Brr. Greetings from Western Canada

[YYCLuke]

Hey there! Just wanted to say hello, as I joined the boards late last year before I took off for Philippines for Christmas, and now that I'm back in winterland I'd thought I would say hello. And yes, it was much warmer in Coron than northern Alberta.. About a 60C temperature change by the time I flew in.
I highly recommend diving the shipwrecks in Coron, Palawan. They were quite amazing to experience!
Cheers

 

[TMHeimer]

Welcome. How's Ft. Mac doing since the fire?-- I lived there in 1979 (30,000 population then).

 

[iamrushman]

howdy and welcome from southeast florida...

 

[chillyinCanada]

Welcome from a fellow Albertan and YYC.

 

[decompression]

Welcome, flights are cheap to the island and great diving here!

 

[YYCLuke]

Decompression: yeah, I've heard nothing but good things about the cold water diving there in the strait. I'll definitely look into it more this summer when I'll be on the west coast!

TMHeimer: other than the 2 communities that burnt down, the rest of the city seems to be almost fully recovered. Although there is a lot less people here now..

Chillyincanada: howdy! I've been looking into doing something locally, but all I can find are the small drifts in the river, local lake cleanups, and the minnewanka townsite that I don't have a boat for, anything else you recommend?

Iamrushman: greetings! Gotta say, I'm always a little jealous when I talk to people who can warm dive pretty much anytime they want nearby. How is everything there after all the hurricanes last year?

 

[chillyinCanada]

YYCLuke, do you have Facebook? If so, start to follow Alberta Underwater Council and the Underwater Outlaws. That ought to get you started.

 

[YYCLuke]

Thanks for the heads up. I actually just joined up with Underwater Outlaws and a few more local groups, and am definitely looking forward to spring and summer!

 

[outofofficebrb]

Welcome! Was that your first time in PI? Who did you dive with?