Chuck got his feet wet

HE DID IT

And he did GREAT!! This dive hat he is wearing is solid brass and weighs 40lbs,

but it floats in the water.

When he made it down only about 3 feet

the hat was floating so high that he couldn't even see out of it.

He had to resurface,

have it adjusted,

then go back down.

At about 20 feet down his lead line

became caught in his air value on his dive hat

and actually shut off his oxygen.

He quickly turned it back on and continued his decent.

Once he made it to the bottom,

28 feet at this point in the lake,

he walked backwards

did his line pulls,

then continued to his project.

The project was timed and when he found it,

it was in a hole.

He couldn't bend his head down to look at the project

cause the hat will let water in so he did this project

without looking.

He still finished in enough time,

got a 100% on this project

and spent 35 minutes under water.

He said the visibility was about a foot.

All he could see was green.

Brayden was excited since his favorite color is green!

THANKFULLY one of his buddies

was tending him so he was confident his gear was set correctly.

Some guys couldn't clear their ears

so they had to come back up and try again another day.

Another guy totally freaked out and wouldn't dive

and Chuck said that today was the day

that separated the men from the boys, lol.

Aren't these pictures great!!!

Today, I am thankful that my husband had a clear

mind and was able to turn his oxygen back on!!!