[cmccuist]

Any SCUBA divers out there. I've been in St Croix for about a year and dive every weekend - sometimes during the week. There's a nice reef off the beach at my condo.

Lately, I've been sinking deeper and deeper. There's a wall near where I live (Cane Bay) that's not too far out and drops off to >600 ft. Last night I dove to 180 ft and was completely blasted from nitrogen narcosis.

I can feel it coming on at about 140'. The guy I dive with has a greater tolerance for it. I'm not crazy, but there is an exhilaration going deep. There's nothing to see at that depth - you just get narc'd and then come up. The rest of the dive is spent at 15-30 feet to completely decompress.

I think I'll stick to shallower dives - too dangerous. Also, it's cold and dark down there even with the 100 foot visibility here in the Caribbean.