes:	Our divemaster Pete says that the full moon makes for interesting currents and dives, which he claims was one of the interesting factors for this dive to have been ... well, the way it was. Our group of ten divers plus Emily (our divemaster) rode over to the dive site by dark, and attached our moorings. Jason and I entered the water on opposite sides of the dinghy. Thinking we'd swim to the line together, I swam toward him only to realize that we were quickly getting swept away from the line by a strong current. I thought Jason expressed concern about getting swept away, so I asked him to inflate his BCD and grabbed his tank stem and kicked hard, dragging him back to the boat (he clarified afterwards that he never asked for help). Nevertheless, he said he didn't want to go down, so I asked Martin if I could join him and Fernando, which he thought would be fine. Before descending the line, Emily asked if either of us had seen Charlie, who was supposed to have buddied up with her. We hadn't. The few of us descended the line together, where she found a total of eight divers and quickly wrote a single word message on her slate: "CHARLIE?". None of us had seen him, so she advised us to continue without her, and she ascended. In the effort to descend, Fernando has already used all but 1500 of his air, but he, Martin and I stayed together and toured the bow a little bit. Emily had warned us that a large grouper had adapted to divers, and used their lights to hunt for food. This turned out to be true - the grouper was probably 20 inches in length, and we all tried to dissuade it as best we could. Even at the bottom, the current was relatively strong, and so while there were lots of things to see, I was feeling more preoccupied with ensuring that the count of people returning to the boat was the same eight of us that Emily had left when she had gone up to find Charlie. Near the end of the dive, we encountered a small octopus (from which Martin got a little squeeze on his finger reminiscent of an octopine encounter a year earlier). We also encountered Emily again, which thankfully meant that Charlie had been located and recovered. The ascent was comical with all divers being blown like streamers on the line, and many of us reading our gauges and computers by the light of the diver above us since we had to hold the line so firmly with the other hand. After surfacing, we learned that Charlie had indeed been swept away by the strong current, and had to be retrieved by Pete, while Jason waited alone in darkness aboard the lone dinghy tied to the mooring line. I think that five labels for this post may be a record (tropical, night, wreck, deep, rescue)

RMS Rhone, Salt Island, BVI			N 18° 22.1', W 64° 32.1'
Dive Number 118		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 28°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 63ft	Visibility excellent	Time 43m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1150psi
Notes:	The stern of the Rhone may be my favourite dive all trip. Jason and I descended without difficulty in clear water, and shortly afterwards were joined by Kat, who was working as ship's cook. She showed us a couple of the sights, including the captain's spoon, and a fun swim-through just beside the great propellers. Afterwards, she removed regulator and mask for an entertaining photo through an old porthole, and I had Jason take a similar goofy shot of me. Kat also generously offered to take a picture of Jason and I together, our only underwater shot with both of us. Jason and I encountered no difficulties, and ascended comfortably.

Salt Island Bay, Salt Island, BVI			N 18° 22.5', W 64° 31.8'
Dive Number 117		Buddies Fernando, Tom	Surface temp 28°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 36ft	Visibility excellent	Time 75m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1000psi
Notes:	I haven't been able to find any corroborating evidence on Wiktionary (or even urbandictionary), but the crew of the Cuan Law assures me that "squiffle" is a verb referring to the action of sniffing about, as a pig would do for truffles. This is what they call it when divers take an unscheduled (and unled) dive between scheduled trips out. When Fernando was thinking about dropping down for a look around the bay, I joined and Tom came along as well. Both are excellent divers - Fernando just over 500 dives, and Tom is an instructor. We got to see lots of sand tilefish burrows and large hermit crabs, and I spied a large barracuda which circled the three of us long enough for us to take pictures and video of it. I continue to hope that someone else has a shot of me with it for my album. We arrived back at the boat with over a thousand psi, so hung out a little longer in the shallows where more well lit pictures could be taken.

RMS Rhone, Salt Island, BVI			N 18° 22.1', W 64° 32.1'
Dive Number 116		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 27°C	Starting pressure 3150psi
Depth 73ft	Visibility excellent	Time 42m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1100psi
Notes:	The highlight of British Virgin Island diving for some is the wreck of the Royal Mail Ship Rhone, which sunk off the coast of Salt Island in 1867 during a Hurricane. The wreck lies in about 80 feet of water, and there's plenty of life around. For the morning dive, we did the bow section. Fish life was similar to previous dives, but the wreck is very interesting with deck supports that resemble Roman columns. Jason paused to take a photo of me as other divers passed the swim through. I oriented Charlie back to the group when he was swimming away, after which his buddy (Pete, the divemaster) led him around holding on to his gauge. Jason and I came back a little early, as his tank held fewer than 500 remaining psi.

Manchioneel Rock, Cooper Island, BVI			N 18° 22.9', W 64° 30.9'
Dive Number 115		Buddy Kevin	Surface temp 25°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 48ft	Visibility excellent	Time 52m	Water temp 28°C	Ending pressure 1000psi
Notes:	Feeling a bit less than perfect after his leg cramp, Jason stayed behind this dove, so I dove with Kevin, the third in a group of three from Detroit who was working on his advanced course during the trip. The strong current around the point of Manchioneel bay made this more like a drift dive at first, but after coming around the point, Fernando inflated his sausage and we took a more leisurely swim around the bay. I got a brief glimpse of a ray which swam away as we approached.

Vanishing Rock, Cooper Island, BVI			N 18° 18.1', W 64° 38.1'
Dive Number 114		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 27°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 43ft	Visibility excellent	Time 48m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1100psi
Notes:	This was interesting dive site with abundant fish, but with very strong current that prevented most of us from navigating around the rock. Jason developed a severe leg cramp, which I under-recognized. We took it somewhat easy for that reason. I still managed to get a shot of a French angelfish that I thought was pretty good.

Santa Monica Rock, Norman Island, BVI			N 18° 18.1', W 64° 38.1'
Dive Number 113		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 27°C	Starting pressure 3200psi
Depth 49ft	Visibility excellent	Time 62m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1000psi
Notes:	This was an uncomplicated but very fun dive. We started with a group photo to commemorate Fernando's 500th dive, and then Jason and I stayed close to the line looked around. A couple of interesting spotted filefish were seen, and I was particularly taken by a yellowtailed damselfish. I paused for some lotus pose buoyancy on the ascent.

Kelly's Cove, Norman Island, BVI			N 18° 19.5', W 64° 37.4'
Dive Number 112		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 28°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 37ft	Visibility excellent	Time 73m	Water temp 28°C	Ending pressure 1200psi
Notes:	Jason took the lead a little more this dive, and he and I stayed relatively close to the line on this independent night dive. For the first time, I took the camera on a night dive, and snapped a couple interesting pictures of an eel. We also saw a couple lobster. We got over a full hour before coming up for supper.

Angelfish Reef, Norman Island, BVI			N 18° 18.7', W 64° 37.7'
Dive Number 111		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 28°C	Starting pressure 3200psi
Depth 52ft	Visibility excellent	Time 44m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1450psi
Notes:	Slightly more current was present on parts of this dive than those that preceeded it. The reef had abundant sea life, including a swimming turtle of which Fernando shot some video, and of which I took a couple pics. He and I also managed to pin a queen angelfish on opposite sides of a reef, and shared some shots of that as well (he had confided that the queen angel wa sone of his favourites. Shortly after that, Jason and I followed a school of large jack around a corner and saw a dense school of small angelfish. We returned through a little channel, and he surfaced to orient himself to the boat's location. After surfacing, we made reviewed some signs for boat location.

Carrot Shoal, Peter Island, BVI			N 18° 19.6', W 64° 34.6'
Dive Number 110		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 27°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 64ft	Visibility excellent	Time 50m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1050psi
Notes:	On this leisurely dive, we saw a nurse shark sleeping under a bit of coral, as well as a spotted drum and lots of trumpetfush. At the end of the dive, I navigated back to the boat successfully. No mishaps, no troubles.

Hallover Bay, Cooper Island, BVI			N 18° 22.5', W 64° 30.7'
Dive Number 109		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 28°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 32ft	Visibility excellent	Time 67m	Water temp 28°C	Ending pressure 1250psi
Notes:	This was a fantastic night dive. After the cheesecake dessert, we got dropped in the zodiacs a few hundred metres from Cuan law, and gradually swam our way back to the beacon, led by Emily P, onr of the divemasters. I swam a few metres off to one side, and Jason roved back and forth. I had the good fortune to find a large sleeping turtle, a spotted moray, and Jason found a huge lobster. We all probably thought we had passed the exit point by the time we saw the beacon, and came up very happy. No mishaps major or minor, an excellent dive!

Wreck Alley, Cooper Island, BVI			N 18° 22.5', W 64° 30.7'
Dive Number 108		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 28°C	Starting pressure 3200psi
Depth 82ft	Visibility excellent	Time 40m	Water temp 29°C	Ending pressure 1350psi
Notes:	This was a deep dive to a set of four wrecks. Jason and I stopped after the first two, but were treated tio lots of garden eels, and I enjoyed seeing the colourful dogfish. Jason had upgraded his tank to an aluminium 100 from the 80 on the previous dive, and we enjoyed a little longer dive time (and I got a little lower on my air) for that reason.

Thumb Rock, Cooper Island, BVI			N 18° 22.5', W 64° 30.7'
Dive Number 107		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 27°C	Starting pressure 2950psi
Depth 57ft	Visibility excellent+	Time 44m	Water temp 28°C	Ending pressure 1350psi
Notes:	This was our first daytime reef dive of the trip. We were rewarded with lots of fish, but my batteries failed on the camera and computer. Thankfully, both were resuscitated with fresh charges!

Muskmelon Bay, Guana Island, BVI			N 18° 29.1', W 64° 34.7'
Dive Number 106		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 27°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 42ft	Visibility excellent	Time 47m	Water temp 28°C	Ending pressure 1800psi
Notes:	Worried that I'd have trouble managing it with two lights as well as a computer, I left my camera behind for this night dive, which is a shame since the dive gave us our best view of one of the octopus on the trip. We also saw a few crabs and plenty of trumpetfish. Peter led the group out onto the reef and back. I also benefitted from changing the batteries in my C8 light after this dive - it had been shining weakly. Jason had a quick surface at the end of this dive after he and Kevin's tanks and regs tangled and Jason's reg was pulled from his mouth. Thankfully he had already completed a safety stop.

Muskmelon Bay, Guana Island, BVI			N 18° 29.1', W 64° 34.7'
Dive Number 105		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 28°C	Starting pressure 3200psi
Depth 27ft	Visibility excellent	Time 37m	Water temp 28°C	Ending pressure 2200psi
Notes:	The first dive of Jason's and my dive vacation was a "checkout" dive, designed to assess the skills of the divers. Peter had all the divers clear a mask, remove their primary air source, sweep to recover, and demonstrate some buoyancy. Jason and I were happy to spy a barracuda near the boat.

Aloha and Effie Mae, Kingston ON			N 44° 09.8', W 76° 34.1'
Dive Number 104		Buddies Matt, Stacey	Surface temp 22°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 52ft	Visibility fair	Time 39m	Water temp 16°C	Ending pressure 1700psi
Notes:	I had finished a stretch of work that included the two previous night shifts as well as a Wednesday day clinic in the clinic, but fatigue wasn't going to stop me from getting one of the last dives of the season. The weather threatened to ba another thing. By the 5 o'clock scheduled departure time, five of six divers had shown up, but rain poured down and Southerly wind made any boat but the Munson inadvisable (with one basic diver among us, that wouldn't do either. Rather than abort the trip for a shore dive, we gave the rain half an hour to settle. Our decision paid off: The downpour stopped, the wind shifted and we were rewarded with a dive that, despite poorer visibility, was much warmer than predicted (Anne called for 52 degree temp at depth; the actual temp was about ten degrees higher). We arrived late, owing to some boat trouble, and although we hadn't planned a night dive per se, it turned out well that there were ample flashlights, including the new one I picked up at Northern Tech. On the subject of new gear, this was also my first dive with the underwater housing for the new Canon camera that Cheryl and I bought this summer. Although the particulate matter made photograpy difficult, I managed to catch one decent shot of the large drum that calls the Effie Mae its home. With five divers on board, we dove in wet and dry teams: Kim and Scott started on "team dry" (Scott alone finished on that team), and Matt and I were joined by newer diver Stacey in our neoprenes. This week, my trip to the British Virgin Islands was confirmed for beginning of December. I'll probably get three or four more dives in before that, hopefully.

Aloha and Effie Mae, Kingston ON			N 44° 09.8', W 76° 34.1'
Dive Number 103		Buddy Mario	Surface temp 22°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 53ft	Visibility fair	Time 48m	Water temp 21°C	Ending pressure 1200psi
Notes:	After an abominable 50 day dry spell [August!], Scott, Kim, Mario and I made it out the club dive this Wednesday. Originally scheduled for the Marsh, we elected to drop in on the more sheltered [and closer] Aloha and Effie Mae. The wrecks were in good shape, and as usual were frequented by plenty of smallmouth and rock bass, as well as a large drum and lots of gobies. Water was warm. Mario used no headwear or gloves. One large bass was large enough for me to refer to it as "dinner for four". I should really have brought my underwater camera to try it out!

The Lusitania, Kingston ON			N 44° 8.7', W 76° 36.8'
Dive Number 102		Buddies Rick, Owen	Surface temp 15°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 68ft	Visibility good	Time 25m	Water temp 18°C	Ending pressure 1800psi
Notes:	Five divers came to the club dive this which was booked for the Queen Mary. Steve and Nancy, me, and two divers I didn't know: Owen and Rick. Ann [our captain] offered to take us to whichever wreck we wanted since all were advanced divers, but momentum being what it is, everyone wanted to follow the original plan. I would have been happy to switch, having been on the Queen Mary a couple weeks ago, but didn't want to make too many waves. When we arrived and found the buoy was not afloat, we happily redirected to the adjacent wreck, the Lusitania. Steve and Nancy were diving dry, so I joined Owen and Rick for the dive. The wreck is large and spread out, a great boiler sits near the stern, as well as a four blade prop. The only fish we saw were gobies. Rick finned aggressively and we turned the dive just after a single lap around the wreck as he air pressure approached 1000 psi. I had been expecting a cool thermocline similar to the one present in my last few lake dives, but felt none. When we surfaced, my computer reported the water temp as 18 degrees, which meant that no one felt cold (I had worn my shorty underneath of my 7mm, just in case).

The KGH, Kingston ON			N 44° 13.4', W 76° 29.4'
Dive Number 101		Buddy Sylvain	Surface temp 17°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 63ft	Visibility good	Time 32m	Water temp 11°C	Ending pressure 1300psi
Notes:	I have tried twice without success to navigate to a local wreck known to members of the club as the KGH because of it's location across from Kingston General Hospital. Today, the club's "Sunday Morning Dive" was going to this spot, so I was keen to go along so that I would learn how to get there. A mechanical problem at the club meant that we were delayed getting to the dive site, and because of an interruption when going through his pre-dive checklist, had forgotten his BCD at home (for what it's worth, I was also short my dive computer, but thankfully could go without that). Our start was even later than most for this reason, and I was thankful that Sylvain knew how to get to the line (enter, swim to about 20 feet, then turn east to catch the line). The swim to the wreck was long, we arrived with about a third of our air gone. We took a quick tour around the wreck, and eagerly returned above the 45 foot thermocline on a leisurely swim back. Lots of gobies were visible on the wreck, but the only big fish seen was a single bass on the return swim. It was great to see Sylvain again, and to go for my first dive of the year with him.

KPH, Kingston ON			N 44° 12.5', W 76° 31.8'
Dive Number 100		Buddies Mike, Dianne	Surface temp 22°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 68ft	Visibility good	Time 36m	Water temp 10°C	Ending pressure 1300psi
Notes:	When I ran into Mike at the club on Tuesday and he heard that I was completing my 99th dive on Wednesday, he suggested I drop him an email and went on to offer me atrip out the KPH on his and Dianne's boat today. I was happy to accept. The KPH is named for its proximity to Kingston Psychiatric Hospital, but has no relationship to the institution. It was the scheduled destination for several charter dives two years ago, but was always cancelled when the mooring line was missing. Mike and Dianne had both been on this 135 foot barge in the past (Dianne recalled it was her 100th dive a well), so they gave me a brief orientation and down we went. Both my buddies used larger capacity tanks than my aluminium 80, but both started with about 1500 psi only. We had enough time to swim the length of the wreck before Mike ran low on air. He surfaced, and Dianne and I swam the length of it once more before surfacing. She also arrived back to the boat with 500 only, but I was ready to be done anyway. The temperature underneath the 45 foot thermocline was too chilly! Mike brought his camera, and took a few pictures, including this one of me diving on the wreck. We adjourned to the Portsmouth tavern for lunch and conversation afterwards. It's probably my style that my hundredth outing finished with relatively little pomp or circumstance, but with a good dive and good friends.

City of Sheboygan, Kingston ON			N 44° 4.6', W 76° 44.1'
Dive Number 99		Buddy Matt	Surface temp 20°C	Starting pressure 3100psi
Depth 94ft	Visibility very good	Time 27m	Water temp 10°C	Ending pressure 1400psi
Notes:	The Club ran two charters this week, the choice of a basic dive and our ship, the slightly pricier ($40 instead of $30) trip out to the wreck of the City of Sheboygan. Six divers were booked on, four of us showed, and the wreck did not disappoint: It's a beautiful schooner in better condition than most (owing in no small part to its distance from shore, one expects). There's an easy swim-through on the stern, too! At the start of the dive, Steve Liu and I saw a large school of small fish shimmer in the distance. Neither of our buddies caught sight of them, so we were glad to have shared the brief glimpse. In The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it is suggested that a towel is one of the most useful things an intrepid traveler can have. I would do well to remember this advice; air-drying after a swim in ten degree water doesn't make for a warm boat ride home. Matt and I joined a few other divers at Tim Horton's for a quick snack, I got some suggestions about online dive blogging (I could include costume and weight sections - may get to that...), and we parted ways. North of the 401, a soothing blanket of summer mist stretched over the fields on either side of me. I cranked the Morcheeba, drove into the twilight, and contemplated why I love this sport so much...

Murney Tower, Kingston ON			N 44° 13.4', W 76° 29.4'
Dive Number 98		Buddy Jim	Surface temp 21°C	Starting pressure 1800psi
Depth 45ft	Visibility good	Time 32m	Water temp 15°C	Ending pressure 700psi
Notes:	After three summers of trying, Jim and I finally managed to connect to get under water together. He has his diving certification from 1990, but has been out of the water for several years since. We decided to make attempt to find the K.G.H., and I was assured by several people that I would have better luck if I just went to the park bench near the tower, and swam straight out. No one mentioned that there were several park benches, but Jim and I chose the nearest one West of the tower, and entered. We never found any lines, but it may be for the best - with me starting with significantly less than a full tank, it might have been upsetting to find the line and not make it out to the wreck. As it was, we enjoyed seeing lots of gobies, a couple bass, and two large freshwater drum. As well, we swam across a sunken windsurfer sail. It was a great chance to reconnect with Jim and hopefully rekindle his diving career, with more dives together in the future. A post-dive fish and chip lunch at The Pilot House afterwards capped off the trip nicely.

The Rothesay, Brockville ON			N 44° 42.0', W 75° 31.2'
Dive Number 97		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 32°C	Starting pressure 3200psi
Depth 28ft	Visibility fair	Time 28m	Water temp 17°C	Ending pressure 2100psi
Notes:	Jason and I took a short trip to Prescott to dive the Rothesay today - an easy shore dive that I hade been on previously (for the wreck dive component of my advanced course). We had a few snags getting to the site and getting in, but had a leisurely swim to the wreck. The current was mild, but enough that we noticed the differnce swimming against it back to shore. The distance from the line to the shore gave me the chance to do a little practice navigation which worked as well as could be hoped. Jason and I caught sight of a large muskie on the trip home, and several large drum were in attendance, as well.

Brule Road Quarry, Westbrook, ON			N 44° 17.0', W 76° 38.9'
Dive Number 96		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 23°C	Starting pressure 3200psi
Depth 27 ft	Visibility good	Time 63m	Water temp 20°C	Ending pressure 1600psi
Notes:	How different could the quarry be at night, I thought. It's big enough to hold any real surprises or anything is it? Or is it? Jason and I returned to the quarry by dusk, and suited up as the sun set. We spent a relaxing hour and three minutes under the surface, with me in my seven millimetre suit this time. We were surprised by a large fish that kept a distance - bass I think - as well as a couple catfish before exiting the water. The usual sights - boats, car, bicycles - all held up their interest as well.

Titanic, Kingston ON			N 44° 08.6', W 76° 37.2'
Dive Number 95		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 25°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 75ft	Visibility good	Time 33m	Water temp 9°C	Ending pressure 1200psi
Notes:	Our club dive this week was to the Titanic, a wreck I had never been on before. Jason and I joined six other club divers and explored the wreck together. We managed well and explored the stern and the boilers. The only wildlife we saw were the abundant gobies. The wreck is large - we saved some to come back and see another time.

Brule Road Quarry, Westbrook, ON			N 44° 17.0', W 76° 38.9'
Dive Number 94		Buddy Jason	Surface temp 26°C	Starting pressure 3200psi
Depth 25 ft	Visibility Good	Time 60	Water temp 21°C	Ending pressure 1500psi
Notes:	Jason came up and we did our first of a few planned dives in the [previously known as] Brule Road Quarry. The owner was collecting money for swimmers so we coughed up five bucks each to dive, which turned out to be well worth the investment. Jason and I shared a comfortable, enjoyable dive, staying in the warm water for an hour [me slightly chilly in my shorty only] before we emerged to the sunny afternoon and retired to a lunch at Bella's Bistro before our evening dive.

Queen Mary, Kingston ON			N 44° 8.7', W 76° 36.9'
Dive Number 93		Buddy Ashley	Surface temp 15°C	Starting pressure 2850psi
Depth 70ft	Visibility fair	Time 36m	Water temp 9°C	Ending pressure 1100psi
Notes:	The waters were calm and the night was clear. Our club charter through Northern Tech Diver left shortly after 6pm, and we decided to head to the Glenora, but rerouted to the Queen Mary [our original destination] when the Glenora's buoy was missing. The six of us prepared to dive as three and three so that the new club divers could dive as a threesome, and when Ingmar felt tired and had trouble descending, Ashley and I converted our dive to a 2p. The Monarch Queen Mary will be remembered less than fondly because she ruthlessly burned over 300 people at the stake trying to convert them to Catholicism; the boat Queen Mary was good to go to once, but there's not much there to see other than the wood planks and the propeller astern. It looks to me like there's a medium level swim through opportunity from propellor to stern port but Ashley and I were both getting cold, and left that for another time.

The Munson, Kingston ON			N 44° 12.6', W 76° 36.5'
Dive Number 92		Buddies Ashley, Andrew	Surface temp 17°C	Starting pressure 2850psi
Depth 111ft	Visibility good	Time 24m	Water temp 9°C	Ending pressure 1100psi
Notes:	This week's club dive was to the Munson. It was my first dive of the year, and gave me a chance to iron out some kinks - I had mislaid my thin gloves and dive computer, and ended up finding them in my fins - no doubt where I had placed them so I wouldn't lost them. There was a moment on the descent into the cold and dark where things seemed a little freaky, but my nerves settled down when we saw the wreck. I also had trouble finding my gauge, but managed to unwind it and enjoyed a cold, cool dive.