[Fondueset]

I once did a dive in the Silver River in Forida. A fellow who was boating along there spotted us and our snorkeling gear and offerred to show us some cool spots. We went to a spot he said was a 'hole' in the river bottom about 50 feet deep. Since I was the freediver of the group I went down, down down in the dark water. The current was strong and seemed to form a kind of ball or dome around the deep area. I pushed through and a huge tree trunk loomed out of the dark - sticking out horizontally it freaked me right out. Just when I calmed down I saw on the other side of the tree 3 HUGE channel cats - certainly a meter or more each - with huge wide heads. I'd spent alot of oxygen fighting the current and getting freaked out by a tree - but let myself sidle in next to them in the lee of the log - they respectfully made a space for me but saw no need to spook off - so we hung out there for a bit.