{"id":45815,"date":"2023-11-04T13:53:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45815"},"modified":"2023-11-13T02:16:35","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T02:16:35","slug":"62-dive-blue-grotto-my-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45815","title":{"rendered":"62&#8242; dive @ Blue Grotto &#8211; my record"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6059-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-45818 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6059-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Setting record <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45742\">on my dive<\/a> isn&#8217;t really my goal but it just happened: I went down to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6102-scaled.jpg\">61.9&#8242;<\/a> with Chris, an instructor @ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonvoyage.ireneeng.com\/?p=88677\">Blue Grotto<\/a> Williston, FL. It&#8217;s a few minutes north from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45821\">Devil&#8217;s Den<\/a>, on the other side of the road.<\/p>\n<p>.. more pix n videos on <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/xkVtndqSEysgoU9G8\">Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The entrance fee is $55. It&#8217;s the first time that I pay for my cylinders, at $12.50 each &#8211; they were covered during the training period. Blue Grotto rents out at <a href=\"https:\/\/divebluegrotto.com\/diving\/pricing\/\">$11.50<\/a> (air &amp; Nitrox). But EAN32Fill is $15.50.<\/p>\n<p>Woods &amp; Water&#8217;s t shirt is pretty nice, I wear it everywhere. To manage the weight, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/?p=45804\">I bought a wagon<\/a> to transport my gears. It&#8217;s neat in the bag in the morning, and messy after the dives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6008-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-45819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6008-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6100.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-45823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6100-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6100-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6100-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6100-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6100-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_6100.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5993-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-45822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/IMG_5993-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are many creatures in the water. The most famous are two turtles, Virgil and Turbo. I saw both but only caught one on my video &#8211; the sealed case didn&#8217;t work well, water got in &#8230; fortunately I \u00a0saw it and stopped the bleeding &#8211; the phone still works.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#dive @ #bluegrotto #turtles and #fish\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Se2mKAONGLw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the compound<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"#diving @ #bluegrotto #williston #florida\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6wNliBC6Fcc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and my newest handbag: Sherwood ST1000 flash light -:) finely made, that includes the package box.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DateStamper_1230-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-45855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis.ireneeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DateStamper_1230-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Setting record on my dive isn&#8217;t really my goal but it just happened: I went down to 61.9&#8242; with Chris, an instructor @ Blue Grotto Williston, FL. It&#8217;s a few minutes north from Devil&#8217;s Den, on the other side of the road. .. more pix n videos on Google Maps The entrance fee is $55. 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