Anywhere thawed out yet?

[ethanb]

I've usually enjoyed it when the pumps are on.  Water temps are usually 50-55 and viz is usually 10-15 feet.  It's not really a "swim around and look at the pretty fishies" dive, but more of a "see how long you can swim against the current before you over-breath your regulator, turn around and drift out, then do it again."  It's silly, but I've always enjoyed moving around the rocks in the tunnel and trying to take advantage of them to be shielded from the current.  There's also fun things you can do with your body and fin position to get more traction against the floor.  Playing with the flow can be a lot of fun (especially when you have no other dive options).  It's not something I'd drive a long way to do frequently, but once in a while it's fun.  I think I managed to go more than ten times in a winter once.  Now that I know better I go to FL or MO or the mines instead.

Ethan