Northwest Dive Club

Hey GillyWeed--if I had thought it would have cheered you, I would have done my "gitdownandgetfunky" Honey Bear dance, but we would have to agree on no cameras or video. If your friends/buddy bails, you're always welcome with me/us, but I completely understand not diving. (One of the great...

I'm with you Senor Pepper. I didn't feel very confident or safe with the Open Water and Advanced Open Water classes. It's only been through repetition and debriefings with buddies after nervous making situations that I've gained some competency. Classwise--Scooters, cliques and perception aside, the...

Mr. and Mrs. Sounder--You guys Rock! Thank you for setting this up. (The only thing that could have been better would have been if Mrs. Sounder had her dry gloves and could have joined us. Next time.....) And thanks Captain Jack--I didn't even see your post saying you'd be there last night until tod...

For Sgt. Pepper and Diver C, last night in Cove 2 it would be: Fighting Shrimp Wallops! Ask Sgt. Pepper about the SUPER aggressive shrimp that chased after the both of them. I don't know what they did to that little guy, but he was POd! Diver C may have gotten some shots, but I think the shrimp was ...

I would love two 6-Gill T-shirts.

dd

Yay! Happy Days to both of you. Will she ever start diving too?

dd

I'm drooling on my keyboard just thinking about it. (Could be your great descriptions or it could be the monotony of our grey weather and sub-par vis of late.) Rachel, don't you need a gear schlepper? mask defogger? fin toter? I'm sure I would make a great froggy-angler or whatever fish spotter. I w...

I'm so excited and proud. My little brother passed his openwater course on Sunday. Here he is Saturday right before his second dive. I think Les Davis makes him happy.



He's Diving-G; He's Diving-G!

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So, I finally got around to clicking this link and watching the vid, and it just so happened, I WAS ALSO LISTENING TO THE DEFTONES, SPECIFICALLY, PASSENGER, when the video started. Cerrrrrrrreeeeeepy. The chrome buttons buckled on leather surfaces These and other lucky witnesses Now to calm me This ...

Ugh. I do feel like a scene-stealing cheater. First, I resort to prowling through Lowell's critters to find the fish, then, when Diver C shows me how to post pictures on this thing, I steal his thunder!

I'm sorry. I'll say some Hail Marys and do some sort of nice kharmic penance.

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And I think it's this guy:



But it's moved its eye. <shrug>

dd

Amazing 6-Gill shot. How close was the breath-holding diver next to it?

Also, my last guess for #30 is a Pacific Staghorn Sculpin.

If I'm right, I'm taking zero credit as I made an exhaustive search of.......... "Lowell's Critter Pictures" in order to make this guess.

dd

My deepwater pasties and I are there!

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Sounder, now don't be like that. I never said you couldn't play; I said you were so good you needed a handicap. I should make you squint or waggle your head back and forth when looking at the fish eyes. But, I'm getting more in the groove, so Bring It! :) (Bubbles? That's my exotic dancer name. I've...

I'm up for 4/20 and the only green I want to see is new kelp!

dd

Ok-- Here are my Friday morning guesses:

Is #30 a Sturgeon Poacher?

and...

Is # 28 a Six Gill Shark?

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No worries, Sounder. AFTER I GUESSED CORRECTLY, Rich forbade me from guessing online. (Smug smile.)

I vote Diving and Beer on April 6th: YES! Poo: NO!

I think Mr., uh, BbbleMkr will be home and we can all dive together. Plus, it would be great to dive with Amy again. Think we can get Gillyweed in?

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Is #30 a lingcod?

So, uh, I'm socialized to play hard to get, but I am >< this close to throwing myself at you and begging for more eyes. It may not look like many people are playing, but I bet they are, but just aren't willing to look dumb by guessing online. (Some of us are without even reasonable restraint.) And y...

I think we forget sometimes how fortunate we are to be able to recreate in an elite environment where the critters swim free of constraints or dependence on providers. There are many people, through ignorance or providence, who will never share in the quiet wonder of our world. Even if they were cur...

As a Salvo owner and lover, I must back up the light and the price at which Sounder is offering it. Compared to friends with other cannister lights, mine has had fewer problems. Plus, the one time I had a problem, the Salvo folks in Florida were Johnny-on-the-spot fixing it and getting it back to me...

Have a safe flight and a great trip!

Find lots of froggy-friends, and maybe even some brand new ones that no-one has ever seen before!

And, uh,

Anarrhichthys ocellatus - Wolf-Eel

Good diving with you.

dd

Lamont, at some point your body is just going to give in and grow gills. It's like the man heading back to the drink in a happy form of devolution in action.

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More! More! More!

Best........game........ever!

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