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Every scuba instructor has a reason why they teach. I changed careers mid-life to teach challenging dive skills full time and to share my passion and build my team of dive buddies. The mantra of “share the passion” is often … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Nora and Johannes, of Team Happy Vikings, for successful completion of GUE Cave 1 in North Florida. This team of Norwegians had amazing weather, great conditions, a very productive class, and a full immersion in North Florida culture! … Continue reading
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Coming this fall… Mer and Gideon are teaming up again, this time to offer a GUE Tech 1 class in South Florida, featuring graduation dives on some great wrecks off Ft Lauderdale. This class is scheduled after GUE’s 2017 Global Conference in … Continue reading
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Coming this fall… a very special GUE Cave 1 class: Mer and Gideon are teaming up to teach a joint Cave 1 class in North Florida the week before GUE’s 2017 Global Conference in nearby Gainesville, Florida. Two instructors for … Continue reading
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On Christmas Day, Dorota, Bartek and I went diving. At Peacock. On the Olsen Line. It was pretty! We had fun. Conditions are great at Peacock right now; nice and blue! Dorota is a GUE Tech 2 instructor and our … Continue reading
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GUE Instructor Meredith Tanguay will be giving a free presentation on the “Global Underwater Explorers (GUE) Equipment Configuration: What Features and Why.” The presentation is next Saturday, June 25th, 2016 in Rawlings, Virginia. Down Under Divers Club (DUDC) from Raleigh, … Continue reading
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Yesterday, we enjoyed a lovely swim back to the Insulation Room in Devil’s Cave System at Ginnie Springs, in North Florida. Somehow the Insulation Room is just that much prettier when you put in the work to get there “on … Continue reading
Wet Rocks Diving is now offering GUE Cave Diver Level 1 instruction with Meredith Tanguay, in either Florida or Mexico. Mer is based in both North Florida and Hawaii; she often travels to teach. To find out more about GUE’s … Continue reading
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Doing some tech diving off Pompano in South Florida this week. Visited the Lowrance today; a 420′ long freighter sunk as an artificial reef. Gideon Liew, Matt C, Rick T, AJ, Scott, and I had a great dive.
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The plethora of white decorations at Nahoch Na Chich are beautiful; but, sometimes you need some variety. Yesterday Cenote Naharon delivered. The Naranjal system is now considered part of the larger Sistema Sac Actun. Naharon offered us some great halocline experiences: … Continue reading
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After those long days in the office, you just need the right dive. No scooters, no stages, no cameras; just grab the backgas, a small bottle of 02, the reel, and go. Nothing epic, no new line, but taking the … Continue reading
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Conditions have been great in Florida recently! Check out this video and get a glimpse at some of what Florida cave diving has to offer. Indian Springs, a Florida gem, is featured in both the opening and closing sequences. Mer … Continue reading
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Mer spent 3 days last weekend supporting the cave research and exploration team Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP) in North Florida with some cave exploration in a sink called Chip’s Hole, located a few miles from Wakulla Springs. We had … Continue reading
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Tara and I, as a subset of Team Slow, got a chance to dive Cow last weekend. This site is open only to NSS-CDS members; one must have Cave 2 or Full Cave to dive upstream. Cow Spring is just outside … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Vincent and Mike for graduating from GUE Fundamentals this past weekend. 5 days of good, intense work, much improvement, and chillin’ with cool fish in Kona, Hawaii. More snapshots of Team Aquaman to come over next few days.
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Skipping forward to dive 5 of Oren’s Kona trip, we made an early morning visit to Ho’okena. Snorkeled often, Ho’okena is not a common site for “normal” scuba diving, as it’s a long kick out to 30-40′ depth. Not a … Continue reading
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Oren’s in Kona town, brought his ride, and we’ve been out playing. Here’s some screengrabs from his first Kona, Hawaii scooter dive. Kailua Bay was great; featured awesome topography in the shallows, lots of fish, and a visit to the … Continue reading
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We just wrapped up a GUE Doubles Primer here in Kona. Peter and Josh are GUE’s newest Doubles Divers. Congratulations, minions, and thank you for the hard work! We often feel compelled to adopt a team name that describes the … Continue reading
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…turtle look for you! Serge sends along this turtley video clip. Make sure to stay tuned for the happy dance at the very end. More from this dive here.
