Category Archives: Diving

Scuba Diving in Nuevo Vallarta

On Wednesday MJ and I went on a 2-tank dive trip.  We dove with Scuba Steve out of Nuevo Vallarta.  Scuba Steve is a PADI certified shop running out of the Paradise Villa Hotel.  We went out to the Los … Continue reading

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Rescue Diver Course

Recently I completed the PADI Rescue Diver Certification.  I’ve been wanting to take this course for quite some time.  In taking the Scouts to the Florida Sea Base I had really wanted to have this certification before the trip.  While … Continue reading

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Sea Base Adventure

This past summer we travelled with the Boy Scouts to the Sea Base High Adventure Camp in Islamorada, Fl. for a full week of SCUBA diving.  We were there from July 31st to August 7th with 8 scouts and 4 … Continue reading

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SCUBA Certification

This summer we’re taking a group of scouts to the BSA high adventure sea base in Florida.  We’re doing the SCUBA adventure program down in the Florida Keys for one week.  The program is awesome.  The scouts get to do … Continue reading

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Discover SCUBA

A few weeks ago we had the Scouts who are going to SeaBase this summer participate in a Discover SCUBA at Dosil’s Dive Shop.  I’ve always been skeptical about the program and wondered “does anyone really get anything out of … Continue reading

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Dutch Springs

Last Sunday I got to Dutch Springs for a day of diving. Both Mark and Rich dove with me. This was my first time to Dutch Springs and we got 3 dives in for the day. Needless to say it … Continue reading

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St. Lawrence Seaway Dive Trip

Instead of creating a series of blog entries to try to capture my recent trip to the St. Lawrence Seaway, I created a series of pages.  So much happened within the span of a week, that it was easier to link … Continue reading

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Get Ready, Get Set for St Lawrence

We had the group meeting for the dive trip to the St. Lawrence River this past Monday night. Before then I wasn’t really getting excited about the trip. It was still a week away and I still had a lot … Continue reading

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Manasquan Wreck Dive

We tried to dive the Manasquan wreck today. It is an unidentified wooden shipwreck that became grounded and the surf broke it up. The wreck is about 1000 feet off the coast in front of Pompano Ave in Manasquan, NJ. … Continue reading

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Diving with your Blackberry

I picked up my Dry Suit with all the new seals.  Of course, I couldn’t wait for the next dive.  So I spent an hour getting the seals cut to fit me perfectly and eagerly put the Dry Suit on.  I … Continue reading

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