Finally got my cert -- when are we diving?

[Windminstrel]

Sunday and Monday I did my checkout dives in Ft. Weatherhill. We had an awesome time, and the weather and water were wonderful. I was afraid that the water would be cold, but with my 7mm the 55-degree water was downright pleasant.

Viz was good (to my newbie eyes), at least until I started bouncing off the bottom trying to get my buoyancy ok. Think I need to lock myself into a pool and practice buoyancy over and over.

So when's the next get-together? I'm tired of being a NELD associate member.

Anyone up for Stonington on Sunday?

 

[DWJ]

Wind-

I was there both days as well. What dive shop did you go with?

Dave

 

[Windminstrel]

Wind-

I was there both days as well. What dive shop did you go with?

Dave

Jack's Dive Center -- no marked vehicle, but we had the big white box truck both days, and a boat on Sunday. Monday we had a cookout in the parking lot.

We were diving in the right-hand cove both mornings. Where were you?

 

[gfisher4792]

Hey, I might have seen your group, Wind. I was passing though, coming back from Warwick, when I stopped to just walk around. We'll have to hook up sometime this summer, since I'm also from Bristol, over on the Terryville side. Thinking of taking a couple of random days off this month, and hitting Ft. Weth when it's not crowded.

 

[Windminstrel]

alas, I've hit my quota of random days off this month (well, and last month) so the mid-week thing won't work. If you come up with anything interesting for the weekends, though, let me know. I hope to get at least 2 or 3 dives a weekend in preparation for a San Diego trip in July

 

[DWJ]

since I'm also from Bristol, over on the Terryville side.

What do ya think?

Dave

 

[Soggy]

I hope to get at least 2 or 3 dives a weekend in preparation for a San Diego trip in July

San Diego the Long Island wreck or San Diego, CA?

 

[Windminstrel]

San Diego, CA. We have a family reunion in Phoenix, then we're driving to CA for siteseeing. My brother and I hope to spend a few days diving while the kids go to LegoLand and the zoo

 

[ScubaSarus]

Ah Windminstrel

You guys almost ran over my flag when launching the boat. I had the flag with the ugly blue buoy attached to it. I was just exploring the shallows at the end of my dive. By the way, I'm a good freind of Earl's. Did you guys dive the arches and how was it.

Chris

 

[ScubaSarus]

Ed at Diver's Cove in Essex usually sponsers a fun dive every Wednesday night. He sends along a divemaster with the group.
It is a great way to meet new people and get those first dives in. You will even do a night dive at some point. By the way Ed is very easygoing and very freindly. He doesn't push sales or come on in a threatening manner like some other shops do. I suggest you look him up and give his shop a call and tell em Chris sent ya.

Keep it quiet though and don't tell D.M. you are going to another shop if you still want to dive off his boat.