WGUAS

You all know the old saying, “some days are diamonds”. Well, in my humble opinion, today wasn’t one of those days. We had a good dive but we really didn’t get a lot accomplished and we didn’t discover anything new. (Bob may disagree with me on the discovery bit – but, again, it wasn’t the best dive I’ve seen on the river).

We were able to GPS locate two new artifacts we’ve recently discovered but I was really hoping for more. We DID have a new member (Rob) show up today and perhaps he enjoyed himself. It can be a disappointing number there on “any given Sunday”. This Sunday, there were only five of us.

I am really CONCERNED about the muscle “die off” we’re seeing in the river. I’ve never seen this before and if something is killing the muscles in those numbers then it can’t be good for me to be there too. We ALL know about the ‘hooch’ and its history!

But, any day in the water is good day, so I have to be upbeat about this dive. I know we’ve got other new members who could have been there – where are you guys?

So, if you’re reading this blog and have recently joined our group, how about commenting on why you haven’t made it to the river? I’m curious.

Later,
Phil

Charles Kelly reports we’re planning a river dive at the West Point site this Sunday, July 9th. We plan to be in the water by 1:00pm EDT. (But, you might want to try to get there early - Gary and Phillip Lockhart usually show up early and beat everyone in the water). We look forward to seeing new members on this dive (this is aimed at you Rob - hope you’ll be there). Please bring your full tanks (two if you have them).
PLEASE REMEMBER GUYS - WGUAS proudly serves as stewards of this archaeological site to ensure its protection from looting and vandalism! We are permitted to dive this site by the State of Georgia and it is a location which covers many years of history. BRING ONLY CAMERAS - LEAVE ONLY BUBBLES - we take NOTHING out of the water unless directed to do so by the Georgia State Archaeologist.

So, see you in the River!

Phil