Hi y'all,
Yesterday, Sunday May 22nd, I finally checked out the Clear Spring Scuba Park, located in Terrell, Texas. Wishing that I'd already placed my order with Sporasub for a 3 or 5 mm suit and replacement Samauri mask, I hiked up the old board shorts, grabbed my Dessaults, lane swim goggles, snorkle, towel, a $20 dollar bill, and some Papaya tablets (to try out a sticky-ear remedy), then got in the old Sled Weight (Jetta wagon) and darted East for about an hour 'til I hit some old farm roads leading to the dive park.
Needless to say, one can find Mom-and-Pop businesses a little run down and ragged, not to mention a little bit scary, when it comes to property-turned-parks here in Texas. This is not the case with Clear Spring Scuba Park, which is mostly worthy of its name. Sure I'm a freediver, but as far as accomodating, it's a fair deal for the $20 entry for full day of underwater exploration. No coral reef, granted, but they've made it a bit interesting and useful for back-tanks and lung-tanks alike. It's a rather elongaged hourglass-shaped, 22 acre, spring-fed lake with depths down to around 60ft (18 or so meters). Like their website declares, it's pretty toasty on top at 73-80°F (22-27°C). But when you pull your way down to the second thermocline at about 40ft (12m), you hit chillier temperatures of 55°F (13°C) or below.
Yesterday, Sunday May 22nd, I finally checked out the Clear Spring Scuba Park, located in Terrell, Texas. Wishing that I'd already placed my order with Sporasub for a 3 or 5 mm suit and replacement Samauri mask, I hiked up the old board shorts, grabbed my Dessaults, lane swim goggles, snorkle, towel, a $20 dollar bill, and some Papaya tablets (to try out a sticky-ear remedy), then got in the old Sled Weight (Jetta wagon) and darted East for about an hour 'til I hit some old farm roads leading to the dive park.
Needless to say, one can find Mom-and-Pop businesses a little run down and ragged, not to mention a little bit scary, when it comes to property-turned-parks here in Texas. This is not the case with Clear Spring Scuba Park, which is mostly worthy of its name. Sure I'm a freediver, but as far as accomodating, it's a fair deal for the $20 entry for full day of underwater exploration. No coral reef, granted, but they've made it a bit interesting and useful for back-tanks and lung-tanks alike. It's a rather elongaged hourglass-shaped, 22 acre, spring-fed lake with depths down to around 60ft (18 or so meters). Like their website declares, it's pretty toasty on top at 73-80°F (22-27°C). But when you pull your way down to the second thermocline at about 40ft (12m), you hit chillier temperatures of 55°F (13°C) or below.
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