On July 25, 2010, we went scuba diving with the Parrot Island Divers at Jeff’s Quarry, a private property quarry in Christiana, Tennessee. It was a broiling day with a heat advisory (heat index well above 100 degrees) so a perfect day for diving.
We hadn’t been diving since Bonaire in March, so we were anxious to get into the water. We dove twice on a single tank of air. The thermocline was around 10-15 feet; however, I had slight congestion from allergies and experienced sharp head and ear pain if I dove past 10 feet anyway. Note to self: add Sudafed to dive kit.
However, I’m the one who rode a bike through the Valley of the Kings while throwing up, so I didn’t let a little headache get in my way!
The water was bright green and the visibility was less than 10 feet. But it felt like diving in bathwater and the fish were large and friendly, especially the bluegill sunfish. Between dives, we sat in the water and chatted with other divers and got sunburned.
It was a great day.
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