Northwest Dive Club

Change of plans for us. Skiing Crystal instead on Saturday. Just wanted to give you a heads up in case anyone was counting on the cooler o'beverages. That particular cooler and its contents will now be in the Crystal parking lot instead of the 'Dond. Hope you all have some great dives on Saturday! C...

Yes, I stayed at Tropical Divers resort (Tropical Inn) in January 2010. Clean rooms, but sparse. No biggie as long as you're not looking for luxury. Reasonably priced, too. And the location is pretty convenient. The restaurant next door (Sense) is good. Hot water was plentiful and there was a mini-k...

Washington is (was) unique in not charging a fee for using the parks. I was surprised when I moved here that there was no park entrance fee. Wisconsin has always charged a hefty daily or annual fee - on top of a state income tax of almost 7%. The money to keep the parks functioning has to come from ...

Hey Fritz - great report. The Cai dive is very fun, especially the tarpon pit. If you are looking for steel 100s, try Tropical Divers (across from the Plaza Resort and next door to Sense restaurant). They have DIN connections, too.

Enjoy your time on sunny Bonaire!

Ayo,
Liz

I will stop by and re-create my role as strictly shore support (a/k/a P-pants grill asssistant). Will bring the usual cooler o' beverages with me.

I had the good fortune of meeting up with Calvin this week to do some Bonaire diving. Just happened that we were on the island at the same time. We were lucky enough to dive Baby Beach in supremely flat conditions due to some serious wind reversals on the island this week. I blogged about it here: h...

What? A club dive, you say? I might just dust off the drysuit for this event.

I've heard that old saw that "life gets in the way of diving" and I don't buy any part of it for most people. Oh, there are exceptions, as there are to most things, but overall what the person is really saying is that scuba doesn't interest me enough. The same people who roll out the &quo...

Are those fins PURPLE??????

Happy New Year fellow diving peeps!

I've been MIA lately from diving around here, but once the snow melts and my skis/snowboard/snowshoes are stowed away for the season, I'll be back in the emerald waters of Puget Sound.

Peace out and here's to a fantastic 2011 for everyone!

spatman wrote:

Blaiz wrote:

Tom Nic wrote:Looks like the twin of the one Blaiz found (at Pt Townsend I believe).

mine had more barnacles!

and was a lot smaller.

Why do all guys insist theirs is bigger?

Sincerest condolences. Losing a beloved dog is never easy. May the happy memories you have with Dusty comfort you.

Next tat will be a manta ray. Still trying to decide on the location, though.

ktb wrote:UPDATE: Just got my Uemis hand-delivered to my front door by the postal carrier! And even with a battery change, I didn't lose any dive data! So, so happy.

Well, at least you didn't drop THIS one over the side of the kayak.

They sell Bonaire Shore Diving at most local dive shops on the island. Definitely at Carib Inn and Buddy Dive. For car rental, you want a Toyota Hilux or something similar. They will all be manual transmissions, FYI. Take your AmEx and make sure you have the international car rental insurance covera...

Responding on behalf of Psundquist (who is assembling a grill right now and can't reply...because he won't leave for dinner until he finishes that project...and I'm starving :)), he is almost identical to your friend's measurements (including shoe size) and he has a CF200X in size L and it fits him ...

spatman wrote:

Dashrynn wrote:Matt, I think A hug is due for you.

and that's why i do this, for the hugs.

I thought it was for the groupies.

spatman wrote:

lizard0924 wrote:Of course, for me personally, this is probably all theoretical, since I rarely do dives here anyway.

fixed that for you.

Hardy, har, har. I've just been busy lately. I do dive here, I really do.

Thanks for everyone's input! I was researching this concept and came across this information: http://faculty.washington.edu/ekay/altitude.html The "Altitude Exposure Recommendations" table of data was what triggered my query in the first place. It seems to suggest that there is a window of...

What impact, if any, does living at altitude (say, 3000 feet) have if you want to dive Puget Sound on the weekends?

I know some folks refrain from diving if they are planning to drive over Snoqualmie Pass within a certain timeframe, but what if you live in Snoqualmie Pass full-time?

doug7377 wrote:ok went to the DUI factory outlet page and order ther flx50/50

Excellent choice (that's the suit I have). I love mine. :luv:

You're asking whether one should drive an Accord or a Mercedes. Both will get you from point A to B, but your experience getting there will likely be different. Both Bare and DUI are suits that will keep you dry while you dive (or at least one hopes). The difference is that one is more expensive and...

Happy birthday!

eustachian tube dysfunction? can't you, uh, take a blue pill for that or something?

seriously, hope you're feeling better and back in the water, soon!

Thanks for the birthday wishes, everyone.

In the spirit of a true scuba birthday...Paul presented me with Scuba-opoly (complete with DAN dollars...LOL) and a DUI glacier jacket.