Robert Gaskin, Belleville ON			N 44° 35.4 W 75° 40.6'
Dive Number 61		Buddy Kim	Surface temp 22°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 67ft	Visibility good	Time 39m	Water temp 19°C	Ending pressure 850psi
Notes:	I had been on the Gaskin last year with Jason and Sylvain; tonight, Kim and I were both unbuddied when our respective buddies had to bow out because of colds. It was a shame for them, the visibility was pretty good, the wreck was alive with abundant fish (including a couple large pickerel and a pike or two). The ship permits easy penetration, and we swam through the stern after once around. Kim and I held out for 39 minutes on the wreck, rising last to bring up Chris Columbus' line beacon.

Glendora, Kingston ON			N 44° 8.6', W 76° 38.1'
Dive Number 60		Buddy Kim	Surface temp 20°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 72ft	Visibility good	Time 38m	Water temp 19°C	Ending pressure 1100psi
Notes:	When I arrived at the boat [last out of twelve divers], I was just happy to be diving somewhere other than the Wolfe Islander again. If getting the scheduled dive wasn't enough surprise, Kim and Scott dove separately, Kim with me and Scott with Narisa. The wreck was pleasant, and featured wide open swim-throughs from all the way through to the old stove which could easily be seen. Kim and I had been charged to bring Chris' beacon up the line since we were expected to be the last ones returning (since we were departing second last). In the end, Scott and Narisa arrived after us, as did Mike and Diane. Kim and I were pleased with our 38 minutes (which included a three minute wait for others on the bottom of the line before our safety stop), but learned on the boat that most of them stayed for forty minutes or longer (Mike and Diane topping the list with 55). Then again, most of those people had higher capacity steel tanks. Kim was a great buddy - she even picked up my bag when I left it boatside in my haste to the post-dive Tim Horton's run! Thanks!

Pumphouse, Kingston ON			N 44° 13.4', W 76° 28.2'
Dive Number 59		Buddy Mike	Surface temp 22°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 39ft	Visibility poor	Time 48m	Water temp 20°C	Ending pressure 1200psi
Notes:	For our afternoon dive, After a quick lunch at Timmy's, Mike and I continued to the barge, with an eye to planning a new line from the barge to the West Street ramp. In the end, we elected not to take any twine with us, but to take our bearing from a quick surface over the barge, and navigate back to shore. If Mike was frustrated with our inability to find the line this morning, we were somewhat redeemed by our line from the barge to the ramp on a 300° heading, landing right on a water exhaust. With ample air, we found the nearby car, and played a little before heading in to shore. I managed to get home in time to collect Neva from the bus stop, and the day was well spent with two good dives!

Cora W Post, Howe Island ON			N 44° 14.7', W 76° 18.4'
Dive Number 58		Buddies Mike, Theresa	Surface temp 21°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 105ft	Visibility poor	Time 42m	Water temp 19°C	Ending pressure 1300psi
Notes:	Cheryl and Rory are away for the weekend, and Hugh and Neva were in daycare and school, so I took advantage on the opportunity to get a couple dives in with Mike and Theresa. We started at the Cora Post, and despite the windy entry and miserable visibility, we found the line to the Cora Post. After a passing glance, we left for deeper waters, turning around at 105 feet so as to land on the wreck again and spend some time. To Mike's frustration, we were unable to find the bearing back to the wreck, and instead found our way back to shore, albeit a little West of our starting point.

Wolfe Islander II, Kingston ON			N 44° 13.5', W 76° 24.9'
Dive Number 57		Buddy Theresa	Surface temp 20°C	Starting pressure 2900psi
Depth 71ft	Visibility poor	Time 40m	Water temp 15°C	Ending pressure 900psi
Notes:	Tonight's dive was meant to be the Aloha/Effie Mae. This dive has eluded me many times in the past, so it really ought to have come as no surprise when we were rerouted to the Wolfe because of the choppy water. Theresa and I made a quick descent and despite the poor visibility, got a good view of the propellers, swam through the salon and took a look into the engine room from above. I was surprised how much longer Theresa's air was lasting than mine, until I learned afterwards that she has a higher capacity tank... We saw plenty of fish, including a couple of big drums.

Remedial Rescue Diver Scenario
Brule Road Quarry, Westbrook, ON			N 44° 17.0', W 76° 38.9'
Dive Number 56		Buddies Theresa, Phil	Surface temp 26°C	Starting pressure 2000psi
Depth 21ft	Visibility fair	Time 6m	Water temp 23°C	Ending pressure 1800psi
Notes:	Mike gave us a second chance to try a recovery pattern for a lost diver. He once again hid "Buckethead" [a plastic bucket with a rock to weight it down], and we headed over to a line to start our pattern. It probably wouldn't have happened if we hadn't been swimming to the site underwater, but the exercise became trivial when Theresa spied "Buckethead" on the way to the starting point. We went through the motions and found him on the first pass. Even if it seemed like we cheated, it was nice to complete one of our tasks well today.

Rescue Diver Scenario # 4
Brule Road Quarry, Westbrook, ON			N 44° 17.0', W 76° 38.9'
Dive Number 55		Buddies Theresa, Phil	Surface temp 26°C	Starting pressure 2000psi
Depth --	Visibility --	Time --	Water temp 23°C	Ending pressure 2000psi
Notes:	We had a clue what might be involved in this scenario when Mike got out his first aid kit and oxygen. We'd forget soon enough, though. Mike called us on shore this time indicating that his buddy [beside him] was not breathing. I called out to get his to start treatment, at the very least, taking Sylvain's face out of the water and inflating his BCD (it would have also been helpful to get him to start dragging him to us). As we swam back, I got out the rescue mask for Phil to use, but it was surprisingly tricky to get it put on the patient without interrupting rescue breaths. We got him to shore, and had his gear off, but bumbled over getting our own gear off to begin CPR on the shore (in hindsight this could have been done in shifts before we got as close to shore as we did). Once on shore, Phil and Theresa started good looking CPR, but none of us remembered that the oxygen kit was right there until Mike [in the role of buddy] wondered aloud if there was any oxygen to give him. Most of the rest of the rescue was ok, but like the last scenario, I must admit to having felt we did less than what we ought to have done for the victim.

Rescue Diver Scenario # 3
Brule Road Quarry, Westbrook, ON			N 44° 17.0', W 76° 38.9'
Dive Number 54		Buddies Theresa, Phil	Surface temp 26°C	Starting pressure 2750psi
Depth 25ft	Visibility fair	Time 14m	Water temp 23°C	Ending pressure 2000psi
Notes:	For our third scenario, Mike and Sylvain went into the water early and when they came up, Mike called that they had a missing diver, last seen to the North of the barge. Theresa, Phil, and I quickly decided to search in an expanding square pattern, but our plan was compromised when we searched inside the boat, and then abandoned our expanding square before finding the missing diver. Mike eventually retreived us, and we resumed the exercise by floating a nonresponsive diver [Sly] to the surface and planning our extraction. It seems the exercise is more about the process than the result, but I couldn't help but be disappointed not to have found the diver. We ended up repeating a search pattern later with different results...

Rockport Drift Dive Site, Rockport ON			N 44° 21.4', W 76° 59.8'
Dive Number 53		Buddy Sylvain	Surface temp 22°C	Starting pressure 3000psi
Depth 113ft	Visibility good	Time 30m	Water temp 21°C	Ending pressure 1400psi
Notes:	Another excellent club dive, this night in Rockport. Twelve of us saw heaps of fish along the wall of Ash(?) Island, and found a line at the end of the gentle drift which we followed down to a barge that is reported to have been used in the construction of the Thousand Island Bridge. When we got to shore, we were surprised to learn that post-dive pizza was included in the $25 price for the dive!

Rescue Diver Scenario # 2
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston ON			N 44° 13.0', W 76° 31.1'
Dive Number 52		Buddy Theresa	Surface temp 22°C	Starting pressure --
Depth --	Visibility --	Time ~5m	Water temp 22°C	Ending pressure --
Notes:	Mike assures me that this is a dive that ought to be logged despite the fact that no tank was applied, and I really didn't even go beneath the surface for any length of time. In this scenario, Theresa and I waited on shore while Sylvain and Phil went for a dive. They surfaced after a while and signalled to shore that they had trouble. I elected to swim out with just fins and mask/snorkel, while Theresa donned a full kit. [the advantage of getting in the water quickly would have been negated if I waited for her, which was briefly contemplated]. I swam out to the guys [other errors in this exercise include not having my buddy keep an eye on them or point, and I also lost sight of them when I swam beneath the surface. Mike hastened to add that I also walked with my fins acing forward when I was getting in the water] Nevertheless, it was not complicated one out there to inflate Phil's BC (he was in the role of "tired"), and then Sylvain's (he was more threatening, in the role of "panicked", and I had to maneuver around him to grab his tank and inflate his BC from behind). By the time Theresa arrived, both were under control, and Mike stopped the exercise for the debrief before we had to swim them too far back to shore. It never ceases to interest me how knowing the "right answers" often fails to result in taking the "right actions" when surprised in a situation like this. Despite our shortcomings, I was pleased with the scenario. Just participating in them is helpful to build confidence.