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 December 2, 2007 -- Five Points, Washington.
The Scuba Santa was a great success; we had numerous snorkelers, Bubble Markers and Discover Scuba Divers get a chance to have their picture taken with Santa. Proceeds went to WHIP in Washington. We want to thank all those who helped bring Santa, the staff of Five Points and all of the Deep Blue staff and friend. Photos can be seen on the Photo Page.
October 22, 2007 -- Bull Shoals.
Another great weekend in Bull Shoals for our last trip of the year. The weather was fantastic, almost 80 degrees all weekend. Everyone did an average of 11 dives each and we found some new dive sites (which yielded some great treasure including some great old bottles, an anchor and even a dive light), enjoyed some great dutch oven beef stew and cornbread and some great company. See our photo album from the trip and make sure to get your name on the list for one of next years' trips.
September 22-23, 2007 -- Chicago. The dive club spent the weekend in Chicago with one day touring the Shedd Aquarium and one day diving some wreck in Lake Michigan. See the photo album for some pictures from the trip.
August 18-21, 2007 -- Haigh Quarry. In spite of the cooler temps and cloudy rainy weather over four days, we welcome nine new divers Open Water divers to the Deep Blue family. Water temps are still about 80 degrees. Don't miss out on the warm water diving, come along on our next trip.
August 11, 2007 -- Steve and Lori returned with their large group of divers from St Croix just in time to miss Hurricane Dean by one week. They say conditions were great and everyone enjoyed the resort and diving. See our Photos page for trip pics.
July 29, 2007 -- Conditions at Haigh quarry continue to be excellent as we certify another class of Open Water divers. Surface temps are about 76 degrees down to 25 feet.
July 4, 2007 -- We welcomed 4 new divers to the ranks of Deep Blue divers at our Fourth of July celebration at Haigh Quarry.
June 2007 -- Les is back from his 12th Bonaire trip and we hear the week was near perfect. See the photos page for pictured from the trip.
May 2007 -- If you missed the Memorial Day weekend diving at Haigh quarry, you missed a great time. We'll be heading back several more times this summer, so dont miss out on all the fun.
March 2007
-- Florida. Deep Blue Adventure heads to Florida to dive with the manatees and the springs of Florida.
See the pics on the Photos page.
January 1, 2007
-- Strode Lake, Canton. Eight divers headed to Canton's Strode Lake for a New Year's day dive. The water was a
chilly 40 degrees, but it was worth it to claim the first dive of the year. Pictures are on the Photo page.
September 2006
-- Roatan, Honduras. Ten divers travel to Roatan for a week of awesome wall diving, white water rafting and monkeys. See our Photos page.
June 2006
-- Bonaire. Les leads his 11th trip to the ispand of Bonaire. Twelve divers had the time of their lives. See our Photos page.
March 27, 2006
-- Mermet Springs. Five new divers completed their Open Water certification last
weekend on our first trip of the year to Mermet Springs.
Read
the complete story and see some pictures from the trip.
January 10, 2006 -- The trip on the Juliet to the Turks and Caicos islands was a huge
success. Perfect weather, great company and 31 awesome dives in 8 days.
Check out the pictures
from our trip, and don't miss out next year. Sign up for next year's trip.
December 26, 2005 -- We now have in stock for sale and rental the brand new Sea and
Sea DX-750G seven-megapixel underwater digital camera. We took two of
them on our trip to the Turks and Caicos and the pictures are stunning. Stop by and see for yourself.
October 29, 2005 -- Canton's Strode Lake. Deep Blue Adventure, Do Dive In and
Midwest Diving Specialists came together to sponser a pumpkin carving contest with all proceeds donated to charity. A
great group of divers came together to show their pumpkin carving talents, and then enjoy a lunch and the
company of their fellow divers. Here are some pictures from the event.
October 22, 2005 -- Mermet Springs. Another great trip to Mermet Springs.
The weather was a little cool and rainy in the morning, but it didn't
seem to keep anyone out of the water and the afternoon shaped up nicely.
September 26, 2005 -- Bull Shoals. In spite of the remnants of Hurricane Rita
blowing through Saturday night, our September Bull Shoals trip was a good
time. We dove some entirely new sites and some old standbys and enjoyed
some great dutch oven cooking. September is a great time of year with
the cooler air temps and the water still summer-time warm. Be sure and
join us on one of our trips next year.
September 5, 2005 -- Haigh Quarry Labor Day cookout. Several new divers
completed their Open Water certification dives and we had several complete
their Enriched Air Diver specialty too. The weather was great and the
water was warm, making for a great day of diving.
August 14, 2005 -- Mermet Springs. We had a good group going to Mermet Springs
this weekend, and had four divers complete their Advanced Open Water certifications
this weekend. Join us in congratulating them on their achievement.
June 24, 2005 -- Bull Shoals. Another great Bull Shoals trip. Great
weather, great food (imagine a giant slab of ribs on the BBQ and home-made ice cream, or a spaghetti dinner, doesn't
it make you wish you had been there?) and great diving. Thanks to Justin who drug his ski boat down
for the weekend and provided anyone who wanted an opportunity to go skiing
or wake boarding. Judging from the bruises and sore muscles everyone
enjoyed trying it out.
May 28, 2005 -- Deep Blue Adventure celebrates our official Grand Opening
Saturday May 28 marked the official Grand Opening of Deep Blue Adventure. The P
eoria Chamber of Commerce was on hand for the official ribbon cutting.
The weekend of celebrations included the "Louie, Louie" parade Friday, hosting
the Bud Hog on Saturday and a cookout and day of diving at the Chilicothe
recreation area Sunday.
May 27, 2005 -- Deep Blue Adventure takes part in the "Louie, Louie" parade.
See the pictures here.
May 16, 2005 -- Four divers earn AOW certifications on our first Bull Shoals trip. See the pictures here.
May 5, 2005 -- The new PADI e-RDP has arrived.
While not a dive computer, this small, pocket calculator-sized electronic device replaces the printed dive table and wheel, eliminating the
complexities of figuring out dive table problems.
April 25, 2005 -- Deep Blue Adventure brings back five new divers from Mermet Springs. Click here to see the pictures.
April 2005 -- Sea Pearls announces their first price increase in more than 5 years due to a world-wide shortage of lead. With Deep Blue Adventure's next order the price will be going up. Stock up now before the price increase.
April 14, 2005 -- Sherwood announces that the pre-orders for the Kinesis and Kinesis EX fins have been shipped.
Stop in and check them out next week.
April 13, 2005 -- Scuba Diving magazine ranks the TUSA Sapience and the
Sherwood Wisdom as "Testers' Choice". They also gave a strong
rating to the Genesis React Pro and the Resource Pro. Stop in and check
out our full line of dive computers.
April 17, 2005 -- Deep Blue Adventure joins in on the Easter
Egg Hunt in Canton to benefit the WIU Skin & Scuba Club.
April 12, 2005 -- John Nowack completes his Divemaster
certification and joins the growing ranks of Deep Blue's DM staff
April 2005 -- Jane Austin joins the Deep
Blue Adventure Divemaster staff, stop in an meet Jane
April 10, 2005 -- Deep Blue
Adventure becomes a NASCAR Sponsor, listen during the Nextel races this summer.
March 2005 -- April's Scuba Diving magazine
rated Akona's 7mm Full Suit as a "Testers' Choice" and a "Best Buy". Stop in
and check out our full line of Akona Suits.
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