Northwest Dive Club

Hey all - I actually never made it all the way down to Redondo. I was sitting in traffic trying to get there when a couple people from the Marker Buoy club texted me and said they stopped there and the visibility was terrible due to the drain pipe just dumping muddy water into the site. We switched ...

How are you achieving those black field shots of the nudibranchs with the reflections?

Thanks - I've got some folks lined up to do a spot near Alki today. Got multiple folks hitting Redondo tomorrow if the weather cooperates. Got any pointers for the weekend?

As long as the weather cooperates I'll likely be there with the Marker Bouy group (so far only 4 people signed up). We were talking about trying to make it a two dive evening and aiming for one around 5PM and one closer to 7PM.

Are you doing that as a day trip or overnight?

Nudging this thread a bit as we're closer now. I'm not sure what my plans are at this point. I'm currently in an AirBNB in the Burien area... might look to just extend it, or maybe try to find one north of Seattle, or go further afield. So I wanted to get a feel if anyone was interested in making a ...

I'm looking for some dive opportunities on Saturday as well. But I'm also a new guy (to the area and fairly new to drysuit diving) so I'm probably not the one you want leading you on a dive. But I'll keep an eye on this thread and may join you or if I find some good easy dives going on, I'll post ba...

Are any of the available games against the Penguins?

Currently staying in the Burien area. I ended up buying pretty much everything I needed. Only thing I'll be renting is tanks.

Yeah - like I said I knew it was a long shot. I just thought if maybe there was someone who knew they wouldn't be diving for a bit and wouldn't mind renting their gear out for a bit. But I did end up finding a shop with a suit that should work. Now it is just a matter of actually figuring out when/w...

Anyone diving this week and mind if I tag along?

Alright - so maybe I didn't plan this out so well... but I'm in the area and I want to dive as much as possible, but at least based on the prices I got from 8 Diving in Des Moines that is going to be very expensive - around $200 per day of diving. The other alternative is to buy a drysuit and the ot...

I'm going to pay a visit to Eight Diving and then swing by Redondo Beach and see if anyone is there. If you see someone wandering around looking lost, it might just be me.

Will

While you're in that area, it might be worthwhile to take a drive up to Riviera Beach and dive the Blue Heron Bridge a few times. Also Lauderdale-by-the-Sea is a fantastic shore dive as well and would be a shorter drive from Miami. But for weird little critters, BHB hits the top shore dives in the U...

I just arrived in Washington today and was thinking I might try to stop by either before or after the dive tomorrow to do a little meet-and-greeting and maybe get some additional info for future diving. I'll probably look into finding a dive shop this weekend that can give me a refresher drysuit div...

ok - let's aim for Nov 6th/7th. How do I change the thread title? Or should I start a new one?

Would the next weekend be similar to the previous weekend? Setting it for Nov 6th/7th would be better for me than Oct 23/24.

Will

Ok - it is booked! My first AirBNB in the area is set for 10/13 thru 10/30. It is in the Burien area which looked like a good location, close to Redondo Beach and has a couple parks nearby and views of Puget Sound, so hopefully it was a good choice. Thanks again for all the helpful info - I really a...

Just tossing this out there - I have no idea if it is feasible or not, but I might be looking to try and hit some of those further north dive sites the weekend of Halloween (10/30 thru 11/01 or so) and since I'd love to dive with local folks who already know the sites well, I figured I'd ask here if...

That sounds like good advice. I'll see what I can find that reasonable.

Thanks so much! Looking forward to meeting you and hitting the water!

Thanks again for all the info.

So I'm basically "just passing through"... I'm looking to do an extended visit (maybe 1-3 months or so). So it is starting to sound like maybe I split time between north and south of Seattle?

Hey guys - sorry for so many questions... When you say about meeting at "the Dond" - do you mean Redondo Beach dive site? Also, when you say 6, do you mean 6PM? It looks like you aim for that every Thursday. Are there other days you normally dive? Is the diving tide dependent or do you bas...

Thanks for all the great info.

Out of curiosity, why does all the good hiking wrap up mid-October?

Thanks for the info Eric! If I wanted to stay outside of the city - preferably to be somewhat closer to the diving options as well as good hiking opportunities, would you recommend any other areas other than around Seatle? Also since I'm mobile I can switch it up and hit multiple places... as long a...

Hello all! My name is Will, I've been doing the digital nomad thing for a little while now exploring the country while I work remotely. My first round was almost 3 months in Florida diving the Blue Heron Bridge as much as possible. I am currently in Colorado getting my hiking fix and I'm looking at ...