Happy Friday. Just think, we’re are approaching the “beginning of Summer.” Now, we can debate this because technically Summer solstice doesn’t start until June 21, 2019, but people think summer starts on Memorial Day Weekend. And hint, in case you didn’t know, Memorial Day Weekend is THIS WEEKEND!! There will be lots of diving going …
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Goin’ Fishing, since we can’t spend all of our time underwater while on vacation. We have to find other activities to fill our time when we can’t be diving. Like many other four state divers, I grew up fishing, swimming, boating, and canoeing on the lakes, rivers, and creeks in our area. As a diver, …
Time for another FACTS FRIDAY (Sharks, Lionfish, and Sea Turtles). Today is about Seahorses, those small amazing almost mythical creatures. There are 45 species of Seahorses. The genus name is “Hippocampus”, this comes from the ancient greek hippokampos, hippos meaning “horse” and kampos meaning “sea monster”. Seahorses are found in shallow tropical and temperate salt …
In March of 2019, our team Newton County Rescue and Recovery (NCRR) was called to Beaver Lake to assist the Benton and Washington County dive teams in searching for and recovering a couple of people that had drowned. The water temperature was around 45 degrees for the dives we did. The visibility was less …
Time again for our ANNUAL SPRING into SCUBA SALE. This year it will be held on May 3 & 4, 2019. We have some great SCUBAPRO combo packages available with some FREE items. Ultimate Diver – Hydros BC (w/ Air 2) – G-2 Console (Wrist or Console) – MK25/620TI – Free Mask & Twin Jets! …
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no, it’s a SCUBA diver riding the current. What? Think about it, in SCUBA classes you are told about being neutrally buoyant. So, you don’t weigh more or less than the water but basically the same. Think back to those open-water classes… neutrally buoyant divers only move just a …
You’ve arrived at your tropical paradise vacation destination, or maybe you’ve been there for a few days then one morning you wake up not feeling so well. Maybe it was something you ate or drank, that’s not agreeing with you. Perhaps your head and sinuses are stopped up. This is not how you wanted to …
Sea Turtles are a creature that we love to see while Scuba Diving. They are large air-breathing reptiles that have been around more than 110 million years. Sea turtles are one of the earth’s most ancient creatures. Their shell is streamlined for swimming and unlike other turtles, they cannot retract their legs. Seven species of …
Ok, it is time to revisit the specialty classes. Why? Well, We weren’t finished after the first post. We’re getting into the perfect weather for it. Classes are forming and filling up, so you need to know what the options are. The Specialty Classes we’re going to look at today are for students who are …