Huge day at the Blue Hole

Another exciting weekend diving with a new set of divers at Santa Rosa, NM.  I recognize the obvious jealousy many of you must feel that I am so fortunate to have such diving close to me.  But rest assured, I would be most happy to dive with anyone who would like to visit Blue Hole.  As for its description, it may take the name from its general shape (60 or so feet in diameter) and 80 foot depth.  Alternatively, it may derive its name in some part from the year round temperature of 62 F.

In any case, it serves as a good place for new divers to learn, certify, and hone new skills such as buoyancy.  Since it is artesian fed (approximately 3000 gpm), the oxygen content is low resulting in a dearth of marine life.  Only killer crawdads lurk at the bottom, and a few gold fish swim about in the water column.  I suspect aliens introduced them to the Blue Hole eco system given Roswell's relative proximity.  Some divers have taken to leaving artifacts at the bottom such as as the statue of Venus on the half shell.  Others have taken to removing said artifacts to retain the pristine wonder of the silt and algae on the rocks.  Having described this, I must confess I found Palau a more interesting dive location and you may check out those photos.  I will work on posting some Blue Hole photos in a subsequent post.

Solomon Islands Opportunity In July

July 10-17, 2012 dive the Solomon Island aboard the M/V Bilikiki, one of the best liveaboards on any ocean.  Join forces with another group of interested divers.  There are currently three slots open.  If you are interested you should contact Dennis Holober. 

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Dive the Channel Islands

I am posting this to open a dialog.  The Channel Islands are beautiful and offer opportunities for diving kelp forests and seeing pelagic marine life as well as seals and so on.  So, if you have an interest or would like to get a group together drop a line here.

Dive the Graveyard of the Atlantic

Okay, so where is the Graveyard of the Atlantic?  It is the shoals along the outer banks of North Carolina and has claimed a multitude of ship and inspired me to include Longfellow's poem, the Wreck of the Hesperus.  For many  the attraction is the U352 sunk during WWII by the Coast Guard Cutter Icarus.  The dive depths are 100+ feet and there is a fairly long boat ride to the site.  Definitely a dive for the serious or avid diver.  Now that I may have your attention, Rob P. has graciously offered to host a trip in August.  If you have some interest or comments, please post here or contact me.

Diving in Texas?

Bob gave me some information regarding an old friend who has a dive shop in San Antonio.  Bob included the newsletter, which has information on what they do for fun in Texas viz a viz scuba diving.  I don't it think involves diving the River Walk--a must do if you are in San Antonio, but they do dive around Padre Island (near Houston) and there are some lakes, which I am not familiar.  If you have an insight on Texas diving, or would like a copy of their newsletter drop a line here or contact me.

Post your photos

Hi All,
If you have some photos, please share.  You can post or provide links.  The photo to the right is courtesy of Dennis H.  If you wish, you can see some photos at Truk Lagoon .

Please note, I will not post people photos without the  individual's express permission.

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