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Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 5:55
PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] First
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Hi George.
I've been drift diving several times at Rainbow
river springs. The headsprings section is a park where they will not allow
swimminng past the swimmers rope bondaries. They also will not
allow
any dive equipment to be taken into the water at
the headsprings. So we always put in a little downriver at K.P. hole. K.P.
hole is a park too, but one is a state park and the other a county
park.
No problems at K.P. hole. You just pay your
$3.00, get your wrist band and go. Last time we went there, we took two cars
and parked one at the bridge's parking lot way south downriver. Then we
took the other car back north to K.P. hole and
put in there to drift dive. We drifted 3 hours to the bridge, then got out,
took one car from the bridge's parking lot and went back and picked up the
other
car at K.P. hole. A dive buddy and I were
thinking of doing a spring dive this weekend. Maybe K.P. hole. The temp is
always 72 degrees and the viz is always very good. If you stay in the middle
of the
river your draft should be ok. Some parts of the
river do get very shallow, but if you stay right in the middle you should be
ok. What time were you thinking
of going to K.P. hole George? It would be fun for
us to dive alongside your ROV while you test it. I don't have an underwater
camera, but if you have an underwater camera I could take some pictures of it
for you underwater.
Also if you want to coordinate us meeting up here
is my phone number. (727) 819-8352
Bill Akins.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 8:09
AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] First
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There's loads of hotels in Ocala if you want to
hit the springs, I'd take Magical Child to Rainbow River.. since they allow
powered vehicles as well as swimers in that one... although there are points
where there is only a couple feet of water, so if your draft is too deep you
won't be able to make it all the way through (but you can always turn back
to the KP hole)
George Slaterpryce