tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919085565400614894.post2043295657867784467..comments2023-08-20T01:33:22.280-07:00Comments on Cold Water Kitty: 2013 Calendar GiveawayAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08837490222550210393noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919085565400614894.post-12677065763670613592013-01-17T19:36:14.526-08:002013-01-17T19:36:14.526-08:00Thanks for playing everyone. I have posted the wi...Thanks for playing everyone. I have posted the winner <a href="http://coldwaterkitty.blogspot.com/2013/01/and-winner-is.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08837490222550210393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919085565400614894.post-11994493736612130202013-01-13T00:48:50.911-08:002013-01-13T00:48:50.911-08:00Drat! If I knew that you had only partnered with ...Drat! If I knew that you had only partnered with Clinton on 4 dives, we should have buddies up on all the dives in Florida. I would have made your top #5 list. Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10627525686960455879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919085565400614894.post-22952370205444908702013-01-11T20:13:02.515-08:002013-01-11T20:13:02.515-08:002012 is my most memorable year of diving yet.. Al...2012 is my most memorable year of diving yet.. All of it in cold water too!<br /><br />Low numbers for me too though.<br /><br />Here's the breakdown.<br /><br />Total in 2012: 53<br />Technical: 12<br />Recreational: 33<br />Rec - assisting w/class: 8<br />Rec - singles wing: 10<br />Rec - 32% AL80 stage: 9<br />w/Scooter: 24<br />Vacation dives: 0<br />Air: 0<br /> <br /><i>Buddies</i> <br />Erik S: 20<br />Ted P: 10<br />Karl R: 10<br />Jon M: 4<br />Dionna H: 1<br />Ben V: 1<br />Beto N: 1<br />John H: 1<br />Matt V: 1<br />Andrew B: 1<br />Clinton B: 1<br />Mykle H: 1<br />Brian B: 1<br />Teresa S: 1<br /><br />Most memorable dives and probably #2 and #3 all time favorites now for 2012;<br /><br />* <a href="http://baue.org/images/galleries/v/local/OuterPAumentos_5-20-2012/" rel="nofollow">Somewhere on the Outer Outer Pinnacles</a> -- amazing conditions, beautiful site and my first (only) Ratfish sighting. <br /><br />* 3 nixies and dos gatos with a massive bait ball and 100+ viz. <br /><br />Other memorable moments;<br />* Playing with sea lions in 20', lobos rocks, scooters -- dive buddy Beto<br />* Sur19 w/80-100' viz<br />* Cupcakes - The site 1st, and the story behind the site name 2nd<br /><br />-DougDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17625235198637633614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919085565400614894.post-50096978522931988372013-01-10T23:03:08.021-08:002013-01-10T23:03:08.021-08:00It was a year of trying to get a reliable can ligh...It was a year of trying to get a reliable can light and a tiny piece of almond getting stuck in my p-valve resulting in some cold extremities. :)Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03309523103078375634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919085565400614894.post-75639521833729890852013-01-10T19:34:02.541-08:002013-01-10T19:34:02.541-08:00Great year of diving for me, Got my AOW and Rescue...Great year of diving for me, Got my AOW and Rescue cert while doing some great dives. Monastery north was my favorite dive with visibility in the 30 to 25ft range. my first night dive was also very impressive with the complete change of charterers in the kelp. 2012 was a great year, here's to hoping 2013 is even betterChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169547799073870952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919085565400614894.post-59668604628957942152013-01-10T18:09:11.475-08:002013-01-10T18:09:11.475-08:00I finally got to the Saint Lawrence River to do a ...I finally got to the Saint Lawrence River to do a few dives. Granted, I did it during the summer months to avoid the cold water. This was the first time that I have dived on a wooden wreck. The way the structure was built simply fascinated me. I plan to go back again this summer and expand my wreck experience.Dsix36https://www.blogger.com/profile/03486745289146001277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6919085565400614894.post-73390781568779687692013-01-10T12:51:48.587-08:002013-01-10T12:51:48.587-08:00Lots of memorable dives in 2012 for me, even with ...Lots of memorable dives in 2012 for me, even with the unfortunate lack of diving late in the year. I think I'll go with a 2 part story.<br /><br />Part 1 starts out returning up the slope at breakwater after a night dive in bad vis. I heard a blood curdling scream and looked to where Vanessa should have been and instead saw an adorable little swell shark. Naturally I tried to take pictures of it. Apparently this is not the right thing to do when your buddy is attacked by a shark.<br /><br />Part 2 was back at the breakwater for revenge where you, Vanessa and I found another swell shark. It tried to get away from the cameras but it turns out an organized team of 3 can wrangle a shark pretty effectively.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.baue.org/images/galleries/d/58656-1/_DSC9586.jpg" rel="nofollow">Swell Shark</a><br /><br />Clintongecko1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10325278876564673694noreply@blogger.com