My spinal surgeon saw the test results from almost a year after my cubital tunnel surgery on my arm, as did the peripheral nerve surgeon who he had referred me to. The newest cervical spine MRI image he looked at and said see him again in 3 months. I asked for physical therapy now on my neck and that is approved and going to see if that helps as the surgery on the arm alone has not stopped numbness and pain in my hand. Surgery on my neck did not seem to him as needed from his perspective.
I got some time scuba diving in the river, but the last time was a bit tricky. You see the level of the water is up on the river when the sand dunes block it at the Pacific Ocean. The flow is very slow until it break through mostly and then it is no good for diving. In all the time over 5 years going in the river, I never had seen it break though at the very time I have all my gear at the rivers edge, that was until last time.
See the picture where the wet gravel is between my gear I am packing out (finished diving) and the waters edge. I checked before hand the current flow before I got ready to go in by throwing a wood stick that did not move very fast at all down stream. When I went out to what I needed, which was hip deep water to have my gear floating and slip into it, I found only 2 foot deep water.
I went further out and then it had a sharp decline to where I could not stand. I also noticed a very fast flow. I still managed to get into my gear, but decided that I would not cross to the other side of the river with such a strong current. The other side has a nice deep spot to get better buoyancy stabilized. Really 25 foot depth is a minimum, but 15 foot is something I knew was all that would be with the river water level as it was.
I messed around not using air in the tank, just used snorkel, but left all gear on and was in two foot deep water looking at the stuff on the bottom. The river now still a week later is even lower level.
The ocean has calmed down and I will just go snorkeling there, as the path to waters edge is a steep foot trail and lead weights and tank I cannot ever do walking with that stuff on ever again. When I can decide to go about 40 miles and back home 40 miles there is a state park that has a nice cove.
My wagon I still have to trudge back and forth many times 300 feet, across a small stream and over sand beach and back. There is a fresh water shower. Disable parking spot. I have 1/2 price discount for Disable state park access. I just would like a forecast to have wave height and period small for a longer stretch of time to drive that distance.
Instead snorkeling close by for this time of year. Rain is back by the end of the week, so good time to spot 2.5 ft even saying 15 second period. Checked it today an it was equating to at this cove on the Pacific to be smaller still only a foot breaking and quite clear water.
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