Blue Heron Bridge - History Dive - 12-13-09

[BHB ScubaTroll]

Well, right now it's time to go diving! overcast and windy, but the bridge is still there for days like this!

For those meeting tomorrow, I am going to get pavilion 3 if possible (the same one we had for Turkey Day)

 

[netmage]

beach and playground: sunrise-sunset
boat ramps: 24 hours Boat Trailer Parking Permit
fishing pier: sunrise - 10:00 pm

VAGRANCY
Phil Foster Park is open for public use from sunrise to sunset with the exception of the boat ramps that are open to the public 24-Hours a day. After hours, the only patrons permitted in the park are those launching or retrieving their vessel from the boat ramps. All others in the park after hours will be considered trespassing and subject to enforcement action.

Sorry for the slight hijack....

Would this not then make doing a kayak\canoe dive totally legal 24x7....? Provided you launch from the ramp, and dove from your yak? i.e. not using the beach entry....?

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

Sorry for the slight hijack....

Would this not then make doing a kayak\canoe dive totally legal 24x7....? Provided you launch from the ramp, and dove from your yak? i.e. not using the beach entry....?

Yes. That has been discussed in the past and it is totally legal as long as you don't use the beach

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

Couple of shots from the Saturday evening...

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

Now, it's off to the office xmas party!

 

[D2Diver]

Couple of shots from the Saturday evening...

Great shots Jim I think you have figured out that diopter
Have fun tomorrow night

 

[BHB ScubaTroll]

We have 10 committed for the picnic, 12 committed for the dive and 2 tentative... Looking good for Sunday picnic and dive!

Here's where we are:

Picnic:
CoolTech (Jim) - Charcoal, Burgers and a pack of hotdogs
KBeck (Krista) - fixins, buns, plates, napkins, etc (much leftover from the tgiving party)
Luckydays + 4 guests - ?
tibenmiami - ?
wussdiver - ?
in10se - ?

We're looking for drinks, chips and other pot luck items (chix breast, brats if you'd rather eat those, beans... or, some other item you want to donate to the picnic)

I am going to be out there around 10:30 AM to start charcoal. It should be ready to cook between 11:30-12:00 (That's when the picnic starts)


Diving:
CoolTech
Luckydays + 4 guests
djtimmy + 2 guests
wussdiver
tibenmiami
in10se

(That's 11 divers, so the cost to dive will be about $9 for each of us. If more join the cost is less)

High tide: 05:49PM (many of us will enter the water 1 hour before high tide and dive close to 2 hours - not everyone will do this, but some will)


Tentative (or have not actually committed yet)
DebbyDiver -
ScubaJenny -

Some of the guys at ForceE might stop by for the picnic and the dive. They were talking about getting away from the shop in shifts to have some fun with us
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OK, here's how the park works...

Beach and play ground close at sunset
Park closes at 10 PM (not one minute later)
Boat ramps are 24 hours
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OK, here's how the permit with ForceE works...

Cost was $100 flat rate for our group (I have paid for the permit) to receive a permit for night dive (liability insurance is required by the city so...)

All divers will need to stop at ForceE and sign a waiver and receive your night dive parking pass and be covered by ForceE's liability insurance. Non-divers do not need to register at ForceE, just come to the picnic

High tide: 05:49PM (many of us will enter the water 1 hour before high tide and dive close to 2 hours - not everyone will do this, but some will)

Some are PMing me asking about the tide, whether they need to pay ForceE, etc. All the information is in this one post... please read it!

See you at the picnic and dive!

 

[luckydays]

Thanks for the updated post Jim. My group will be there and we will pick up some chicken breasts, a salad of some sort, some chips, and a case of water. Let me know if you need or want anything else and we can stop off on the way.

 

[DebbyDiver]

Well, as it turns out, I can get there in plenty of time for the dive!!! I've got too much today to do the picnic but I'll get up there in time to dive.

Jenny, want to ride up with me?

 

[trigfunctions]

Hi all - I would like to meet up with everyone Sunday for the dive. I will be at the park around 3:30-4:00 after chcecking in at Force-E. I will bribe anyone who can point out the seahorses to me. I really want to see them before they are gone! Thanks to CoolTech for setting this up!!!