Northwest Dive Club

Sund Rock was PACKed on Saturday.... Diving with someone who's never been there. Dropped to 50' turned left and ran right in to the ship wreck. How fun. Hovered around the bottom then drifted around the bow marveling at the ling cods. The vis was okay, maybe 20' or so. Came around looking at the dec...

Hey! It was fun diving this week-end....Night dives rock!!!

Jan, What everyone else said. As a relatively new diver I learn so much from you. But now I have to thank you for giving me a glimpse into your personal history. I am thankful for you and your brothers tenacity. Your stories, as young divers, are entertaining and educational. Thank you for your cont...

What nwbobber said! Welcome, and I'm glad you are planning AOW. Have you checked out Brian and Jeanna's training? Goggle Frogkick diving. They definitely helped us take our diving to a most awesome, fun, safer level.

That is fabulous. And I still wanna go out with you so you can show me those cute little lumpsuckers...

Great gas management class last Thursday at Tacoma Scuba! Thanks -Melissa-

Can you hear them underwater, even with scuba?

My son just suggested a Plainfin Midshipman?

Diving at Octopus hole 7/31/2010, saw this guy at about 30 feet. I'm not the best photographer, so sorry, this is the best pic I got. Anyone know what it is?

I have been diving for about 2 years and have around 100 dives logged. Since taking the UTD essentials class I feel like 'diver'. I am excited to be diving. I am a good buddy, and a good diver. Do I need to practice the skills I learned? Yes! Is there more for me to learn, 'oh yeah'! But I finally c...

Thanks for the info! We've been scouting places to dive in Oregon for a while now. We did 3 Graces in August. It was very nice. 15-20 viz, and loads of things to see. The crabs coming up out of the sand was a riot! There didn't seem to be places to get air fills on the northern coast. How is it furt...

Another great lesson for the new divers! Thanks for your dives, photos, and postings.
Melissa

Wow! What a treat! Thanks for sharing the pics and the experience. I've done just a little snorkeling in the springs in FLA, and with the manatees, I just love the pics! I'm thinking I need to go back! Humongous pats on the back for both of you, :salute: , I really got a big grin reading about the d...

Do you use something to write on when you are diving? It's handy to make notes of things like the depth you need to get back to, some of the things your observations. For me it helps to record the things that need remembering for when I want to return to the starting point. You can also use this for...

pictures, more pictures! :hello2:

Thanks... M

Thanks for the lessons, and the pics!

Last February when we did our open water cert at Mike Beach the water was 42. I wasn't really cold, our dives were really pretty short, as vis was non-exsistant to say the least. But when I took my mask off and replaced it I had a hard time because I couldn't feel my face! #-o Post OW cert my totall...

Having watched this thread, I just want to post my support. There are so many examples of the damage non-native species do, I support eliminating them before they have a chance to wipe out the native species. Thanks. Melissa

Why are Transparent Ciona Tuncates 'bad guys' ?

I don't see the 'eyelashes', can you point them out, or tell me what I'm looking for? And any idea why he would go under a bat star instead of just burying himself?

Great pics, and the narative is wonderful.... Thanks, Melissa

To all of you who are posting and identifying nudibranchs', THANK YOU!!!!
I just love them, and am totally getting a lot out of this thread. Please keep it up!

Melissa

as a total newby, please, please, don't stop posting, I learn so much. Not only from Jan's postings, but from the dialog that generally follows. I really get a lot from the diagrams however. Thank you so much.

Melissa

The segment was great. We really want to do that when Bob retires.

We are in Longview. So starting at Astoria being the easiest, we can make long week-ends or entire weeks and hit just about anywhere in Oregon!

I'm in agreement, it is unfortunate that the the pilings were ever put in the water full of toxins. However, since they are now there, and are obviously a thriving ecosystem, I would be all for lobbying to create something for the critters to land on and hopefully attach to prior to pulling the pili...