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Post by Gomez' echo on Dec 28, 2005 13:50:05 GMT -8
Broxton Chuck and I are doing a week long dive trip in Northern Florida Springs the week of January 7-14. We would like to invite any interested vintage divers to join us. We will be in the Orange City area on Saturday night, January 7. If you are interested in diving with us or would like more information, please email me through this board and we can exchange cell phone numbers for the trip.
Allan
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Post by BroXton Chuck on Dec 31, 2005 6:57:51 GMT -8
Sites on the agenda are Blue hole, alexander springs, orange sink, scumbaggo river, vintage manatee hunt, Blue Spring, Palm Lake, Dive on the Titanic, and hospital hole, home of the 1,000,000 year old pterydactyl beast at 125 feet! Gruesome!!!! Also named after the place they take you for therapy after the dive!!! J valve John, 2 hose Joe, and Frogman Jack are coming along. Join for some fun.  ;D Gomez and Mike you are welcome, come join us for some fun. All divers are screened for knives and "D" rings prior to entering the water, to keep out potential hose cutters, and imposters!! |
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Post by JES on Jan 14, 2006 4:52:54 GMT -8
I drove down to Blue Springs on Friday and met up with Broxton Chuck & Simonbeans. We passed around our finer regulators and admired the collection we had assembled. We proceeded to get ready to dive and then made the long trek to Blue Spring. Broxton Chuck & Simonbeans both wore single 72's and I wore a set of double 72's. Simonbeans used his square label RAM, I used my 1958 DA-AM (with original yellow hoses & mouthpiece) and I believe that Broxton Chuck used his Broxton (go figure ;D ). After making sure that the Manatees had left the spring (a lesson we learned at Nemrod's expense ;D ) we actually dove the spring and had a great time. We burned max air on our double hose regulators and Simonbeans took numerous pictures. On the drift back to the entry/exit platform Simonbeans & I saw a huge Gar. Simonbeans followed it slowly and it turned broadside to Simonbeans who said he was able to get about 5 pictures of it. Once we got back to our vehicles we packed up and went to Pier 16 for some great seafood. After some good conversation (and lots of shrimp) I had to say good bye to drive back to Orange Park (for my daughter’s basketball game). A great time was had by each of us and I'm looking forward to the pictures Simonbeans took and Broxton Chuck & Simonbeans posts about their week-long diving trip (better known as the "scouting sites for SD III" vacation). Thanks to Broxton Chuck & Simonbeans for being incredible Vintage Dive Buddies!  |
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Post by Broxton Coalition on Jan 14, 2006 10:10:56 GMT -8
Wow mr. jes, divin' in a florida spring with old dive gear and two crusty old diving salts can only be a good time! i must make it down to dive with you guys someday. please post some pictures. from the minnesota tundra, mike  |
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Post by JES on Jan 14, 2006 10:24:57 GMT -8
I must admit that I'm spoiled living in Florida with the springs so close.  What I really enjoy is to have my fellow Vintage Divers visiting and being able to dive with them! |
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Post by Broxton Coalition on Jan 14, 2006 10:34:10 GMT -8
Mr. jes, my wife and i took a trip in 2000 down to florida and we did the snorkling with the manatees in the crystal river. i thought at the time it would be fun to return with scuba and explore springs like we saw then. i now know enough fine vintage diving folk to someday return to florida, with my 'ol crusty mistral, and really have a good time again. mike |
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Post by Linda on Jan 14, 2006 10:36:32 GMT -8
...and BOTH of you guys need to make it to the 3rd Annual Vintage Dive Assembly this year! |
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Post by JES on Jan 14, 2006 10:38:40 GMT -8
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Post by JES on Jan 14, 2006 10:41:05 GMT -8
...and BOTH of you guys need to make it to the 3rd Annual Vintage Dive Assembly this year! Point well taken.  There is not a larger assembly of Vintage Divers anywhere in the world then the Vintage Dive Assembly held annually at Lake Wazee! |
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Post by Broxton Coalition on Jan 14, 2006 11:04:13 GMT -8
WELLLL, i think the artist should attend wazee "05 and create a painting of the whole group posing at the waters edge of wazee with all their gear on. oil on canvas please, with just a little more focus on me and my mistral. |
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Post by Linda on Jan 14, 2006 11:49:09 GMT -8
WELLLL, i think the artist should attend wazee "05 and create a painting of the whole group posing at the waters edge of wazee with all their gear on... Well.... OKAY, but do you think you guys can stand there that long?  I think there should be a speedo contest, myself.... Just speedo's and watch caps.  |
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Post by Broxton Carol on Jan 18, 2006 9:38:50 GMT -8
I think it should be a "WATERCOLOR"!! Get it? watercolor?...... ::)W ::)A ::)T ::)E ::)R ::)C ::)O ::)L ::)O ::)R  !!!!! hAVE A GREAT DAYS VINTAGE PEOPLE, AND DONT LET THE PTERADACTYL HEAD GET YOU!! |
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!!!!! hAVE A GREAT DAYS VINTAGE PEOPLE, AND DONT LET THE PTERADACTYL HEAD GET YOU!! 