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- Mon Jun 29, 2009 5:46 pm
- Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
- Topic: Curacao Diving and Accomodations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1972
Re: Curacao Diving and Accomodations
Hi Pam, We're just back from our Curacao - Bonaire - Aruba trip so here's the scoop..... Accommodations: There are two main areas people stay in Curacao; Willemstad and Westpunt Willemstad is the main city on the island. I would compare it in size to Olympia. The advantage to staying in Willemstad i...
- Mon Jun 29, 2009 4:43 pm
- Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
- Topic: How not to pack your dive gear for a trip--advice?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2425
Re: How not to pack your dive gear for a trip--advice?
We just returned from a 17 day trip to Curacao - Bonaire - and Aruba. As part of the trip we had to take local puddle jumpers between the islands and the baggage restrictions were one checked bag (max 44lbs) and a small carry -on (max 14inches long). If our bags were overweight there was a chance th...
- Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:51 am
- Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
- Topic: Curacao Diving and Accomodations
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1972
Re: Curacao Diving and Accomodations
Cindy and I headed to Curacao on Friday and staying at the Scuba Lodge. I'll post more lodging info when we return.
- Thu May 28, 2009 9:37 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 638486
Re: Viz Reports Thread
Cove 2 this evening was about 20 ft of vis from top to bottom. There were large chunks of alge snot in the water so looks like the bloom might be dieing off. With favorable currents this weekend my be great for diving.
- Wed May 27, 2009 12:32 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: 100th Dive at 100ft with a HP 100 Steel Tank...BINGO!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1028
Re: 100th Dive at 100ft with a HP 100 Steel Tank
eliseaboo wrote:I thought your 100th dive was supposed to be done naked....or do they just tell that to the gals in the Bahamas
Seriously though, sounds like a good 100th dive!
Doing 100 dives in the Puget Sound in a wetsuit is the same as diving neked in the Bahamas!
- Wed May 27, 2009 12:30 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: 100th Dive at 100ft with a HP 100 Steel Tank...BINGO!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1028
Re: 100th Dive at 100ft with a HP 100 Steel Tank
Congrats Betty!
- Tue May 26, 2009 3:37 pm
- Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
- Topic: Bonaire
- Replies: 16
- Views: 2164
Re: Bonaire
We found super cheep ($350) flights into Aruba about a month ago and are splitting a 17 day trip in June between Curacao and Bonaire with a few days in Aruba at the end. There are several puddle jumpers that fly between the islands on a regular basis for $55 one way.
- Mon May 18, 2009 5:17 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Sunday afternoon with Bandito ....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1454
Re: Sunday afternoon with Bandito ....
Wow, what a great day! Cindy and I had an awsome time diving with everybody and meeting up with some new and old friends.
Thanks again Bob for putting the trip together!
Bill
Thanks again Bob for putting the trip together!
Bill
- Tue May 05, 2009 6:55 pm
- Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
- Topic: Passport woes
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1395
Re: Passport woes
That's a load of crap. Tell your friend to keep the receipts and write a letter to Continental Airlines asking for reimbursement. They are not the government and don’t have the authority to determine that a passport is valid or invalid. My passport has been through the wash twice (Cindy loves to was...
- Sun May 03, 2009 10:35 am
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 638486
Re: Viz Reports Thread
We did two dives at Sunrise yesterday. On the first dive the vis was about 10 -15ft. For the second dive we got into the water a little later than we wanted to and the current picked up some steam bringing the vis down to under 5ft.
- Sat Apr 25, 2009 9:32 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Viz Reports Thread
- Replies: 3235
- Views: 638486
Re: Viz Reports Thread
This damn spring sunshine is causing an alge bloom screwing up the vis all over the sound. :angry: I'm starting to long for the days of drizzle and 40 degree weather. We took a group out to Redondo this morning for a quick dip before the expo. On the surface looking down I could barely see the outli...
- Tue Apr 14, 2009 8:39 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Cove 2 AED update...
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1995
Re: Cove 2 AED update...
Great work Doug! Other than just providing financial support is there anything else you need help with?
Edit: just a thought, since the city has standardized on a brand they may get some kind of contractual volume discount. It may be worth asking if we can piggy back on their purchase.
Edit: just a thought, since the city has standardized on a brand they may get some kind of contractual volume discount. It may be worth asking if we can piggy back on their purchase.
- Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:34 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Cove 2 gets its revenge
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1884
Re: Cove 2 gets its revenge
Ouch! Lynne I hope you have a speedy recovery and are back in the water ASAP! Ouch! That sucks! One of my greatest fears of diving is falling in my gear while maneuvering to and from the water. The logs at EUP , getting to the beach at 100' rock, even sometimes the logs at muk after a storm. Hope yo...
- Sat Apr 04, 2009 9:52 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Cove 2 Diver Incident...
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1379
Re: Cove 2 Diver Incident...
Holy crap. Ditching weights in 85 fsw is a pretty sobering proposition. I wonder if they did it on purpose? Out of air? I dont think that it was an accidental loss of weights. The pouch that Bob brought up was a side weight bag from an integrated BC and the belt was a Seasoft 16 pounder. I'm not su...
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:41 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Diving in Hoodsport this weekend (4/3-4/4)
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1154
Re: Diving in Hoodsport this weekend (4/3-4/4)
Loretta, Cindy and I dove Sund Rock last Friday. The visibility was about 10ft with alot of floating gunk in the water. It was a super low tide so that could have been the issue.
Give Hoodsport & Dive a ring and they can give you the most recent report.
Bill
Give Hoodsport & Dive a ring and they can give you the most recent report.
Bill
- Wed Apr 01, 2009 1:58 am
- Forum: Dive Travel - Planning and Adventure
- Topic: Diving Vancouver Island on the Nautilus Explorer
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1698
Diving Vancouver Island on the Nautilus Explorer
The dive shop I frequent had a last minute cancelation for a trip on the Nautilus Explorer and since my regular buddy as well as a bunch of other friends will be on the boat I decided on a whim to take the spot. I've never done a liveaboard or really dove much off VI and was wondering if some folks ...
- Mon Mar 30, 2009 3:39 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Marking up your gear?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1538
Re: Marking up your gear?
I mark all of my tanks with my name, because my tank sherpa has become the tank sherpa for many other bottles lately. :breakdance: My big bottles (80 cf+) are all hot neon pink. That guarantees that nobody's going to want to touch them! :vom: Ya those barbie hott pink doubles are a sight to behold....
- Thu Mar 26, 2009 11:46 am
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Diving Thurs Night?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 825
Re: Diving Thurs Night?
Hey Eric,
Rob, my girlfriend Cindy, Loretta and I will be up at EUWP splashing in at around 6:00. Your more than welcome to join us if you don't mind tooling around with a bunch of bubble blowers.
Bill
Rob, my girlfriend Cindy, Loretta and I will be up at EUWP splashing in at around 6:00. Your more than welcome to join us if you don't mind tooling around with a bunch of bubble blowers.
Bill
- Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:27 pm
- Forum: General SCUBA Discussion
- Topic: Open Water training standards-split from "fatality at Sund Rock"
- Replies: 115
- Views: 9576
Re: Open Water training standards-split from "fatality at Sund R
First off, this is a great discussion that I hope leads to some changes in the way OW instructors approach gas management. In my open water class we spent alot of time getting drilled on dive tables and planning repetitive dives etc.. It was covered extensively in the book and there were 8 questions...
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 4:23 pm
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Club Dive! Club Dive! Club Dive! March 28th
- Replies: 156
- Views: 11123
Re: Club Dive! Club Dive! Club Dive! March 28th
OK talk to the BOSS (wife) and she will make either or both PANCIT or LUMPIA. We have LUMPIA but it is kinda scheduled for a fund raiser for my sons school. However, what is not sold will get cooked and brought.Unfortunately 9am is to early so I will be there asap that morning. Those who know Filip...
- Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:08 am
- Forum: Dive Planning
- Topic: Club Dive! Club Dive! Club Dive! March 28th
- Replies: 156
- Views: 11123
Re: Club Dive! Club Dive! Club Dive! March 28th
Cindy and I will be there!
We'll bring some potato salad and a cooler full of Gatorade and water. I'll also bring along my pop-up canopy and some camping chairs.
We'll bring some potato salad and a cooler full of Gatorade and water. I'll also bring along my pop-up canopy and some camping chairs.
- Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:07 pm
- Forum: Diving Education (Recreational)
- Topic: New thought on a rescue technique, for discussion - NHZ
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5747
Re: New thought on a rescue technique, for discussion - NHZ
Last October I was involved in a diving incident very similar to what happended to Jake. Unfortunately the outcome was the same. I understand that the intention of this post is to learn from what happened but second guessing the actions of those involved is a bad idea for the rescuers as well as Jak...
- Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:18 am
- Forum: Gear Central (Recreational)
- Topic: Found: Mask and Snorkel at Keystone 2/28
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1181
Re: Found: Mask and Snorkel at Keystone 2/28
Hey spearcatcher
That sounds like it. Send me a PM with some details and we'll figure out a way to get it back to you.
Bill
That sounds like it. Send me a PM with some details and we'll figure out a way to get it back to you.
Bill
- Sat Mar 07, 2009 7:13 pm
- Forum: Dive Recaps & Trip Reports
- Topic: Not diving, so posting...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 958
Re: Not diving, so posting...
I'm in the same boat; my girlfriend went out on the "girls only" charter too. I spoke to her and I guess they had a great time!dlh wrote:My wife is out on a "Girls Only" Bandito Charter and I'm not invited! Since I can't dive, I'll post a few photos from a couple of weekends ago.
- Fri Mar 06, 2009 8:11 pm
- Forum: Everything Else
- Topic: Dive Charities
- Replies: 6
- Views: 815