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Steve wrote:

-	Thanks for the warning! I was thinking of doing a similar weekend
-	profile from Ottawa, Ontario to North Carolina, boat rides, patches
-	etc. Maybe I'll rethink it.
-
-	Do you still use a patch? If not how do you balance seasickness
-	remedies with deep-diving/narcosis considerations? I'm sure others
-	would like to see a posted comment from you on this as well.

-Steve Smith
-Nepean,Ontario,Canada

	Ive been using Bonine for seasickness lately. I did some deep
	dives down in Key Largo a while back and didnt notice any side effects
	at all from Bonine. The narcosis was there but very managable.
	I havent used Bonine in rough seas yet ( >3' ) so I dont know how
	Ill hold up. Im missing the first boat dive of the season tomorow
	here in Jersey due to a chest cold. I would have been able to give a
	fresh report on the subject. There doing the wreck "The Algol" off
	Point Pleasant and Im very depressed. 

	I head down to North Carolina again May 14th. My best suggestion for 
	you Steve is to leave early so you can get a good night sleep. The
	diving is worth it though. There are some great wrecks out in the
	gulf stream.

	The report from Joe Crunk was very informative. One thing that I
	keep thinking about is having an alternate lift line to ascend on 
	in case I lose the anchor line or the boat unhooks. Ive done a free 
	ascent from 70' before and that was on my 2nd drysuit dive. It was a 
	good thing I was weighted just right to have a nice controlled ascent.
	This was in a quarry also so there were no currents to deal with.
	The thought of an uncontrolable ascent scares the #$!* out of me.
	As soon as i get some bills paid Ill invest in a reel of the cord
	that will degrade in the water( forget the name)  and a lift bag. 

	I think I have actually had a mild case of skin DCS too. When I was in 
	FL. We were doing dives to 135'. I was wearing the top to my 1/4"
	wet suit with a lycra underneath. I would get a sqeeze where my left 
	thigh meets my groin. It was very annoying. I think what may be the
	case is because of restricted blood flow in that area bubbles remained 
	in the skin. For about five days after a had a mild numbness and 
	tingling sensation in the skin in that area. It gradually went away.
	What do you think?

	Chris

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