Bjorn Bakken will present photos and a short video from this past summers trip to western Norway with fellow club member Roman Ptashka, to dive a few of the many WWII casualties along the rugged Norwegian coast line. The photos were taken using a simple acrylic housing for their point and shoot cameras. The presentation will show a few under water photos and some of the beautiful coastal nature, and a 25 minute video will detail the wrecks dived and the marine life encountered.
Bjorn Bakken has been a MWDC club member since 2000, board members since 2003 and enjoys all varieties of scuba diving. From cold water ice diving in northern Michigan, the wrecks of the Great Lakes to the warm tropical Caribbean and Pacific waters. With a busy work schedule and two young children, there is not as much time left for diving. But he and his wife (and favorite dive buddy) Gayle make at least one destination dive trip each year. With children in tow, they find family friendly destinations where everyone has fun. In Hawaii this February, they found a local pre-school where the kids could play all day while mom and dad got one week of good diving. The most memorable dive destinations are probably a tie between Sipadan and Kapalai Islands of Borneo, Malaysia and Cocos Island on the pacific of Costa Rica.
This meeting is free and open to the public. Every meeting also features a raffle of various prizes ranging from dive gear to DVDs, antiques, or just about anything else. Raffle tickets are cheap and prizes worthwhile.
Members start gathering in the bar around 6:30pm to socialize and grab a snack, and the actual meeting starts promptly at 7:30pm. During the meetings we will quickly go through the club business, followed by Dive Talk and then a short break. The break is immediately followed by the speaker presentation.
The Crowne Plaza Hotel is located at 1630 Worcester Road, Natick, MA. Directions are as follows;
From the Mass Pike (I90) take Exit 13. Bear right after the toll booth. You'll be heading west on Route 30. At the second set of lights take a left (Shoppers World). You will be going through four sets of lights before you hit Route 9. After (AFTER!) the second set of lights bear left at the fork. You'll then come to the third and fourth set of lights. At the fourth set of lights you will be at Route 9 (the Circuit City will be across the street). Take a left onto Route 9 Eastbound. Very quickly you will see the Crown Plaza Hotel on your right.
Bjorn Bakken has been a MWDC club member since 2000, board members since 2003 and enjoys all varieties of scuba diving. From cold water ice diving in northern Michigan, the wrecks of the Great Lakes to the warm tropical Caribbean and Pacific waters. With a busy work schedule and two young children, there is not as much time left for diving. But he and his wife (and favorite dive buddy) Gayle make at least one destination dive trip each year. With children in tow, they find family friendly destinations where everyone has fun. In Hawaii this February, they found a local pre-school where the kids could play all day while mom and dad got one week of good diving. The most memorable dive destinations are probably a tie between Sipadan and Kapalai Islands of Borneo, Malaysia and Cocos Island on the pacific of Costa Rica.
This meeting is free and open to the public. Every meeting also features a raffle of various prizes ranging from dive gear to DVDs, antiques, or just about anything else. Raffle tickets are cheap and prizes worthwhile.
Members start gathering in the bar around 6:30pm to socialize and grab a snack, and the actual meeting starts promptly at 7:30pm. During the meetings we will quickly go through the club business, followed by Dive Talk and then a short break. The break is immediately followed by the speaker presentation.
The Crowne Plaza Hotel is located at 1630 Worcester Road, Natick, MA. Directions are as follows;
From the Mass Pike (I90) take Exit 13. Bear right after the toll booth. You'll be heading west on Route 30. At the second set of lights take a left (Shoppers World). You will be going through four sets of lights before you hit Route 9. After (AFTER!) the second set of lights bear left at the fork. You'll then come to the third and fourth set of lights. At the fourth set of lights you will be at Route 9 (the Circuit City will be across the street). Take a left onto Route 9 Eastbound. Very quickly you will see the Crown Plaza Hotel on your right.
