We heard from our long lost instructor Tom Hoyte in Utila and thought we shoudl pass it on:
Hows the song go "I got my toes in the water , no worries in the world, a cold beer in my hand, life is good today, life is good today!". Well it is! Great diving today, saw 1, no 2...............3............................4.................................... NO 5, yep, 5 WHALE SHARKS today! That makes a total of 9 I've seen, life IS good today! Jealous yet, temps in the 90's, sunny and HOT, working on my tan and doing some diving, with kids ages 24 to maybe 35! Life is good today! Showed even the kids how to swim today. When you see the whale sharks, you have to drop slowly off the back of the boat and SWIM after them. Do you know what it takes to keep up with them let alone CATCH them? Showed the "kids" what the old man could actually do, they now have a little more respect, even the Marine DM couldn't keep up! Maybe it was just the desire, don't know, but I did earn Delta Divers a little respect, smoked the kids!
Really I'm not emailing to gloat, well maybe a little, actually a LOT! But I did actually see 5 whale sharks today, AWESOME!!!!! Ranging is size from about 14' to 40', really something to behold! Also got a great shot of a juvenile Spotted Drum. Been having a great time.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Summer is Here (Well Maybe)
Despite 55 degrees on July 4th, summer is indeed here. The St. Lawrence River temperatures have climbing steadily and as of this week, they are in the very comfortable range.
Looking for something interesting to do? Friday, July 17th at 4:00 PM, Dr. Mark Teese is doing a presentation about the importance of saving Coral Reefs at the Antique Boat Museum, Haxall Building, 750 Mary Street in Clayton, NY. The museum is an excellent local resourse and the history of the St. Lawrence is deep and varied.
The cost is the price of admission to the museum.
Adult $12.00 Sr.Citizen $11.00
AAA Auto Club $11.00
Military with I.D. FREE
Military Family ½ price
½ price Student (7-18) $6.00
Looking for something interesting to do? Friday, July 17th at 4:00 PM, Dr. Mark Teese is doing a presentation about the importance of saving Coral Reefs at the Antique Boat Museum, Haxall Building, 750 Mary Street in Clayton, NY. The museum is an excellent local resourse and the history of the St. Lawrence is deep and varied.
The cost is the price of admission to the museum.
Adult $12.00 Sr.Citizen $11.00
AAA Auto Club $11.00
Military with I.D. FREE
Military Family ½ price
½ price Student (7-18) $6.00
Friday, April 3, 2009
Two new PADI Instructors for Delta Divers
Congratulations to Jeannette Kubis of Cooperstown and Todd Usmail of New Hartford for completing their PADI Instructor exams this past week in Grand Cayman. Both new Open Water Scuba Instructors started their Instructor Development Course with IDC Staff Instructor Tom Hoyte and Course Director Dave Hinman up north and then finished in the warm Caribbean waters. Delta Divers teamed up with Course Directors Ash McKnight of Cayman Diving College and TJ Staples of Ocean Frontiers to put together an international IDC and IE.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
FREE* Discover Scuba
I am conducting a FREE* Discover Scuba Friday, January 16 at 6:00 PM at the Rome YMCA, 301 W. Bloomfield St. If you know someone that is interested in trying scuba, give us a call. It only takes a couple of hours to experience the thrill of breathing underwater.
Also, you can visit our website at www.deltadivers.com and check out the Calendar
*YMCA members are free. We are asking non-YMCA members to pay a $5.00 pool use fee payable at the front desk. Call 315-337-2300 to reserve a spot.
Also, you can visit our website at www.deltadivers.com and check out the Calendar
*YMCA members are free. We are asking non-YMCA members to pay a $5.00 pool use fee payable at the front desk. Call 315-337-2300 to reserve a spot.
Mid-Winter Decompression Stop
We are planning another Friday night "get together" on Friday January 23rd 2009, at Garys Resturant in Verona Beach from 7-9 PM.
Last month 12 divers gathered at Coalyard Charlies for some munchies, drinks, and story telling! It was great to see divers out socially and gave everyone a chance to catch up on what was "new". People enjoyed themselves so much that we've decided to get together once a month just to keep in touch with diving and our buddies..
If you have any adventures to share, pictures to show, or just feel like seeing old friends and meeting new ones...Come join us.
Garys Resturant is located at 6367 Lakeshore Rd. South in Verona Beach. This is located near Verona Beach State Park off of Route 13. There is a dinner special Friday nights and the bar has munchie foods. Mention that you are "with the divers" and there is a discount on meals!
Hope to see you on the Decompression Stop!
Last month 12 divers gathered at Coalyard Charlies for some munchies, drinks, and story telling! It was great to see divers out socially and gave everyone a chance to catch up on what was "new". People enjoyed themselves so much that we've decided to get together once a month just to keep in touch with diving and our buddies..
If you have any adventures to share, pictures to show, or just feel like seeing old friends and meeting new ones...Come join us.
Garys Resturant is located at 6367 Lakeshore Rd. South in Verona Beach. This is located near Verona Beach State Park off of Route 13. There is a dinner special Friday nights and the bar has munchie foods. Mention that you are "with the divers" and there is a discount on meals!
Hope to see you on the Decompression Stop!
New Henderson H2 Suits Coming Soon
We expect these great new Henderson suits to be arriving by mid-February. Check out their website here to learn more. We have a limited quantiy of Men's and Woman's three mil suits on order.
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