Way too exciting to wait ....
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Topic: Way too exciting to wait ....
Posted By: Suzy
Subject: Way too exciting to wait ....
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 7:02am
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for Adam's reply! In another post Adam hinted about doing a club dive! That is so exciting. I could go to an OCEAN!! And dive with people who have done this before!!! People who know who to catch fish and bag fish and ship fish and get a license and find the really cool ones and cook crab in a fireplace next to the ocean and party and swim and get saltwater in my hair!!!!!! So, where would we go? And, one piece or two? And, is there like a special conditioner that protects your color from the saltwater? Or, does it matter? How much is a plane ticket to the great barrier reef? Or, is there a reef in Cancun? Do you guys like Margaritas? If we went to Florida, could I get some seahorses? |
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Posted By: Chem Guy
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 7:10am
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We can go to to the Pacific Northwest. I used to live near the Oregon coast. The water is a balmy 50-55F and you colect fish with a speargun. Dig a few clams (chowder, of course) and a couple dungeness crabs, and dinner is served! Admittedly, not as much color as you are used to seeing in your tank, but lots of neat critters. ------------- Jim LaMunyon Richmond, Utah |
Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 7:29am
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SO COOL! Why did you move here? I've heard, the people in Oregon never have to shovel snow! Did you cook the crabs right on the beach? We could drive to Oregon! And maybe stop at Garf on the way. Sounds way cheaper than the Great Barrier Reef, but maybe we could go some where a little warmer... What Mexican reef is closest to the equator? Would that be the warmest water in the world? |
Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 7:33am
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Hey, what about Southern California? Or, Tijuana? We could drive there, but I've heard plane flights can be found relatively cheaply if we do the red eye thing.... |
Posted By: Jared Wood
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 11:51am
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Nevermind one piece or two Suzy. If we go to the Oregon coast you're going to need a full body wetsuit. 50 degrees it FREEZING!!!! I say we all take a Carribean Cruz! Then we can party on the ship and dive in a couple of different places. ------------- In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth ... then He let it cycle. Have you read my http://www.jaredwood.com/observations.htm#dinosaur" rel="nofollow - dinosaur theory yet? |
Posted By: Ryan Willden
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 12:09pm
| Carribean for sure! |
Posted By: DutchDude
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 12:46pm
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Suzy, If Adam is not organizing, maybe we should tag along with "Seti007" - Asad make trips twice a year to Florida and camps on the beach. I was unable to go when he went a few weeks ago, but I am probably going this fall (if he will let me tag along :-) Arjen. |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 1:08pm
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Wow, there is a lot of stuff to discuss before we could do anything like this. Maybe lets wait until after the April meeting, I think that will clarify some stuff on a club trip. By the way, my diving partner laughs at anyone who wears ANYTHING under their wet suits. He's one of them California surfers who when presented with the options of one piece or two, chooses zero. The basic two questions for collecting is this... how much do you want to spend, and what do you want to get? Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: dianatabor
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 1:11pm
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My vote is for the Carribean as well! I don't really care where. Anywhere that has unique corals, 'cause that's what I'd be sampling. When I went diving in Belize, it was absolutely gorgeous! I'm not sure where collection is legal, though. We'd have to check on that. And, Suzy, about protecting your color from the saltwater, I think you should be fine. 
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Posted By: chrisslc
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 2:14pm
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Expect for the suckers that live in Sisters. My family and I caught the limit in Newport two years ago for everyone in two boats, 8 people at 12 crabs a piece = 96 crabs, we set up a big fire and a giant pot right on the beach and stuffed ourselves sick, and still took home bags and bags of frozen crab! I'd love to go down after the buggers myself once though! ------------- Murray, Utah just north of the park. "It's all the same to the clam" -Shel Silverstein |
Suzy wrote:Posted By: Jared Wood
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 2:22pm
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How about this kind of "fish" collecting in Alaska? ftp://rescuealert.com/pub/icefishing.mpeg - ftp://rescuealert.com/pub/icefishing.mpeg ------------- In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth ... then He let it cycle. Have you read my http://www.jaredwood.com/observations.htm#dinosaur" rel="nofollow - dinosaur theory yet? |
Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 4:52pm
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Can we go somewhere where the timid people can just snorkel? Or maybe you really brave guys could bring up the sea-horses for me? I'm thinking I need the yellow ones.... I could just hang out on the boat and drink pineapple daiquiris and work on my fake tan.... Arjen, if a person was going to Florida in the future , would you know where and how to get some hermits and snails and sea- horses? |
Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 4:54pm
| WAIT! We need Adam! He has these "breathable" bags for the fish! |
Posted By: chrisslc
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 5:03pm
 Fantastic clip jared, I'll be chuckling for hours.------------- Murray, Utah just north of the park. "It's all the same to the clam" -Shel Silverstein |
Posted By: Jared Wood
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 6:19pm
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Suzy, As a boy (-sniff- nostalgia) I must have pryed off hundreds of snail to feed to anemonies. I guess if I was doing that then taking them to keep them alive can't be worse. Last time my daughter and I were in Californina we collected a small bucket full of hermits (maybe 100 - 200 crabs) and then dumped them in a big pile and watched them disperse. Some one here must know. Can I walk out on the rocks in Florida or California the leave with bucket of snails and crabs? ------------- In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth ... then He let it cycle. Have you read my http://www.jaredwood.com/observations.htm#dinosaur" rel="nofollow - dinosaur theory yet? |
Posted By: Weimers
Date Posted: March 09 2004 at 7:10pm
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Jared, What a laugh!! Thank you!! We'd definitely both be interested, too. We each have our Advanced SCUBA certification, so we can go nice & deep. Saw some HUGE groupers once in Malta (below Italy). Renee ------------- Renee and Damon Weimer Tankless in Hawaii |
Posted By: timothyuhl
Date Posted: March 10 2004 at 3:23pm
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Doesnt Mark Peterson have a connection for a dude down in florida that dives and collects off his boat? Perhaps he'd be the guy to talk to about something like that. Might also be nice if live rock could be obtained as well. The other + about Florida is people can make it a family vacation and hit disney while they're down there. Obviously not everyone dives. |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: March 10 2004 at 5:05pm
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We do have some wonderful Neptune Diver employees on this message board. I'm sure they are up for putting together a trip. Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: Mark Peterson
Date Posted: March 10 2004 at 5:54pm
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I hope that Seti007 doesn't mind me chiming in here. He is the person in the club that goes collecting in Florida about three times/year, just got back from another trip two weeks ago btw. While there this last time, he met "Diver Tom" Adam's bud, but didn't know it at the time! ------------- Reefkeeping Tips, & quick, easy setup tricks: www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9244 Pay it forward - become a paid WMAS member 
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Posted By: kd7hfw
Date Posted: March 10 2004 at 7:13pm
I was just at Seti007's house a couple of days ago and was talking to him about his recent trip to Florida. I would love to join everybody on a dive trip to Florida .... or maybe the Cayman Islands!  ------------- You shouldn't be afraid of noises in the dark. Anything that wants to cause you harm will stalk you silently. |