Whidbey goes to Browning Pass

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 11:54 am

There was enough said about the Browning Pass great diving on this forum. Seeing all the great pictures taken there, I did not hesitate when I was offered a spot to go there with my fellow Whidbey divers. Two weeks after the big ADM expedition, ten of us followed in their footsteps driving up the road to Port Hardy. Better writers then I described the journey and diving there, so I shall stick to snapshots of what I saw there.. BTW, we too experienced winds which kept us from diving outside the protection of Clam Cove, although not as strong and we did not freeze... John deBoeck lived up to his reputation as THE expert of the area and I would like to come back and dive more... I am still overwhelmed by the beauty and feel that I did not take a fll advantage of what the Browning Pass area has to offer. I suffered sensory overload the whole time... Enjoy...

Our first dive upon arrival at the HideAway Resort - evening dive:

Following day was a dive feast - rocks, wreck and wall

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 11:59 am

some more from Browning Pass:

If you did not dive the Port Hardy area, you don't know what you are missing :biggrin:

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:47 pm

FANTASTIC, Jan!!!!

I'm really glad that you were able to make it up there!!!!

- John

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:12 pm

OMG, Jan, those pictures gave me goosebumps! I thought nothing could top being there, and the wonderful photos that folks like John Rawlings and Curt Bowen got from our trip. But your combination of photograph montages with artwork, and educational narrative, quite simply is the ultimate way to record a trip. Thank you SO much for sharing this!

Bric Martin · Post by **Bric Martin** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 3:17 pm

That is great! Thank you.

nwscubamom · Post by **nwscubamom** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:21 pm

Absolutely wonderful!!Sure are a lot of red soft coral there! China rocks are some of my favorite fish too.

PeninsulaDiver · Post by **PeninsulaDiver** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:32 pm

Bravo!

-Mark

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:40 pm

You hit that one right outta the park, Jan ... thanks for the encore ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Alexitt · Post by **Alexitt** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 6:58 pm

Wow!! Nice job! Better than any travel brochure...

Mattleycrue76 · Post by **Mattleycrue76** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:07 pm

Beautiful. Just Beautiful.

dlh · Post by **dlh** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 8:22 pm

Wow. When does the book come out?

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:08 pm

Thank you all for kind words, I am glad you enjoy my feeble attempt to share what Browning Pass
has to offer. I saw only very small portion of it, but my memories are forever.
And when you have a great group of people to dive with, that place is is even better.
For those who already visited John's HideAway, here are two more pages to remember his place..
Please note - everybody is SMILING !!! :biggrin: :biggrin:

nwscubamom · Post by **nwscubamom** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:29 pm

LOVE IT! I see Julie there...and I love how the camera gets its own bunk and you, Jan, sleep in your drysuit. At least you take your fins off before hitting the sack!

- Janna : )

LCF · Post by **LCF** » Sun Apr 04, 2010 9:36 pm

Dive, eat, dive, sleep . . . yeah, that about sums it up, except you forgot the "huddle around woodstove trying to thaw out" step.

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 5:08 am

Playing cards on the camera table????? Sacrilege!!!!

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:24 am

Yeah that confirms it for me! This trip is on my Bucket List, for sure!

Great pic's and drawings Jan!

John Rawlings · Post by **John Rawlings** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:54 am

BASSMAN wrote:Yeah that confirms it for me! This trip is on my Bucket List, for sure!

You've been saying that ever since I met you! I think that I'll believe it when I see it....remember, having something "on your bucket list" actually means doing it BEFORE you die!

- John

BASSMAN · Post by **BASSMAN** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:28 am

:geek:

Scubak · Post by **Scubak** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:10 am

That is just beautiful!
Thankyou so much for sharing.
I can't wait to get up there!!!
Kirsten

guitarmaker · Post by **guitarmaker** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:06 pm

Jan K wrote:Thank you all for kind words, I am glad you enjoy my feeble attempt to share what Browning Pass
has to offer.

If that, being a feeble attempt knocked my socks off, I can't imagine what an all out effort would be! The collage of photo's with hand illustrations and narratives is wonderful! Like someone else said, way better than a brochure!

Thanks for sharing!

Tom Nic · Post by **Tom Nic** » Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:15 pm

Fabulous.

What they all said, X2!

:smt038

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:54 am

guitarmaker wrote: If that, being a feeble attempt knocked my socks off, I can't imagine what an all out effort would be!

Yes, imagine to have time to dive all of the jewels of that area. I had a quick peek at only five of them .... :blur:

guitarmaker · Post by **guitarmaker** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:00 am

Jan K wrote:
Yes, imagine to have time to dive all of the jewels of that area. I had a quick peek at only five of them .... :blur:

That trip is definitely on my "to do list".

Jan, what program did you use to create your collage with?

Jan K · Post by **Jan K** » Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:03 pm

guitarmaker wrote: Jan, what program did you use to create your collage with?

Photoshop 5.5

hideawayjohn · Post by **hideawayjohn** » Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:04 pm

Jan, that is a most incredible "trip report!"
You have a serious talent... putting this together...
I am humbled by the beauty of the area on most days, and you've just captured that magic in a way few people have ever achieved.
Bravo!!
cheers, and a huge thankyou!
Hopefully see you again soon.
HideAwayJohn

Northwest Dive Club

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