Dive 8

Date:  16 June 2001

Location:  Ginnie Springs (High Springs, FL)

Dive Site:  Little Devil & Devil's Eye

Dive Buddy:  Jonathan Ryan Doyle 

Max Depth:  29'

Dive Time: 35 min

Tank Starting Pressure:  1500psi

Tank Ending Pressure:  750psi

Start Time:  5:00pm

End Time:  5:35pm

Surface Interval Time:  3hrs 10min

Weather:  Rainy & Cloudy

Visibility: Good

Weight Used:  16lbs 

Water Temp:  72 degrees

Dive Type:  Spring Dive

Dive Objective:  To Explore the Little Devil and Devil's Ear

Dive Objective Completed: YES

Notes: 

Ok Dive, Nothing really out of the ordinary to look at.  Swam from Little Devil to Devils Eye.  Shallow to swim between the two.  We also swam to Devil's Ear, but Jonathan was almost out of air, so we did not descend to look at it. But I would like to come back and explore the open water portion of Devil's Ear.  Because there where fallen trees on the way down to the cavern and cave. The only bad thing is that you will have to swim through a great deal of seaweed and vegetation to get there.  As we swam over it, there was also a thermocline.  I am not sure as to what caused it, but it felt good.  Jonathan and I are trying to figure out what the big deal with cave diving is? We can't figure out what interesting things there are to look at.  16lbs of Weight www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com

Little Devil and Devil's Eye Description (from- www.ginniespringsoutdoors.com):
Devil Spring (also known as "Little" Devil) is a four-foot-wide fracture at the head of the Devil Spring system run.  It is 50 feet long and almost as deep.  Divers who descend to the bottom of this crack will be rewarded with a breathtaking view as they look skyward. Even from the very bottom, it is not unusual to look up through the clear water and be able to count the leaves on the trees over head.  Devil's Eye is a round opening, 20 feet across and equally deep. At the bottom is the entrance to a small, intricately decorated cavern.