13.07.2008
I returned after two months on 13th July. I was deliberatly waiting for some wet conditions as I need some flow indication to find the way on. Maybe conditions were slightly too wet on last Sunday...
I took off late afternoon with 2x15 Twinset and three aluminium 11l stage cylinders determined to find the way on. Visibility 1m flow at the mouth of the cave v. strong - I was moving on like elephant. When I arrived to -43m I was 15minutes late comparing to my runtime in dry weather. Finally I reached my reel well burried in the silt but unfortunatelly there was no visible flow at the end of the line. Vis went bad very quickly, I let too much line to get off the reel and with twin set and two stages I became perfect target for line entanglement. I focused on sorting the line and in my head I have already decided to turn the dive. When the line was sorted and me ready to go back I suddenly noticed some sort of flow coming from my left hand side. I looked at my computer I was suppose to turn now according to my basic plan but...I had a second plan I made in case of some progress and plenty of gas in Four tanks I had with me ( I dropped only 1 stage on the way, 02 and deco50% were staged on 6 and 21m). So I started swimming against that flow which was becoming more and more apparent. Suddenly I stopped confused - particles of silt in the water were indicating that it comes from underneath of me...With no better option but following that indication I dropped down and after 3-4 m I landed on the bottom of a clean passage. Flow was now very helpful so I secure the line and started swimming against. I checked bearings - SE - f... perfect! I finished my reel and tied off the line 730m into the cave, Passage was still going straight on 34-36m. I was back on the surface after 185min, tired but happy
02.08.2008
I started new reel from EOL, passage still nice, straight, after 40m I met big boulder. I passed it on my right and continued. After another ~30m passage started going NE, I stopped and realised I was swimming with the flow... b****cks ! ( it's not great direction when you explore upstream..Wink. I reel the line back to the point where I was still against the flow. That big boulder must have been actually a junction and the way on was on its right. As I reached my thirds I cut off the line and turn the dive. EOL 770m.
Since that trip continuous raining made any diving there impossible ( even for such a cowboy like me;)
Friday, August 29, 2008
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