questions about diving the madiera

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Well we are hoping to get that number to 20 before July. We are doing 4 dives this weekend but all 30-40 foot dives. As for the hood, we both have 2 mm hoods and wore those last weekend spring diving and are used to that but we both were a little cold and that was from 68 degree water. We were in 3/2 shorties and I should have wore my farmer john's under them. I will have to see if they rent thicker farmer john's in duluth as mine is only a 3mm but with the shorty is 6 mm for the torso, still not nearly enough for lake superior but should be fine for the diving I will be doing around detroit lakes. I am very glad to hear that there is alot to see at 30 feet. If anything we can work on skills with thick gloves/hood in shallower water. One of my buddies up there was talking about diving the hesper but the entry may be a little tricky and I don't think the visibility is as good from what I have read. I don't do shore dives if over 1-2 foot seas because, down here, 1-2 foot seas in the gulf of mexico means you will not be able to see your outstretched hand. I did a few night dives in tampa bay that were really bad and I am trying to keep it simple for my son and work him up to lower visibility diving. I will have a two week window to dive the madiera so I am going to wait till the calmest day and then go.