Well, the message at the top of my SB window is urging me to make a post--seems the system missed me these last two weeks. Go figure.
So what better time than now to say how impressed I was to dive the Yukon twice last weekend. Sure, there were lots of great kelp dives, but the Yukon really got its hooks into me. It's my first wreck--I'm sure that had something to do with it. When I first dropped down to her I finned away a bit and turned to get the big picture (as much as the viz allowed) and I was truly smitten.
So . . .
To Jay S., my host and dive buddy for three days: thanks for being a great guide; for showing me around and through; for the horizontal ascent practices; for all your hours of work on her; and for your friendship.
To Milt Beard: thanks for an afternoon of fascinating anecdotes; for cutting all those holes (esp. the dolphins); for all the rest of the work; for the videotapes, the chart, and the magazine souvenirs.
To Woody: thanks for keeping the buoy lines in working order every year; for the fat nitrox fills; for the lunches; for the calm seas!
To Nate: thanks for the laughs. And stop finding lead--start finding gold instead.
And thanks to SDOF, Dick Long, and everyone else who raised funds, got her here, prepped her, and in any other way helped out.
Well, enough emoting. It's almost dawn here in Oregon, and I've got firewood to stack.
Bryan
So what better time than now to say how impressed I was to dive the Yukon twice last weekend. Sure, there were lots of great kelp dives, but the Yukon really got its hooks into me. It's my first wreck--I'm sure that had something to do with it. When I first dropped down to her I finned away a bit and turned to get the big picture (as much as the viz allowed) and I was truly smitten.
So . . .
To Jay S., my host and dive buddy for three days: thanks for being a great guide; for showing me around and through; for the horizontal ascent practices; for all your hours of work on her; and for your friendship.
To Milt Beard: thanks for an afternoon of fascinating anecdotes; for cutting all those holes (esp. the dolphins); for all the rest of the work; for the videotapes, the chart, and the magazine souvenirs.
To Woody: thanks for keeping the buoy lines in working order every year; for the fat nitrox fills; for the lunches; for the calm seas!
To Nate: thanks for the laughs. And stop finding lead--start finding gold instead.
And thanks to SDOF, Dick Long, and everyone else who raised funds, got her here, prepped her, and in any other way helped out.
Well, enough emoting. It's almost dawn here in Oregon, and I've got firewood to stack.
Bryan