Northwest Dive Club

Bob: Your photo looks like the long-beaked dolphin. Do you know if that is right? -Curt I don't know ... but there sure were a lot of 'em. The water was churning for about a mile by maybe 100 yards across. They called it a super pod and said there were easily 1000 dolphins, if not more, surrounding...

good stuff as always Bob .... How was the Live aboard accommodations ? The liveaboard was quite nice. I was on the Solmar V ... https://scontent.fsea1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/33685702_952181758295516_2027480148625850368_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=bfba79111fbb0e9c6c3d6f15e3d1ce02&oe=5BB83B51&ef...

I recently returned from an 18 day trip to the South Baja and the Revillagigedos (Socorro) Islands. I spent 8 days on the Solmar V, and another 8 days working my way up the Sea of Cortez coast from Cabo to Loreto (roughly 320 miles). Did five days of diving in the Socorros, and another four days in ...

Reviving an ancient thread rather than create a new one ... anybody know what kind of shrimp this is? https://scontent.fsea1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/30806113_937923083054717_4991670875879098433_o.jpg?_nc_cat=0&_nc_eui2=v1%3AAeEwCrRlqHZ9SHJBoJ_hBFV11_cTNMYszqo3YIPqSYpz45UI1HipUPRbJu28zyIk9eZcaP...

... it was a pretty good turnout ...

Meet up's at 8:30 ... but thanks, I'll let them know ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Yes ... it's on that Sunday.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

There's a lot more going on than diving that day ... bring the family and enjoy a day at the park ... https://scontent.fsea1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/30531223_1998995086799501_6198856761071603844_n.jpg?_nc_cat=0&oh=754e0e40e37a28ffe2ccf066c858ebde&oe=5B60D07E https://scontent.fsea1-1.fna.fbc...

I might be able to make it ... that's three days before I leave for my Baja trip ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Chris ... your "new" nudi looks like Dendronotus Venustus ... I've seen them before, but they're not very common ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

... about 3/4 of the way down the line from the jetty to the pilings there's another line going downslope. Follow that line till it disappears inside an old tire covered in barnacles. Look around ... there are piles of shells everywhere. They provide shelter for multiple juvi wolf eels ... I saw fiv...

Got in my first dives in more than six weeks yesterday morning. I wanted to hit the early morning slack, which meant in the water no later than 7 AM. So I had to drive around over Deception Pass, since the ferry doesn't start running that early on Sundays. Got there around 6:15 and in the water just...

Thought some of y'all might enjoy this ...

http://www.uwphotographyguide.com/giant ... -northwest

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I'm planning to be on the 6 am ferry going over ... meeting a friend who's already up there ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

You have to know where to look, but there is always something to see at Redondo. I always find things in the bottle fields, often hiding inside of the bottles and other detritus. Also, there are some known locations for juvenile wolfies ... they're not always "home", but the chances are pr...

I'm going to be down there in May, but my trip's going to be a bit broader. Fly into SJD, hop on a liveaboard for nine days out to the Socorros, then when we return will be renting a car in Cabo and driving the length of the Baja, leaving the car in Tijuana and heading over the border to San Diego f...

I've been watching most of the new episodes ... and it's fantastic.

I want David Attenborough's job ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I had hoped to see whales on my upcoming Baja trip ... but I would need to be there now, instead of in two months from now, which is when I'm going. By the time I get there the whales will be up here ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I knew I was going to love this group! Food and diving and are two favorite activities. For the dive sites along Ruston Way in Tacoma, the Fish Peddler (Pacific Seafood) has great fish and chips or coconut prawns and decent beer selection. They are on Dock street in the old Johnnies Seafood place n...

Here's an article I wrote some years back for my students who were considering solo diving ... might have some info in it that's useful to those of you who are considering it ...

http://nwgratefuldiver.com/articles/solo.html

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

The mantra of "never dive alone" makes sense if you put some context around it ... things like assuming you have an adequately skilled dive buddy who would be able to help you out if you encountered a problem (many dive buddies are more a liability than an asset in times of trouble) ... or...

When we do Anacortes we usually hit the café in the bowling alley ... especially for breakfasts, but they have great burgers too ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

After Sund Rock I like El Puerto de Angeles ... the Mexican restaurant right next to Hoodsport n Dive. One of my favorite post-Redondo places is Wally's Chowder House near the Des Moines Marina. It's also a fantastic place to go after a day on Ocean Quest, since it's right up the street. Alki post-d...

Thank you Laura ... and I'll add my voice to "please be gentle and considerate". I'm convinced the last octopus mama in that location died prematurely because she was "loved to death" by all the diver traffic (including me, unfortunately). She's stressed enough during the final c...

A few pics from an early dive ... I got there around 6:30 and did a dive before everyone else showed up. Since my later dives were with a newer diver, I left the camera in the car for the later dives. Good times, great food and socializing. Missed ya, Ms. P ... https://scontent.fsea1-1.fna.fbcdn.net...