Crosby Nov 1st or 2nd

[freedivernd]

I changed into my wetsuit in Fargo at my stepdaughters' place, about 50 minutes from the lake I was headed to.. hoping that by the time I got to the lake the outside temp gauge of the Explorer would be reading more than 28 deg. It was disheartening to see the shallow ponds on the way already frozen over. >
When I arrived at the lake at least it had warmed up.. now it was, 29 . Even with only the socks, gloves, wrist computer, and mask left to get on when I got there I couldn't get into the water fast enough. A little bit of hot water in the hood to fill the ears and into the water I went. A pleasureable 45 deg. today. Usually during the summer when I'm freediving I warm up at the surface.. today, with it being less than 30 deg above the water, it was better to be under.
Vis was good... I could see the flag line handle on the bottom at 27' from the surface . Had the sun been shining I think it would have been fantastic.
Tried out some new fins... OMER millenium competitions.. way to stiff (maybe they were frozen), and 3 finger gloves by Deep See.. they let in more water than I liked but my hands stayed warm. I wanted to try out a Pro Ear 2000 mask (hoping it helps out my wife) but realized that I couldn't get it under the hood of my 5mil suit and there was no way I was going to go hoodless today. One for the pool I guess.
Later, Fred