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Saltery Bay Dive Getaway

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:00:11 +0000

Here it is a month back in Canada, and I have the bug again….DIVING!! Here is a trip that is going to be amazing!! Join Suncoast Diving for a fun filled weekend of diving in scenic Powell River, home to such famous sites as Mermaid Cove, Octopus City & Wreck of the Malahat. Accommodations will be in a cozy, beach front cabin with shore dives right at your doorstep. All levels of divers are welcome!!

Price $150.00 per person + tax
Includes 2 boat dives, 2 shore dives, tanks weights & cabin style accommodations
Additional shore dives available @$7.00 per air fill
Food and Ferry costs not included
Trip date is May 9th – 11th, 2008

For more information visit Suncoast Diving or call 866.740.8006 or 604.740.8006 Don’t miss out…the Diving is amazing!! Plus I will most likely see you there

Photo Credit: Private Collection

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Tuwanek Abyss: Sunshine Coast

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:09:40 +0000

Two days back in BC from my travels in Southeast Asia, and I was out on the zodiac. Needless to say the 5 degree weather was certainly not the 38 degrees I had become use to.
So, off to the Abyss, this beautiful beach, wall dive area about 10 minutes up the Sechelt Inlet.
We rolled into the beach area around 10:30 am, and we took our time getting ready, since it had been a few months since I suited up for cold water diving. I forgot how heavy 10kg on a weight belt actually felt like. My buddy Sammy and I worked everything out, planned our dive and headed into the water. The visibility in the inlet right now is not all that great, it is pretty mucky, but still the dive went very well.
I was surprised with the difference from the tropical diving I had recently done, simply there does not to seem to be the schooling fish, and the bright flashes of color I had become use to.
However, there were a couple of very large ling cods, many crabs, chimney sponges, and lots of vegetation. Overall it was an excellent dive, and it was all thanks to Suncoast Diving, one of the best dive centers I have dove with.

Photo Credits: My private collection

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Suncoast Diving

Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:00:56 +0000

Well, as you can probably tell…I have this thing for scuba diving. Every chance I get I jump in the ocean, lake, or puddle just to see what is in there. With that all being said, I feel a need to write about a certain dive shop on the Sunshine Coast called Suncoast Diving.
This dive center is open year around, and offers all types of training from PADI, SDI, and even TDI.

Suncoast Diving caters to the customer, to their needs, and enjoyment when it comes to scuba diving. The shop offers everything from air, nitrox and even trimix fills with the correct certification cards. As well, they have a huge line of retail items both for the cold water diving, and warm water. There are always dive trips going out…either up the Sechelt Inlet, or organized trips to some tropical location.

So all you divers out there looking for some great diving, or dive training, or even just a place to stop by for some conversation, Suncoast Diving is the place to go. Be sure to get in there, as the summer schedule is being built as we speak….don’t miss out!

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BC Scuba Diving

Sun, 25 Nov 2007 23:00:11 +0000

Scuba Dive, in BC? What are you nuts!! The water is way to cold. That certainly is a possibility, however we still do it. British Columbia has some of the premier cold water diving in the world! From marine life to wreck dives, salt water to fresh water we certainly have it all.

Some of the best diving can be found on Vancouver Island. In particular Campbell River, Barkley Sound, the Greater Victoria and anywhere in between. One dive site that I hold near and dear to my heart is the HMCS Saskatchewan. It lies near Snake Island, Nanaimo, co-ordinates: 49 12.96N, 123 53.70W. She is sitting upright on the sandy bottom with depths from 45ft/14m – 130ft/40m.

The HMCS Saskatchewan was commissioned on 16 February 1963, in Esquimalt. The second of the Mackenzie class warships to enter service, she was my firs ship while serving in the Navy.

There are many different dive centers in the area that would be more than happy to take you out for a day of diving on the Saskatchewan and the Cape Breton, another ship resting near Snake Island.

If you are interested in Diving, the Dive BC web site is an excellent site for Dive centers and dive attractions in British Columbia.

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