Put on your seatbelt because we are quickly approaching the end of the year. For some, this time of year seems to fly by while for others it seems to drag on. Three months with 4 holidays and BAM, the cold of winter. We’ve already passed one holiday, next up, Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time …
Today’s blog post brought to you by Brian Head. A Tribute I have been watching as folks have mourned Grady Weston. I knew I wanted to say something but it took me a minute to process and figure out what to say. For those of you that don’t know him you probably won’t understand this …
Halloween is basically a contraction of Hallows’ Evening. It has been written in shorthand as Hallowe’en and then shortened even further to Halloween. Halloween is a celebration observed in many countries that falls every year on the 31st day of October. What you may not know is that Halloween (aka Allhallowtide, Hallowtide, Allsaintstide, or Hallowmas …
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Working with students has been a GREAT joy to me for several reasons. The first brings me back to Mike. He was the first student I had responsibility for. We were on a live-aboard in the Bahamas. He had some reservations about the first dive in the ocean. When we got in the water, he …
Many times people ask “how did you get started SCUBA diving?” Well, let me tell you, SCUBA Diving was not something I thought I would ever want to do. How it started, Grady won classes at a charity auction so he and his brother took classes. They became Open Water SCUBA Divers. Several months later, …
I want to invite you to dive with us this summer. The Weston Family owns Extreme Sports SCUBA and Kayaks. Our crew consists of Deb and Grady with two sons Justin and Jared. Then our family grew with three grandkids Shaye, Drake, and Tucker. And one great-grandchild, Kyng (at 6 months old, he does not …
Diving every month…..why would anyone living in the Midwest dive every month? In the words of Tevye from Fiddler on the Roof, “I’ll tell you – I don’t know. But it’s a tradition…” I was certified to dive in July 2003, then dove in Beaver Lake in August and Hawaii in September. Beaver Lake again …
Let’s play a little game… It’s called Have you Met Dan? Dan shows up on this blog quite often. He also is an Assistant Instructor here at Extreme Sports SCUBA. But if you really know Dan, he likes to get involved in shenanigans. But this year, we actually got him! Backstory January 17th is Dan’s …
Drake Weston turns 18 today, Happy Birthday to you. And today’s blog post is about Drake. What is it like to teach a family member to SCUBA dive? When you have a family that is in the SCUBA business, you end up at one time or another teaching another family member to SCUBA dive. Drake, …
I became a certified diver in 1993 to be a dive buddy for my son. Initially, I was certified through PADI. In 1998 I went through and got my Dive Master certification. Then In 2004, I started diving with Extreme Sports Scuba and Deb and Grady. My first trip with them was to Mermet Springs. …