Category: Scuba

Back To The Ole Drudge

Well, I’m back in California, this time without Laura. It was so nice having her here to see where I work, sleep, eat, etc. I could get used to that. We’re planning another trip out here in November if things stay the same with the schedule. Hopefully, they will. I’m also eagerly anticipating news on the possible work trip to the UK.

It’s a bit lonely out here without her.

I’m researching potential dive gear for our next dive outing and have decided on going with Poseidon regulators. These seem to be the choice of equipment for cave divers and since I’m headed that direction and need to upgrade my equipment (slowly over the next few years – it’s expensive!) I’m probably going to buy the new Xstream Duration.

DiveTurkey IV

Well, we’ve done it again. We have finally decided on a location: Cozumel. It’s an old traditional stand-by, but Laura has never been diving there. In fact, it’s even a repeat location. DiveTurkey I was in Florida, DiveTurkey II was in Cozumel (that was three years ago – we skipped last year), and DiveTurkey III was in Roatan.

DiveTurkey started several years ago and has become a tradition. My parents don’t really like it though: they’d rather I spend the holiday with them. Sorry, Mom. Laura went with us on DiveTurkey III to Roatan and really enjoyed it. It was her first dive trip and we had a very good time learning each others’ dive style. I also got to use my underwater housing for the first time. As it says on the title… Lots of Pictures!

More New Mexico Pictures

I have just finished uploading some pictures from a road trip from Silver City, NM to some un-named small town somewhere in Southwestern New Mexico. These are just pictures of the trip there and back. The colors were great as well as the clouds and I took these with film since Laura was using the digital at the time. The film was old, but all except the last one came out great. I sometimes forget how good film prints look when I constantly look at digital photos.

We are also in the process of planning the next Dive Turkey. This is a painstaking decision process whereby we decide which paradise location to which we will travel. Eliminating sites from the list one by one is painful as we wish to go everywhere. So – soon we will have an update and make our final decision. Then, we will DIVE!