We'll be driving through Texas the weekend before Thanksgiving and would like to dive Valhalla. Does anyone know of any scheduled trips that weekend that we could sign up on?
Valhalla missile silo
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You will need to call them and make arrangments.. http://www.familyscuba.com/valhalla/valhalla.html
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texdiveguy:
Thanks, but I've already talked to the owner and he said we would have to get in on a trip scheduled by another shop or a club. They don't run their own "dive trips" there. We're on his e-mail list, but he also said sometimes a shop or club will schedule a "private" trip, and we thought we might be able to possibly get in on one of those.
Debraw
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Actually I have been thinking of planning an outing there for my dive shop. I have to have at least 12 to make the trip. November 20 sound good? We have done it once before. $45 will get you unlimited diving for the day. There is no air onsite you have to bring everything with you. The minimum number is for in case there is an accident you have enough people to hand someone up from person to person. It's interesting to say the least. A real one of a kind experience.
Valhalla is an interesting dive (it's where I met the future Mrs. ChrisPete.) The dive shop that I worked for at the time got on-board with another shop (located in Midland, TX, can't remember the name off the top of my head but there can't be that many in Midland) that does fairly regular trips there. You may want to Google Midland and Divers and call them up to see if they have any trips going in that time frame.
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chrispete:
Thanks. Debraw already set up a trip of Nov 20, though. We plan on joining his shop that day. If anyone else is interested, let him know. He needs a minimum of 12 divers to make it a go.
Nomaster
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Dive a missle silo?
What next? Very cool.
I had a bunch of questions, but I watched the video clip and got most of them them answered. Still fifty feet to the water, 30 feet of stairs and 130 feet of water. Very dark, cool, clear water.
Can anyone give a tale of their experience?
Tom
What next? Very cool.
I had a bunch of questions, but I watched the video clip and got most of them them answered. Still fifty feet to the water, 30 feet of stairs and 130 feet of water. Very dark, cool, clear water.
Can anyone give a tale of their experience?
Tom
Debraw
Contributor
We will have at least 12 people. It is definitely going to go. We are closing the shop that day for the trip. Last year we did $0 in sales on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. All of our regulars will be with us anyway. We are even going to have a riding of the SI Scuba MC Club! LOL!
Here is my account of the 1st time I ever went to Valhalla complete with pictures.
http://www.welchtravel.com/scubadiving/Valhalla.html
Here is my account of the 1st time I ever went to Valhalla complete with pictures.
http://www.welchtravel.com/scubadiving/Valhalla.html
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