Northwest Dive Club

The candy-stripes are getting harder to find. I suspect they are transitory at that site, because until a few weeks ago I'd never heard of them being there before ... nor being found on painted anemones. I've been up there a few times in the two months since they were initially reported, and it seem...

It got mobbed yesterday ... to the point where parking spaces were getting hard for some folks to find. Fortunately I got there early (6 am ferry) and was in the water for my first dive (91 minutes, solo) by 7:15. Did a second dive with Myra during the second slack. Vis was typical Keystone ... abou...

ljjames wrote:lol... Tom Nic... You KNOW i'll plaster the inter-webs with it (you'd have to be hiding underwater in the Philippines to miss it, and even then...)

... I promise you I'll be looking for it, even from the Philippines ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I already replied on Facebook, Laura ... but I'll be at Cove 2 this evening at 5 PM.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

I interviewed for both the show and the trailer. Don't know if any of my interview actually made the cut, but in any case I won't be around to find out ... I'll be in the Philippines when it airs.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Looking at the tides for Monday (Memorial Day) I'm thinking to head up to Port Townsend. Haven't been up there in a while, and I recall some rumors about them closing down the Pt. Hudson dive site for some kind of work on the jetty. Has that happened? Or is the dive site still open? Wanting to get s...

The white spotted nudi is dendronotus frondosus ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Me too, Jess ...



... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Here's some of my shots from the day's dives ... https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13235526_573891906124505_1627399290987522750_o.jpg https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/l/t31.0-8/s960x960/13246268_573891976124498_7586662910392420885_o.jpg https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13217020_573892029457826...

I think I'll go this week ... haven't done TTN in a long time.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Peter's wife is Cathy, and they only provide diving ops for the people staying at their lodge. As Richard noted, Rendezvous is a long way from Ucluelet. There used to be a dive shop in Tofino. I imagine they closed due to a lack of business in the area. Several years ago some of my friends went divi...

Doubles are not an optimal choice for this dive. First off, because you don't need them ... you're never going to use that much gas, and you always have direct access to the surface. Second, you have to get them down and back up through that little tube of an entry. And finally, because you have to ...

Too bad you weren't at the club meeting last night ... Karin was giving one away that would've fit you ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

It's an interesting dive ... one of those checklist things. It's a good thing to plan on a week-end when the tides are too huge for most local dives.
... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Opening day of ling season always brings with it a certain level of stupid. I've seen fishing boats literally tied up to the boundary buoys at EUP, and in some cases casting into the park because they know there's big lings in there. Yesterday we had a few out on the jetty at Keystone casting into t...

I was there three years ago, stayed at a resort (Raja4Divers), and it was amazing. Until I went to the Red Sea the following year I had it rated as my all-time best destination ... and it's still a close second. One of the few places left with pristine reefs ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Agree with Richard ... if you can't pull & glide, then float & ride ... you're priority at that point is to get to the surface, not necessarily your point of entry ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Maldives channel dives ... you "hot drop" into a 3-5 knot current, going in negative so that you sink right away, and you're exiting the boat literally on the heels of the person in front of you. You get swept along a wall like you're watching a movie in fast forward ... and if you want to...

I'm not a big strong guy, but I can lift a 130 tank, so let me know? I'd love to help or just be shore support :) Thanks Jess ... you're always welcome to stop by. I've rented a pallet jack to do the heavy lifting. Mostly I need "shore support" to steady the thing over the bumps in the la...

YellowEye wrote:Hi Bob!

I may be around Federal way earlier in the day... probably near 2, if that time might work out

-Eric

I've got everything ready to go, and told everyone else to show up around 5. So thanks Eric for the offer, but I need to stick to that schedule now.

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Hello fellow south sounder divers ... Wondering if any of y'all would be around and available to help me move something heavy tomorrow? I have asked around, but haven't gotten sufficient response yet, so figured I'd try here. I need about three or four guys who can help me lift and move a wooden gaz...

... "progress" ... same thing happened when they pulled out the Edmonds oil dock. The place went from vibrant to dead ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Howdy Randall ... welcome to the PNW. First piece of advice, go find Tacoma Scuba. They're a friendly shop that runs regular shop dives You'll start meeting divers and dive buddies right away. This board's another nice place to meet divers ... there are regularly scheduled dives both north and south...

Great photos and report. Mozino Point is one of my all-time favorite dives ... I was on that trip with John Rawlings and the ADM team. Really need to get back up there ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)