Greetings

Cera · Post by **Cera** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:57 am

It seems like everyone introduces themselves, so here I go.
My husband and I moved to Washington in January (although I went to HS here). We both dive alot, although buying a house to remodel can really tie up your time (and money) as we have found out. We have done alot of diving around hoodsport, but not much in the sound, so we hope to change that soon. I would really appreciate some advice on the top spots to dive in the area, so I don't waste my time on owens beach or potlatch type dives. (not that muck diving is all bad!)
I took the Fish ID class this weekend in Belfair and that is how I found out about this website, so thanks everyone for pointing me in the right direction! I enjoy meeting new divers and I am really excited about this forum.

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:04 am

Hey!
I was at the fish ID class too!
did you also go to the Invertabrit class?
You should check out Les Davis Pier dive site (down at the waterfront of Tacoma) Just Google it you will get all the info you need, it is a great dive site.
Titlow and Day Island are great if you are carefull of the currents.

Welcom to the Club!

Cera · Post by **Cera** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:21 am

Yep, I went to both... Thanks for the help! I will look those up.

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:48 am

So were you sitting next to Dana? (Luv2scuba)
on day 2?

luv2scuba · Post by **luv2scuba** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:51 am

Welcome Cera! Glad you could join us! Perhaps your hubby will join the board too.

Yes Bassman, she was sitting beside me on both days and she splashed the first dive with myself and lawgoddess.

Look forward to seeing you again Cera. Would love to dive again with you.

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:52 am

Hi Cera, nice to have you aboard! I checked out your myspace page. Looks like you've got some good pics of yourself diving.

Here's mine.

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 12:29 pm

Calvin!
I can't believe how much your Avitar looks just like you!

Tangfish · Post by **Tangfish** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:44 pm

That was last year's Halloween costume. I like the kitty idea though!

sparky · Post by **sparky** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:27 pm

Cera:

I see we are almost neibors you are in longview and im just down the road in the Asoria area I actuly live in Warrenton and my dive budy Jay ( lostinbrownsmead live in Brownsmead we are offten headed through Longview on our way north to dive

We should hook up and you and your husband and jay and I could team up for some diving sometime soon

and you do relise there are a hand full of real good dive sites over here on the oregon coast I can give you some more detailes if you would like

welcome to our little POD nice to see we have neibors that dive

see you son and hope to see you guys in december

Sparky

Cera · Post by **Cera** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:34 am

We actually havent dove this far up the coast. My husband is from Newport, so he has dove lots, there, but not much up here. I would be really interested in diving the coast. Yea, L-town is so great ](*,) I just cant wait to get out of here sometimes! Let me know if you have some diving plans or would like to make them!

GillyWeed · Post by **GillyWeed** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:00 am

Hi Cera!

Welcome. I was sitting behind you in the IV class.. 2 of my favorite sites are Redondo and Alki cove 2 (Seacrest) Although both sites can get a little murky at times.. Les Davis is a good site, but a LONG walk. I love the scallops at Les Davis, they are all over the place. And they are really active there too.

Hope to see you in the water soon!

Holly

Cera · Post by **Cera** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:39 am

Thanks, my husband and I are talking about making a journey up to do all the sites in tacoma/seattle we haven't done yet. I really appreciate the feedback.

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:49 am

Welcome Cera!

Three Tree North is one of my favorite dive sites up here... easy access, not much parking, and for a site that doesn't have tons of underwater structure there is lots of life to see if you'll slow down and look, particularly in the shallows. You can dive there lots of times, head lots of different directions and depths and see lots of different things.

Sasquatch · Post by **Sasquatch** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:04 pm

Welcome and Hello! Looking forward to meeting you both sometime.

Sea ya!

Cephlah · Post by **Cephlah** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:27 pm

Hi Cera,

I was sitting in front of you on day 2 of the class - it was nice to have met you!

My 2 favorite sites in the Tacoma area are Day Island and Titlow Beach (both very close to my house, so shoot me a msg if you want to dive them and I'll go with you). They are both very tide-dependant, but if you hit them on the right day...GORGEOUS!

Welcome aboard!

go_nudi · Post by **go_nudi** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 10:39 pm

If Owens Beach type dives are a wast of time, wow, you must be good!

Welcome all the same, i'd love to dive with you and learn what you know, though not everything, that way the simple dives will still be time well spent.

We like the book Northwest Shore Dives Third Edition by Stephen Fischnaller though it might bore you if youve done them all.

I know Catalina is a fun place to dive, that and the east side of Cozumel. Heard throught the grape vine that southern Cozumel is great as well.

Hope this helps

Caio

I just thought of another fun dive. It''s a local drift dive starting at Day Island wall and you surface at Gig Harbor near Tides Tavern. It's a pretty intense dive and best with a 5 knott current. Just kick west ever so slightly and look for those cables. Not recomended for everyone though.

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:59 am

Okay Nudi,
You go first and let me know how that goes for you!
And then I might considder it.

Cera · Post by **Cera** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 5:10 pm

Perhaps I missed something while diving at owens beach, but I didn't see anything.... I know they do the UW treasure hunt every year and what little habitat there might have been is trashed by the 100's of divers. I understand that people see 6-gills there sometimes...
Anyway, what I ment was that I would rather dive reefs than muck diving or diving on garbage (ie cars, washing machines, etc).
we also have the book you are referring to, it is a good book.
I guess I don't understand your post, I enjoy simple dives, I am just looking for new dive sites to explore.

Zen Diver v1 · Post by **Zen Diver v1** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:51 pm

I really like Owen Beach, but you have to enjoy looking at and for the small stuff. If you don't, you won't like this site.

I've been there and seen 9 different kinds of starfish, 4 different kinds of nudibranchs (including a baby giant nudi), octopus, pygmy poachers, sturgeon poachers, grunt sculpins, as well as the usual assortment of sole and rockfish. I've never been lucky enough to see a 6 gill, but no doubt because I've been there often enough.

Plus, the site has easy parking and BATHROOMS! $\:D/$

-Valerie

Sergeant Pepper · Post by **Sergeant Pepper** » Fri Nov 03, 2006 5:04 pm

Welcome Cera, looking forward to diving with you someday.