Happy New Year!

21 02 2010

Friday, January 1st, 2010 ~

It is a new year, and we celebrated as we always do, with a dive at Carriere Morrison!

Four of us met at the quarry, and were greeted with more slush than ice. The quarry had melted, and was a bit of fun to play with.

There wasn’t alot of sunshine out, so it was quite a bit darker under water. It made taking pictures in the ambient light a little more challenging.

Steve took the camera for a couple of shots, and Jay tried to hide from him…

I tried to hide from him too, but he still caught me…

Then he caught Eric…

From there, I was able to get my camera back, and I caught Steve, from upside down…

We played about the plane, and while Steve and Jay were dueling with their “light sabers,” I just happened to dart in to catch it, and it turned out to be my favourite shot of the day!

May the force be with you!

Bottom Time ~ 37 mins.

Max. Depth ~ 46′

Water Temp. ~ 38


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Frozen Over!

30 12 2009

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009 ~

Steve was working today, so Eric, Zi, and I went up to the quarry, for some diving fun. When we arrived, we were greeted with ice.

There was still a small opening, near the run off point, so we were able to break it up. We were prepared, as we had had very cold temperatures during the week, and the ice was inevitable. We didn’t need the chainsaw, but Eric had it, just in case.

Eric broke up a large area of the beach for us, and we entered the water. Zi ran the line out to the plane, while I took some pictures.

We swam around a bit, then continued the line out to the boat.

It was a pretty chilly day, and when we got out, our gear froze pretty quickly.

Bottom Time ~ 30 mins.
Max. Depth ~ 44′
Water Temp. ~ 39

After our dive, we had a bit of fun on the surface. Hmm… how strong is that ice, anyway?

…and… Zi’s in!

Eric too!

By the end of it, we had most of the beach area broken up.

Thanks for coming out to play, fellas!! Zi.. thanks to your wife for those yummy Peanut Butter treats too!!! Here I am with my cold water, pudgey face…lol.


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It’s Winter At The Quarry!

15 12 2009

Sunday, December 13th, 2009 ~

Ahh… winter diving goodness! It’s that time of year again, where we have to have the chain saw on stand by, and make sure we have layers of clothing in the van. A bunch of us were meeting at the quarry, for a leisurely Sunday dive!

The roads were a little slippery, and I’ve always thought it was a bit odd to have speed limits, where there is 40 km/hr difference, between max and min speeds. I just labeled it as a highway gradient factor…

When we arrived, we had to go through the back entrance, as the front gate was closed. The old, abandoned buildings are pretty interesting to see.

It was snowing at a pretty good rate as well, which made for a nice shot of the quarry.

We geared up, and in we went. We had two cameras in the mix today, and were hoping to get some fun shots! Kelly, Dave, Andy, and Serge were in town! Steve, Jay, Eric, and I were also in the mix.

The gang…

Eric…

Jay…

Serge…

Kelly, trying out a scooter!

Dave…

Me.. not sure what I was looking at…

Eric found a friend…

Steve, issuing a ticket!

I caught Jay in the act!

Steve was also showing us his acrobatics!

Which way to cavez??

We made our way back in, and poor Andy was having issues with his gloves, that he was trying out today.

We did have alot of fun, and I don’t think the quarry will be open for very much longer!

Bottom Time ~ 57 mins.

Max. Depth ~ 46′

Water Temp. ~ 45 F


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Quick Dip At The Quarry

21 07 2009

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 ~

Steve and I went up to meet Eric once again, for some skills, gearing up for his upcoming Fundies course.

We dropped down, stretched out, did bubble checks, and made our way over to the plane. We started out with a timed ascent, then a descent, valve drills, and S drills. We then moved on to finning techniques, and the illustrious back fin. Eric was determined, and was working hard!

We headed back in, doffed our gear, and came back to the water, to demonstrate the back kick without gear. It does feel funny without gear on, but it’s still pretty fun to do.

There was another group of divers looking on, that probably thought we were a bit nuts.

Bottom Time ~ 53 mins.
Max. Depth ~ 31′
Water Temp. ~ 60/62
Vis. ~ 30′


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Skillz

7 07 2009

Tuesday, June 17th, 2009 ~

Today’s dive was just to get in the water and play around with skills, while Eric tested out his new TLS.

We did our predive checks, modified valve drills, and modified S drills, then dropped down to sort ourselves out. We made our way over to the plane, where Steve and I demonstrated full valve drills and S drills, as well as various finning techniques.

Eric was checking his buoyancy in his new suit, which seemed to be smooth sailing.

We goofed around a bit, then headed back in. We doffed our gear, then got back in the water, with just our drysuits on. Our goal was to demo the back fin on the surface, and for Eric to practice it. This was the first time that I had done it this way, and we did have quite a bit of fun with it.

Bottom Time ~ 25 mins.
Max. Depth ~ 23′
Water Temp. ~ 59 (Ahhh…. 5mm gloves)
Visibility ~ 30′

Here is a before and after:

Eric’s old suit…

Eric’s new suit…

Congratulations, Eric, and good luck with your upcoming course!!

W000t!


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