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by olalladiver
Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:43 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636974

Re: Viz Reports Thread

Rockaway Beach 05Jun21 10:30ish -- A craptastic 5feet... maybe opening up to 7 at about 85fsw. So yeaahhh... there's that. Enough to keep track of your buddy. Barely.

A friend reported similar vis at Harper Pier early afternoon.
by olalladiver
Wed May 19, 2021 8:24 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636974

Re: Viz Reports Thread

16May2021 am -- Fox Island West Knee Wall (calling it a wall when it's like less than 10 feet high seems ingenuous)

5 feet in the shallows to about 15 fsw
10-15 along the wall to about 65fsw

Stay salty, y'all...
by olalladiver
Wed Apr 28, 2021 11:32 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636974

Re: Viz Reports Thread

Any vis reports South Sound/Kitsap/Hood Canal? This thread hasn't seen a post in about 5 months, is it dead?
by olalladiver
Sat Mar 20, 2021 10:25 am
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Fox Island Bridge tomorrow
Replies: 8
Views: 2114

Re: Fox Island Bridge tomorrow

Thanks for the replies all, really appreciate it. Good dive. We splashed about 7:15. Had a light west current throughout the dive, definitely stronger (not surprisingly) near midspan... I'd say minimum may have been maybe 7:45 or a little later, so actually was pretty happy with the way it played......
by olalladiver
Fri Mar 19, 2021 1:33 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Fox Island Bridge tomorrow
Replies: 8
Views: 2114

Fox Island Bridge tomorrow

All, A friend and I are planning a splash at the Fox Island Bridge tomorrow (3/20/21 - Sat ~715ish am). I know it can be an A$$kicker for current if timed wrong so appreciate wisdom from those who have gone before me at the site. Sites (presumably models) disagree a little on slack time, but seems b...
by olalladiver
Wed Nov 11, 2020 9:29 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636974

Re: Viz Reports Thread

Las Davis was a tolerable but not spectacular uniformly 15ish feet of vis to 0-85 fsw
by olalladiver
Tue Oct 20, 2020 1:56 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636974

Re: Viz Reports Thread

Rockaway beach... 17Oct2020 Saturday pm slack...

An outstanding 25-30ft.

Can't beat that with a stick.
by olalladiver
Mon Sep 07, 2020 8:32 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636974

Sept 6, Les Davis

Great vis at Les Davis ... still had a 5' layer of snot down to about 15 fsw but after that opening up to a glorious 25+ foot of vis. Great day for a dive

Shout out to the young newly certified folks we met there. Keep on diving (sorry, forgot your names already)
by olalladiver
Sun Jul 12, 2020 10:39 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636974

Re: Viz Reports Thread

Sund rock. 11July2020

10+ to about 30 fsw
25 + below that

Improved from a couple weeks ago though seemed to get a bit worse after afternoon winds kicked up yesterday.
by olalladiver
Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:58 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636974

Re: Viz Reports Thread

Also CRAZY 20F+ thermocline about the same depth -- Literally dropped 20F in 3-5 Feet descent at about 45fsw, if that.

Choose... see things and freeze, or be warm but unable to ascertain tank pressures as you deco.
by olalladiver
Sun Jun 28, 2020 7:54 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636974

Re: Viz Reports Thread

Sund Rock, South Wall Saturday 6/27/2020 am Snot-tastic down to 45 -- Sub 5 foot of loose your partner holding hands visibilities Then opened up reasonably down to 75 or so to 25'+ of vis. 6ish GPO's deep... about as many wolfies shallow... plus some lemon margined and giant nudis... so a solid coup...
by olalladiver
Wed Jun 17, 2020 10:30 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Viz Reports Thread
Replies: 3235
Views: 636974

Re: Viz Reports Thread

Sund Rock Sunday June 14

15 ' Vis to about 30 Feet. Opening up a bit below that, maybe 25'. I've definitely dove a lot worse! :calvin:
by olalladiver
Sat May 10, 2014 11:26 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Club dive! Club dive! Club dive! MOVED! May 10th, 2014!
Replies: 60
Views: 10821

Re: Club dive! Club dive! Club dive! MOVED! May 10th, 2014!

Good times today --

Thanks to all of you, but also so very nice to finally put faces with a few names I've seen online for awhile. It was a pleasure and great that weather cooperated.

I look forward our next splash all...
by olalladiver
Mon Apr 28, 2014 7:53 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Urine etiquette--Geez!
Replies: 12
Views: 3135

Re: Urine etiquette--Geez!

ewww... that's wrong... A little common courtesy would go a long way... 'come'on folks... That one would tweak me for sure.
by olalladiver
Sun Apr 20, 2014 1:57 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Mukilteo Dive Accident 4/17
Replies: 17
Views: 4776

Re: Mukilteo Dive Accident 4/17

Terrible news. So sorry to hear it and our thoughts are with all affected.
by olalladiver
Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:59 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Stubbies & Worms
Replies: 4
Views: 1556

Re: Stubbies & Worms

You know those worms swim into your ears and lay eggs that hatch into larvae that latch onto and feed on your brain stem, right? haven't you seen the Wrath of Kahn? It's a close relative of the Centaurian Slug. So you've been warned. Seriously though... what were those? some sort of flat worm? Haven...
by olalladiver
Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:35 pm
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Costa Rica Dives - con Whale Shark
Replies: 4
Views: 1302

Re: Costa Rica Dives - con Whale Shark

Yes, tons of fish life and the vids definitely don't capture a whole lot of what I saw well... Definitely a fun place to dive... Guides we said say Aug actually was a better time to dive as vis improves and if I had any complaints that'd be it... it was only so-so. and yes, Jenn... I was wearing the...
by olalladiver
Sun Apr 13, 2014 12:28 am
Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
Topic: Costa Rica Dives - con Whale Shark
Replies: 4
Views: 1302

Costa Rica Dives - con Whale Shark

Had (sadly only) 2 days of great diving in Playas del Coco and Playa Ocotal in Costa Rica. Struggled with which dive shop to go with after some good advice by folks on the board (thanks again -- It was very helpful not jsut for dive shops but other things as well) and also a buncha research on my ow...
by olalladiver
Sun Mar 30, 2014 2:20 pm
Forum: Dive Planning
Topic: Club dive! Club dive! Club dive! MOVED! May 10th, 2014!
Replies: 60
Views: 10821

Re: Club dive! Club dive! Club dive! MOVED! May 10th, 2014!

Club dive. Yeah baby! That's what I'm talking about.

In.

Werd.
by olalladiver
Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:45 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Costa Rica Dives / Recommendations
Replies: 5
Views: 2231

Re: Costa Rica Dives / Recommendations

Holy smokes Octoloco -- Glad you came back to tell the tale. Wow, just wow. Yes, the cloud forest and arenal are definitely on the list. And no plans for SanJose and flying in through Liberia when we go we think. WB - also always good to hear about good safety conscious outfits. Very important to us...
by olalladiver
Tue Mar 11, 2014 2:25 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Costa Rica Dives / Recommendations
Replies: 5
Views: 2231

Re: Costa Rica Dives / Recommendations

Awesome. Thanks Tom. I"ll check them out for sure!
by olalladiver
Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:27 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Costa Rica Dives / Recommendations
Replies: 5
Views: 2231

Costa Rica Dives / Recommendations

Anyone have any experience or recommendations for north pacific coast costa rica (esp Papagayo Gulf) dive services / boats / sites -- Define do's or do nots?

Also any similar comments on non-dive related c-r adventures is appreciated.

Appreciate any thoughts.
by olalladiver
Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:22 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: NWDC Activity...
Replies: 69
Views: 11451

Re: NWDC Activity...

Still love this board myself and appreciate all those keeping it up and running and contributing to it via posts. Life's kept me running in other directions lately and probably will be for the next couple months, so i'm still in a lull myself. And perhaps others are too and I completely +5 the "...
by olalladiver
Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:11 pm
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Human Gills?
Replies: 4
Views: 1668

Re: Human Gills?

Bah! You guys -- always so interested in science... in what will work! Humbug! Not surprised to see there's major technical difficulties, to say the least. Usually I'm the one debunking the pseudoscience... just got lazy this time I guess. M'bad... Guess it's kinda similar to the tuna's problem... t...
by olalladiver
Fri Mar 07, 2014 6:29 am
Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
Topic: Human Gills?
Replies: 4
Views: 1668

Human Gills?

OK, so if this turns out to be a buncha blow, I won't be surprised and I haven't researched it a bit. But still, how could would this be if it wasn't? Ditching all those heavy tanks and having endless dives? http://www.dudeiwantthat.com/outdoors/watersports/triton-human-gills.asp http://www.smithson...