Oronogo Diving

Eight of us are in Joplin, Missouri right now, having done our first dive of this trip this afternoon at Oronogo. This dive location is a former lead and zinc mine, and has depths of 210 feet. On today's dive we explored the airplane at around 45 feet, reached a max depth of around 70 feet, then found a couple of boats on our way back to the entry point. Water temp at the surface was 52 degrees, and the temp at depth was around 48. Vis was about 10-12 feet; a bit lower than expected but not a problem.

After the dive, we headed back to the hotel to get cleaned up, then went to eat at Turtleshead Raw Bar. A terrific band called Too Mothers Left (yes, that's the correct spelling) was playing, and a good time was had by all.

We're planning to do three dives tomorrow, Saturday. Can't wait!