2nd Annual Conch Fossiling Expedition guided by Mark Renz! April 1, 2006

[CBulla]

Ladies and Gentleman and all those confused by narcosis.... the planning for the 2nd annual Conch Divers Fossiling Expedition is in its final stages (fossiling location, camping location, sign-up of participants) and its about time I created a post about it!

When: April 1, 2006 -- All day event - camping Friday and Saturday night
Where: Same location as last year - Private property
Where to camp: Peace River Camp Ground - Group Rate: $8 per night per person
Cost of Expedition: $35 per person (normal rate is $75 pp)

As with last year this will be an expedition guided by Mark Renz, so if you have a copy of any of his books that you'd like to get signed, this is a great opportunity to get that done. We're encouraging him to join us in the post-fossiling activities for a little social time thats not water and fossil related so everyone has the opportunity to meet and speak with Mark in a comfortable setting.

Sign Up! ​

If any of you central FL Dive folks have a suggestion for a place to camp other than Peace River Camp Ground, please share!!

 

[Walter]

Is this a diving or a wading activity?

 

[CBulla]

Well, diving could be done should choose to brave the dark brown waters. Our experience last year is the tea brown water created a very dark environment to try and find things in.. this may change based on the location on the river that we go to.

 

[cardzard]

How could anyone pass this up.
We will watching for the details Colin.
I'm sure we will find an entire giant sloth or atleast someone will claim they did.

 

[Walter]

So you'll be wading. Thanks buddy. I'd love to meet Mark, but my primary focus is diving, not fossiling. If you can get him to Venice (or any other dive location) I'm interested.

 

[CBulla]

OH! I'll add the costs up there when I edit the post with more info - The cost of the expedition is still the same @ $35 per person (Mark is continuing to offer us this discount).

Walter - No problem buddy, we've been working with Mark to set up a multi-boat event off Golden Beach Rd in the 'Bone Yard' - he's interested in just 'checking it out' himself and with a group of folks out there it increases the likelihood of cool finds!

 

[Walter]

Sounds great. Let me know when it's planned.

 

[SFLDiver]

Crossing my fingers on a typical Peace River canoe trip,
ie. paddle halfway sat, camp sat night on the river, paddle the rest sun.

aaaand hoping we don't get a heavy rain just before then.

 

[simbrooks]

Crossing my fingers on a typical Peace River canoe trip,
ie. paddle halfway sat, camp sat night on the river, paddle the rest sun.

aaaand hoping we don't get a heavy rain just before then.

Last time around it was drive your car into a campsite that had been rained upon (with thousands of others too), camp, up early to drive to a field in the middle of nowhere to paddle in the streams nearby fossiling. You'd be surprised what you can find just stick in a few locations!! I was just admiring my mini, prehistoric Shetland pony teeth the other day.

Christina and i are in for camping, wading and such for a day with camping both sides of it.

 

[Scuba_Jenny]

Sounds good!