We went diving on Sunday (07/16/2017)! Haigh Quarry was holding a Jim Haigh Memorial Dive event, and we decided it would be a great opportunity for us to test out our gear. It had been nearly a year since we last dove, and we wanted to make sure everything is in working order before we jump into Lake Michigan to visit the wrecks :) And it is good that we did because there are definitely a couple of things that need to be service.
Haigh Quarry is also known as the Caribbean of the Midwest :) The owners of the Quarry have purposefully sank some items (such as fire engine, boat, small plane etc) for divers to enjoy. The first dive we visited the fire engine (or at least we think). The visibility was horrible (less than 3 feet), and it was VERY COLD! My computer registered 8 degC at the bottom (12 meters). Hannah and I were not ready for this cold water diving, and we suffered a bit of "ice-cream headache". The dive didn't last long.. 10mins :)
We thought maybe the visibility and temperature would be nicer at the second site. We swam over to the second buoy, and started out decent down the line. At around 6 meters, there was a "hand" that was tied to the decent line :), and passing through the thermocline at around 8 meters, we could see that we were descending onto a small boat! We did a swim around the boat, went into the cabin and out through the front. All the windows were open making it safe for divers to do a easy swim-through. Again, I didn't last long - I was cold, and my hands were freezing (I should have wore my gloves :/)...
Finally, after two dives, we were ready for some food. A nice food truck "Big John" was there selling BBQ items! We enjoyed our order - "Comeback pork with fries" and "Burnt tips" very much after all the exertion.
Hannah said we should go back to the Quarry again, and this time, we would just stay next to the wall and swim around the quarry... Until next time.
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