DIVE TIMES


		DIVE TIMES July, 2008


	Scuba season is here.

Hello everyone! Scuba season is upon us. We have been busy with classes and trips. We hope that you will join us at the lake this summer. Come join us for fun diving or if you want to do dive training, let us know. We can set up the classes and dives for you. Click here for our calendar.
New Instructors.
We have two new instructors, Ken Steck and Kip Parker. Pictured to the right are Sherry Baldwin, Ken Steck and Kip Parker. We can accommodate you with all types of classes. Just let us know what you would like to do. Click here for a complete listing of scuba courses we offer. All 3 are PADI Dive Instructors and EFR instructors. Click here for EFR classes. We have a team of 3 instructors, 3 assistant instructors, 3 divemasters and 4 divemaster candidates to assist you in your desire to learn to scuba dive or to continue your dive education. Click here to meet our team.	Sherry Baldwin, Ken Steck and Kip Parker
DAN Instructor Qualification Course
We are offering a DAN Instructor Qualification Course ("ICQ) on July 12 and 13 where you learn how to become a DAN Instructor and how to teach the various DAN courses. Click here for information We need to get you the materials prior to class date. Call 214-505-0713 or email Sherry to sign up. We also offer the DAN provider courses. Next opportunity is July 23 for the DAN First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life where you will learn what to do for a jelly fish sting. Click here for information.	Click here to Join DAN On-Line
Specialties and Advanced Open Water Class - August 2 and 3 at Windy Point, Lake Travis
Join us August 2 and 3, 2008 at Windy Point Lake Travis for the PADI Advanced Open Water Diver Course and Specialties. We are offering the Deep Diver Specialty (4 dives), Underwater Navigation Specialty (3 dives), Search and Recovery Specialty (4 dives), Underwater Naturalist (2 dives), Peak Performance Buoyancy Specialty (2 dives) and Multi-Level Diver Specialty (2 dives). Click here for information Call 214-505-0713 or email Sherry to sign up. The Advanced Open Water Diver Course is a 5-dive certification. You will learn about Deep Diving, Underwater Navigation, Search and Recovery, Wreck Diving and how to interact with the underwater world by diving an Underwater Naturalist Dive. Gain confidence by doing 5 dives under the supervision of an instructor. Great fun and rewarding.	Safety stop after Wreck Dive in Roatan, Honduras
Rescue Diver Course
If you are going to be diving with friends or family, we encourage you to take the PADI Rescue Diver Course where you learn how to take care of yourself or others in or out of the water. The next opportunity to take the PADI Rescue Diver Course is August 16 and 17. You need to be Advanced Open Water Diver certified and currently CPR and First Aid certified. If you need the Advanced Open Water Diver certification, we will be at Windy Point, Lake Travis on August 2 and 3. If you need CPR/First Aid training, we will be doing the Emergency First Response Class on August 16 where you will get CPR/First Aid training needed for the Rescue Diver Course. August 17 is the Rescue Diver classroom and confined water sessions. Lake open water dives will be August 23 at Athens Scuba Park. The PADI Rescue Diver course is serious fun and very rewarding. Learn how to take care of yourself and others in the water and out of the Water. Click here for information. Call 214-505-0713 or email Sherry to sign up. Get the First Aid for Hazardous Marine Life for $25 during this class	Learning how to get a non-responsive diver out of the water during the PADI Rescue Diver Course

Bonaire, May 9 to 16, 2008
Bonaire - Awesome! Just awesome! We stayed at the Plaza Royal Resort and dove with Toucan Diving. The resort was diver and non-diver friendly. The rooms were big, the food was good and the staff friendly. We walked into town for dinner in the evenings. Our group totaled 16. Twelve of which dove on the boat, 2 of which did some shore diving and 2 were women that do not dive but have gone on many dive trips with us. Our dive group on most days was 11 but Lisa Parker joined us for one day of diving. Nitrox was available at no extra cost for each dive. Toucan Diving asked that we do an orientation prior to beginning our week of diving. Very interesting and informational. We saw frog fish almost every dive. Sherman, our divemaster for the week, did his best to point them out to us. There are a few pictures of the ones we saw pictured to the right. I took the pictures. Since they do not move very much, I was able to photograph them. I think the yellow one was smiling at me. We saw eels on most every dive as well. We saw a sharp tailed eel, spotted moray eels and giant green moray eels. We saw 4 of the giant green moray eels on one dive. There were also schools of fish everywhere. The coral and sponges on the reefs were in good shape. Water temperature was about 82 degrees. No current to speak of on most dives and a mild current on others. We did 4 night dives. Two of the were off shore in front of the hotel. We also did a night shore dive. We surfaced and got to see a ring around the moon. One of the best night dives I have done in a while was under the City Pier. Max depth was 24 feet. You have to a local dive leader with you. The dive leader makes a reservation to take a group on the dive. Each of the pillars supporting the pier was covered in coral from top to bottom. The colors were amazing. We saw eels, a slippery lobster, shrimp, and spotted drum. We also saw turtles and spotted drum both adult and juvenile. Trumpet fish were every where! Bonaire is one of the best dive destinations I have experienced. Click here for more picture of the trip. Don Byerly, Sherry Baldwin, Shane Olsen, Don Byerly, Kip Parker, Miguel Bravo-Escos, Miguel Bravo-Escos and Ralph Caldin and Bill Fidler after Ralph Caldin after shore shore dive in front of the resort. dive in front of the resort.	Frog fish Frog fish Frog fish Sharp tailed eel Spotted moray eel Green moray eel Turtle
Trash Pick-Up at White Rock Lake, June 14, 2008
On June 14, 2008, several people, both divers and non-divers met together to participate in the Second Saturday Spruce-Up at White Rock Lake. We registered this event with Project Aware. Our group was assigned to help clean up the Tree Grove Memorial. We picked up trash, pulled weeds and generally assisted in sprucing up the area for the grand opening of the memorial. We were told that usually, volunteers are assigned an area of the lake to pick up trash. We were given trash bags and utensils to help us in collecting the trash. We worked for about 1-1/2 to 2 hours and then met for burgers, chips, snacks and drinks at Sherry's house where we enjoyed the pool. The next trash clean-up organized by Diving with Sherry will be in September.
Upcoming Events
July 9 - Coral Reef Conservation July 12/13 - DAN ICQ July 16 - Nitrox Enriched Air July 19/20 - Open Water Diver Classroom/Pool July 26/27 - Lake Weekend at Athens Scuba Park August 2/3 - Advanced Open Water Diver and Specialty Lake Weekend at Windy Point Lake Travis