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I Did It!

August 31, 2008July 7, 2020 Maureen

After years and years of wanting to learn to scuba dive I finally got in the water and got my certification. For as long as I can remember I’ve been wanting to do this but there was always something that seemed to get in the way. Who knew that I would end up dating (and Continue reading

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We Have Windows!

August 24, 2008July 10, 2020 Brian

We were out at the house on Sunday morning…before heading to Long Beach for Maureen’s first Open Water SCUBA dives (Check out the Blog on that!)…and we were very happy to see that the windows had been installed during the week. The door frames and the roofing tiles were also on site, so we look Continue reading

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Maureen’s Open Water Diver Course

August 24, 2008July 7, 2020 Brian

After years of hoping for the opportunity, Maureen is finally taking her PADI Open Water Diver course (with Eco Dive Center). When we first started dating about a year ago, I told her that I would make sure she was certified by the end of the year. Well…that didn’t happen, but she is doing it Continue reading

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Saba and St. Maarten

June 14, 2008July 10, 2020 Brian

In 2006, I spent two weeks in Saba and St. Maarten, N.A.  I was staying at the Royal Islander with the parents and grandparents.  I was diving with Luciana and Jeferson at Ocean Explorers; if you are ever in St. Maarten, you should definitely dive with them (I have been diving with them for four years and they Continue reading

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Chamber Evening

May 7, 2008July 10, 2020 Maureen

Chamber Evening is not only a fund-raiser for the Catalina Hyperbaric Chamber, but also the largest single-day scuba charity event in the United States. Brian and I attended the event with Eco Dive Center. Here are a few pictures from the evening.

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So Cal Diving

August 25, 2007July 10, 2020 Brian

Here is a selection of images from my diving experiences in Southern California.  These pictures are from a variety of dive sites at Catalina, Anacapa, Santa Cruz Island and Santa Barbara Island.

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St. Maarten Diving

June 9, 2007July 10, 2020 Brian

Some photos from my 2007 trip.

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Similan Islands, Thailand

April 28, 2007July 10, 2020 Brian

In April 2007, I spent 10 days in the Similan Islands of the coast of Phuket, Thailand with a group from Eco Dive Center.  We all had a blast.  Here are ust some of the photos of the amazing underwater world that we experienced.

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St. Maarten

June 25, 2005July 10, 2020 Brian

2005 trip.

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St. Maarten

June 19, 2004July 10, 2020 Brian

June 2004 was my first trip to St. Maarten as a newly certified diver.  Here are some diving and topside pictures from the trip.

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