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Dive Event - Blue Lagoon on April 24/25, 2010
- Thread starter demoman
- Start date
- First Name
- Todd
Wow!
What a weekend, I feel bad for those who missed it.
First, the weather was clear and sunny the entire weekend. Not a bit cloudy or a drop of rain. Where did those forecasters get their degree?
The water was cool but warmer than I expected. I chose a 3mm over my 5mm and am glad I did. By end of weekend I had ditched the gloves and hood. My comp showed 73 to 74 degrees. Worst part was the brisk winds getting out but as long as you got out of the wet stuff and got dry quick it was ok.
And the vis, OMG. Best viz I've seen there in years, maybe ever. I didn't arrive til almost 3pm Saturday due to family stuff so I missed the clearest waters but it was still a good 30 feet for me, at least at the other end away from the classes. Even Mclot couldn't get lost. We dived in big groups spread out and you could see everybody.
Gigglin Marlin was in the shelters beside us and were doing tech clinics and gear tryouts. Ken got to dive sidemount and Jill got to dive doubles for the first time.
Concert was fun but more for the atmosphere than the music. Adam Carroll had a few fans there but we arrived late and left early. Phil and a friend took the stage for a few songs during intermission and I really liked them better. Highlight of the concert was when they closed with a "tribute to the most under appreciated female performer of the last decade" and launched into a passionate vamped up rendition (acoustic guitar and electric ukelele) that had everyone wondering who it was til some of the under-30 chicks started cheering and singing along "Give me a sign... Hit me baby one more time". Biggest ovation of the night. Go Britney. (And never take Phil too seriously!).
After that, Gigglin Marlin treated those of us who were still around to a fantastic fajita dinner. Chris O'Leary is known for his generous grilling (he goes all out on staff parties) and he brought 300# of chicken, pork, and beef and refused all offers of donations. All the fixin's and sides too.
Then it was on to a night dive with me, Doug, and Amanda. After a few beers I crawled into the tent after 2am. Today was more of the same but a lot less people. Well I'm worn out, but it's a good kind of fatigue.
What a weekend, I feel bad for those who missed it.
First, the weather was clear and sunny the entire weekend. Not a bit cloudy or a drop of rain. Where did those forecasters get their degree?
The water was cool but warmer than I expected. I chose a 3mm over my 5mm and am glad I did. By end of weekend I had ditched the gloves and hood. My comp showed 73 to 74 degrees. Worst part was the brisk winds getting out but as long as you got out of the wet stuff and got dry quick it was ok.
And the vis, OMG. Best viz I've seen there in years, maybe ever. I didn't arrive til almost 3pm Saturday due to family stuff so I missed the clearest waters but it was still a good 30 feet for me, at least at the other end away from the classes. Even Mclot couldn't get lost. We dived in big groups spread out and you could see everybody.
Gigglin Marlin was in the shelters beside us and were doing tech clinics and gear tryouts. Ken got to dive sidemount and Jill got to dive doubles for the first time.
Concert was fun but more for the atmosphere than the music. Adam Carroll had a few fans there but we arrived late and left early. Phil and a friend took the stage for a few songs during intermission and I really liked them better. Highlight of the concert was when they closed with a "tribute to the most under appreciated female performer of the last decade" and launched into a passionate vamped up rendition (acoustic guitar and electric ukelele) that had everyone wondering who it was til some of the under-30 chicks started cheering and singing along "Give me a sign... Hit me baby one more time". Biggest ovation of the night. Go Britney. (And never take Phil too seriously!).
After that, Gigglin Marlin treated those of us who were still around to a fantastic fajita dinner. Chris O'Leary is known for his generous grilling (he goes all out on staff parties) and he brought 300# of chicken, pork, and beef and refused all offers of donations. All the fixin's and sides too.
Then it was on to a night dive with me, Doug, and Amanda. After a few beers I crawled into the tent after 2am. Today was more of the same but a lot less people. Well I'm worn out, but it's a good kind of fatigue.
- First Name
- Todd
- First Name
- Todd
Some photos have been uploaded on the CHUM Facebook page...
Shadow Diver
Tiger Shark
- First Name
- Wanda
Will uplaod photos as soon as a folder is created for this event
- First Name
- Todd
Shadow Diver
Tiger Shark
- First Name
- Wanda
Photos uploaded...hope you had a good nap Reefhound
Cave Diver
Nurse Shark
- First Name
- Carl
Fantastic pictures! Incredible visibility! Wish I could have been there!
Cold_H2O
Nurse Shark
- First Name
- Colleen
I have never seen Vis like that in BL. It was AMAZING!!!
So good to see all the boats and platforms..
Some of us did a little gear swapping ~
Snarfal got to try a backinflate/weight intergrated BC (I think he liked it)
24% got to try an Oxycheq wing. (I know he liked it. now to figure out how to get it back
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All in all ~ Another great CHUM event.. with lots of diving and fun shared with the best group of buddies a gal could ask for.
Thanks.... I can't wait to do it again.
So good to see all the boats and platforms..
Some of us did a little gear swapping ~
Snarfal got to try a backinflate/weight intergrated BC (I think he liked it)
24% got to try an Oxycheq wing. (I know he liked it. now to figure out how to get it back
)All in all ~ Another great CHUM event.. with lots of diving and fun shared with the best group of buddies a gal could ask for.
Thanks.... I can't wait to do it again.
24%
Tiger Shark
- First Name
- Douglas
Wow!!! Wow!!! Wow!!!
I'm just too tired to go into much detail but I'll post more when I get back later this week.
For now... I'll just say if you weren't there you might have missed the best vis the BL has ever had. The first dive Saturday morning the vis was easily 40'-45', I know that sounds made up but it is true. Even on my 8th and final dive this weekend vis was still 30'+ in places.
On top of that, great friends, great food, a couple of beers and a great time.
More to come later.
P.S. Cold, good luck getting MY wing back.
I'm just too tired to go into much detail but I'll post more when I get back later this week.
For now... I'll just say if you weren't there you might have missed the best vis the BL has ever had. The first dive Saturday morning the vis was easily 40'-45', I know that sounds made up but it is true. Even on my 8th and final dive this weekend vis was still 30'+ in places.
On top of that, great friends, great food, a couple of beers and a great time.
More to come later.
P.S. Cold, good luck getting MY wing back.
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- Scott
Great Saturday
Great weather (which was a surprise), great bunch of friends and good diving.
Nice to kick off the season after a long winter and I was surprised at how clear the water was.
I really enjoyed just hanging out on the Saturday with the focus on a couple of dives. The first dive was 'navigating' round all the bases and I think we hit almost all of them. The second dive we just did a clockwise circuit round the quarry and it must have been approx 45 mins and plenty of hard work to go right around.
Keen on some more lake diving.
cheers,
McLot
Great weather (which was a surprise), great bunch of friends and good diving.
Nice to kick off the season after a long winter and I was surprised at how clear the water was.
I really enjoyed just hanging out on the Saturday with the focus on a couple of dives. The first dive was 'navigating' round all the bases and I think we hit almost all of them. The second dive we just did a clockwise circuit round the quarry and it must have been approx 45 mins and plenty of hard work to go right around.
Keen on some more lake diving.
cheers,
McLot
Cave Diver
Nurse Shark
- First Name
- Carl
Nice! Vis was so awesome!
- First Name
- Todd
Yes they are and it's still sinking in just how great the viz was there. It really gave me a new perspective of the topography and layout of the objects and I think I already had a great map and a good sense of things. For one, it's interesting how close some of these boats actually are to each other when they seem so far apart when you have to follow a bearing precisely in 3' viz. And the debris fields around each of them almost touch in some places.
Snarfal
Nurse Shark
- First Name
- Dan
I just uploaded a boat-load (haha, get it?) of more underwater photos taken with Shadow Divers camera. Check 'em out! They're awesome!! YAHOO!!
Pure awesomeness!