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Sometimes, duckweed happens… …but the dive was worth it!
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Zen Under Limestone
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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
Underground!
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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
All’s Not a “Lost Hope”
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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
Ahhh, those dulcet mooing sounds…
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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
Introducing Team Aquaman
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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.
Teaser: Ho’okena Scootering
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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
Teaser: Kailua Bay Scootering
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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
Team Sunglasses
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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
In Hawaii, you don’t look for turtle…
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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.
Tuesday Tweak
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It’s Tuesday, it’s tweak day, there might be tacos afterwards. Who’s coming? (We meet mauka tier of Coconut Grove at 330pm to consolidate cars. Email Mer by noon if you need a tank.) Here’s some pics from one of our … Continue reading
HUE Goes Big, Day 2
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Over Thanksgiving weekend, the O’ahu contingent of Hawaii Underwater Explorers (HUE) invaded the Big Island. We had a blast; but, Mer’s laptop sucked too much to edit the video. Now that we’ve fixed the former, enjoy the latter: video is … Continue reading
HUE goes Big – Teaser
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Hawaii Underwater Explorers (HUE) is having a little reunion on Big Island this holiday weekend. Check out a few pics from yesterday’s dive at Two Step at Honaunau. Check out the full report on Day 2, with video.
Indian Springs Video Shoot, Part 1
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Did a video shoot in Indian Springs last week. With award-winning videographer JP Bresser at the helm and Kyle, Kirill, and myself lighting/modeling/safety diving, it came out amazing. We shot in sections of both Upstream and Downstream. Here’s a screenshot … Continue reading
Kaitlin: Scuba Diver
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Congratulations to Kaitlin for successfully completing GUE’s Learn-to-Dive program, Recreational Diver Level 1! Although the wind/ocean didn’t co-operate with our grand plan to pool, spring, shore, and boat dive during the program, three out of four ain’t bad. We still … Continue reading
WKPP Safety Weekend
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This past weekend was the Woodville Karst Plain Project’s (WKPP) Safety Weekend. We got together in Tallahassee to renew CPR/First Aid certifications, review site-specific emergency procedures including those for unimproved sink holes, and practice above- and below-water skills. Lots of … Continue reading
Please Sir, May I Have Another
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Back to Indian Springs today, this time guiding Doug, Ken, and Kyle. We had a blast! Here’s some teaser pics of more to come. Conditions have continued to improve: vis in cavern is now ~12′ of dilute tannic and transition … Continue reading
More Indian Please…
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One just wasn’t enough… back for another day at Indian Springs. So yesterday, we grabbed some rides and headed upstream. Vis at the 20ft/6m mark might have been a bit better than the day before. Clear, but milky with slight … Continue reading
Survey Practice
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Got a chance to dry cave and cave dive in the same day. Michael Poucher, one of the main surveyors for the Peacock Springs map current posted at the park, held a cave survey workshop this past weekend, in conjunction … Continue reading
Madison Blue – Rotorooter
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Have a little back-log of pics from dives in the last few weeks. Yesterday Rob and I checked out Madison. I haven’t gotten there much recently due to high river levels. While flow is lower than reported when Madison re-opened … Continue reading