>The black waters of Cooper River in South Carolina is well-known for
>the river dive Mike was talking about. Even though I lived in SC
>for years until I retired, I couldn't say "been there, done that",
>because anything less than 50-feet visibility is rotten diving. :-)
River dives a la Cooper River (basically 0 vis) are for those who
don't have airfare to Cayman Brac, Cozumel, Bonaire, etc.
Granted, there can be the occasional excitement in a river like the
folklore story of the "log that moved", I can't recall anyone who
actually could afford a Caribbean trip yet who preferred a river.
-HW "Skip" Weldon
Columbia, SC
Reef Fish - 02 Sep 2005 18:45 GMT
> >The black waters of Cooper River in South Carolina is well-known for
> >the river dive Mike was talking about. Even though I lived in SC
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> -HW "Skip" Weldon
> Columbia, SC
The Cooper River is practically at your backyard, isn't it, Skip?
Actually, there are reasons for someone who can afford a Caribbean
trip to prefer a river dive.
You should come to the Choo Choo Aquarium, the best "river fish"
Aquarium in the world, to see some of the exhibits. There's that
monstrous fish from the Volga River, and of course the pirahnas
from the Amazon River ... and other adventurous river dives
that can make the White Shark divers wish they were there. :-)
And you can't even find White sharks in the Caribbean.
-- Bob.
HW - 03 Sep 2005 13:37 GMT
>Actually, there are reasons for someone who can afford a Caribbean
>trip to prefer a river dive.
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>monstrous fish from the Volga River, and of course the pirahnas
>from the Amazon River
Being a world-class sissy, my first rule of diving is to avoid places
where the critters are bigger than me. And as for diving with
pirahnas, I'll probably pull for UGA before I to that. <grin>
-HW "Skip" Weldon
Columbia, SC
Dan Bracuk - 02 Sep 2005 22:55 GMT
"HW \"Skip\" Weldon" <skip5700removethis@hotmail.com> pounded away at
his keyboard resulting in:
:Granted, there can be the occasional excitement in a river like the
:folklore story of the "log that moved", I can't recall anyone who
:actually could afford a Caribbean trip yet who preferred a river.
But nearby rivers suffice for weekenders who can afford to travel
elsewhere.
Dan Bracuk
If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.