It was a great Group Gone Diving last weekend at Saltwater State Park (I'll try and get the pictures uploaded soon). If you missed it, don't despair, there's more opportunities to be had!
The new dive park was great to see, with life just starting to take hold on the artificial structures. It will certainly be great to visit again over the months to see it develop!
Overall it was a nice easy dive; our max depth was about 75', the weather was clear and calm and it was about the easiest beach entry/exit I've seen. Visibility wasn't that great (~10-15') due to the algae blooms but I expect it should be a lot better in the winter...
I'm going to the Gorge for the Sasquatch music festival this weekend, so I won't be diving. We can shed a few tears together... but don't fret, I'll be back and itching to dive!
Now what about all you alls?
Who wants to go diving? Do I hear a BOYHOWDY?!
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Diving for May 17th
OK divers we are going to the new underwater park on Sunday. Amanda and I did an expoloratory dive there on Sat. All I have to say is that you do not want to miss this dive not because of the great life but because you will be able to watch it grow into a great dive site. I'm planning on going back every 6 months to watch it progress. Looking forward to seeing you under water. Just a reminder get your camp spots reserved for Tour de Forts.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
So much going down
Hey divers and non-divers!
There is so much going on this month, that if I wrote it all down here you might be overwhelmed. So I will try to sprinkle. hee hee
Cool thing from PADI: Project Aware cards. Help get in on the decision of the next photos that will be coming out.
Our birthday party is coming up on May 30th. I am plannng an awesome event this year. On Saturday, I am going to have Brian from McNett and Michael from Sea Life here. I want to have all you divers bring in your gear and learn how to properly clean, repair and store your equipment. Very informative, it will be.
If you didn't pick up on in that last paragraph the word Sea Life. Let me tell you guys first hand some VERY exciting news. I am now a Sea Life dealer and will be selling these awesome cameras. That means that we will be having Underwater Photography classes and photo seminars! Ya Ya! I am stoked and I hope you all are also!
On Sunday, May 31st. We are going to host another Beach cleanup at Lake Whatcom. That place was so dirty that we need to go back and clean it up some more. 10am we will be at the Lake offering free rentals for those that want to help out. Also, you will be able to demo other gear that you might have been interested in. For example: 3 different kinds of split fins, masks, back inflate BCD's, full jacket BCD's, different drysuits and regulators. Okay, I will bring the camera's also and have a photo contest. Kyle was talking that he wanted to put together some kind of obstacle course. That sounds like fun. Of course, you must show proof of your certification level for the gear usuage.
We have our Bench Dive at Boston Pizza, May 13th. Group Shore dives May 17th to Salt Water Park, Lingcod spearfishing season opening May 21st, SeaDragon on June 21st, Tour de Forts starting up in June 26-28th at Fort Casey, Bahamas in September and wait for it..... BonAire for Christmas! Heck ya!
Plus, on top of all those actives, we have some EXTRA awesome savings from Scuba Pro and Oceanic! Scuba Pro's Pro Deal ends May 31st. That is a FREE MK25/S600, yes I did type FREE. It is free with purchase of the Galileo Sol dive computer and any SCUBAPRO BC equipped with Air2, a $682 value and a kick a** regulator system.
If you are looking for something a bit more budget minded and don't need a professional setup. Oceanic has a great budget package for $749.95! That is a OceanPro BC, GT3 Sport Reg, Alpha 8 Octo and VEO 100 Combo computer package. That is on top of the Oceanic $50 Rewards program going on until August.
That is just a bit of the exciting things happening. I had to tell someone. My mind was filling up with this information and I needed to get it out. I am sure there is more still in there.
There is so much going on this month, that if I wrote it all down here you might be overwhelmed. So I will try to sprinkle. hee hee
Cool thing from PADI: Project Aware cards. Help get in on the decision of the next photos that will be coming out.
Our birthday party is coming up on May 30th. I am plannng an awesome event this year. On Saturday, I am going to have Brian from McNett and Michael from Sea Life here. I want to have all you divers bring in your gear and learn how to properly clean, repair and store your equipment. Very informative, it will be.
If you didn't pick up on in that last paragraph the word Sea Life. Let me tell you guys first hand some VERY exciting news. I am now a Sea Life dealer and will be selling these awesome cameras. That means that we will be having Underwater Photography classes and photo seminars! Ya Ya! I am stoked and I hope you all are also!
On Sunday, May 31st. We are going to host another Beach cleanup at Lake Whatcom. That place was so dirty that we need to go back and clean it up some more. 10am we will be at the Lake offering free rentals for those that want to help out. Also, you will be able to demo other gear that you might have been interested in. For example: 3 different kinds of split fins, masks, back inflate BCD's, full jacket BCD's, different drysuits and regulators. Okay, I will bring the camera's also and have a photo contest. Kyle was talking that he wanted to put together some kind of obstacle course. That sounds like fun. Of course, you must show proof of your certification level for the gear usuage.
We have our Bench Dive at Boston Pizza, May 13th. Group Shore dives May 17th to Salt Water Park, Lingcod spearfishing season opening May 21st, SeaDragon on June 21st, Tour de Forts starting up in June 26-28th at Fort Casey, Bahamas in September and wait for it..... BonAire for Christmas! Heck ya!
Plus, on top of all those actives, we have some EXTRA awesome savings from Scuba Pro and Oceanic! Scuba Pro's Pro Deal ends May 31st. That is a FREE MK25/S600, yes I did type FREE. It is free with purchase of the Galileo Sol dive computer and any SCUBAPRO BC equipped with Air2, a $682 value and a kick a** regulator system.
If you are looking for something a bit more budget minded and don't need a professional setup. Oceanic has a great budget package for $749.95! That is a OceanPro BC, GT3 Sport Reg, Alpha 8 Octo and VEO 100 Combo computer package. That is on top of the Oceanic $50 Rewards program going on until August.
That is just a bit of the exciting things happening. I had to tell someone. My mind was filling up with this information and I needed to get it out. I am sure there is more still in there.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Divers' Options
WHO WANTS TO GO DIVIN'??
Next weekend (MAY 9-10... yeah, I was lazy and edited the last Divers' Options post instead of making a new one. What of it?) is Mother's Day, on Sunday. Don't forget to get her some flowers or a card. Or maybe a sweet sea urchin shell or a ling cod dinner... that you scored while diving of course!
How 'bout it? Where do you want to go?
Carpooling is always an option and is always encouraged!
Next weekend (MAY 9-10... yeah, I was lazy and edited the last Divers' Options post instead of making a new one. What of it?) is Mother's Day, on Sunday. Don't forget to get her some flowers or a card. Or maybe a sweet sea urchin shell or a ling cod dinner... that you scored while diving of course!
How 'bout it? Where do you want to go?
Carpooling is always an option and is always encouraged!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
May Bench Dive - Boston's: The Gourmet Pizza
Attention all divers and non-divers who support divers:
I am getting a jump on the May Bench Dive.
Where: Boston's Pizza in the Bellis Fair Parking Lot
When: Wednesday, May 13 @ 6:30 pm
They have a ton of tvs to watch plus a pool table.
See you then.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Divers' Options
SO when/where do you want to go diving?
The SeaDragon last Sunday was probably a blast... I missed it, so I have little salty tears on my cheeks. If you do too, don't fret. There's more diving to be had! (I'm sure it wasn't THAT great anyway... I tell myself that so I don't sob as hard).
We have some new Advanced Certified divers now too I believe. Congratulations!
Lots of people, lots of places, no excuses. (Well, one or two excuses, but they're always really lame).
Who's got the urge to submerge?
The SeaDragon last Sunday was probably a blast... I missed it, so I have little salty tears on my cheeks. If you do too, don't fret. There's more diving to be had! (I'm sure it wasn't THAT great anyway... I tell myself that so I don't sob as hard).
We have some new Advanced Certified divers now too I believe. Congratulations!
Lots of people, lots of places, no excuses. (Well, one or two excuses, but they're always really lame).
Who's got the urge to submerge?
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Northwest Dive and Travel Expo - Bench Dive
As Chuck mentioned in a previous post, next weekend, April 24 - 26, is the Northwest Dive and Travel Expo at the Tacoma Convention Center. This will be this month's Bench Dive.
The Expo doors open at 10:00 am, I propose we leave the shop by 7:30 or 8:00 am on Saturday to get down there in time for door prizes, etc. Coordinate with Chuck if you want to go down on Friday for the treasure hunt.
Please post what you want to do. I can take two people as I will be driving.
Can't wait!!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Divers' Options
Hey! Who's crying over the missed opportunity to go diving this last weekend on the Campbell River trip? Not me, I went! And it was AWESOME!
If you're lamenting, don't worry, there's still chances to go do some great diving. Check out the SeaDragon charter coming up...
Wanna go diving this week/weekend?
When?
Where?
Edmonds on Sunday? Langley on Saturday? Porteau Cove on Friday? Either/any/or?
If you're lamenting, don't worry, there's still chances to go do some great diving. Check out the SeaDragon charter coming up...
Wanna go diving this week/weekend?
When?
Where?
Edmonds on Sunday? Langley on Saturday? Porteau Cove on Friday? Either/any/or?
Friday, April 10, 2009
Day one from Quadra Island
First of all if you were on the fence about coming up here, you missed out on some amazing weather and world class diving. We got up at 6 AM some of us had a bowl of Cheerios before the dive. Our first dive was Copper cliffs. This was a true wall dive as the cliffs go both above and below the water. The cliffs have natural copper deposites in them so they have a blueish green tone to them. The visablity on this dive was about 70 feet. There was a very lite current that pushed us along the wall. We saw lots of different sponges and pulumose anomes. Tere was also some nice over hangs to explore. Josh and Joe had a close encounter with a harbor seal. We were back by 9:30 with a warm breakfast waiting YUM -Scott
The Gully was our second dive, and even more amazing than the first. We headed out at about 11:30, and since I had stepped on and broken my sunglasses at the dock, the sun came out to brighten everything up. Visibility was amazing and with the extra sunshine, no light cannons were necessary. The Gully had a rubbley bottom of about 40-50 feet and was absolutly covered in life. I had "strawberry fields for ever..." playing on repeat in my mind. There were strawberry anenomies everywhere! So much life to see. It felt very peaceful. Scott found a gigantic Puget Sound King Crab that everyone loved. There was a nice 0.5 knot current that breezed us along. The gully turned into a wall as we drifted south and that great feeling of flight came back as we gradually came up for our safety stop. The boat picked us up and we were back at the lodge eating lunch 20 minutes later. Awesome! -Josh
The Gully was our second dive, and even more amazing than the first. We headed out at about 11:30, and since I had stepped on and broken my sunglasses at the dock, the sun came out to brighten everything up. Visibility was amazing and with the extra sunshine, no light cannons were necessary. The Gully had a rubbley bottom of about 40-50 feet and was absolutly covered in life. I had "strawberry fields for ever..." playing on repeat in my mind. There were strawberry anenomies everywhere! So much life to see. It felt very peaceful. Scott found a gigantic Puget Sound King Crab that everyone loved. There was a nice 0.5 knot current that breezed us along. The gully turned into a wall as we drifted south and that great feeling of flight came back as we gradually came up for our safety stop. The boat picked us up and we were back at the lodge eating lunch 20 minutes later. Awesome! -Josh
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