Ensure you bring a pot luck dish to share, we’re providing the grill.

Admission at Brownstone Park is $26 and includes free parking. Ensure you take the day off and come early to check out all of the activities at the park … zip lines, wakeboarding, cliff jumping, rock climbing and more! But don’t wear yourself out … you’ll be diving after all that fun!

The weathermen predicted overcast skies and showers, man were they off..  again!  We had probably one of the top five days of the summer. Sunny and not a drop of rain in site.

Having some divers freshly out of their open water training, this was a great place to head out into the great blue ocean. Unfortunately, the sea Gods were not as generous as Mother Nature. The viability was five to eight feet, but the dives were still great. Although the sea life was plentiful, we did not hear of anyone seeing any of the tropicals that are known to head this way in the summer months.

After the first dive, we promptly started our feast with dessert. Deco-brownies were the treat of choice (thanks Tammy and Mike). After our second dive, the grill came out, the salads were passed around, and everyone had their fill.

Seeing as everyone had such a great time, our next adventure was planned for August 14, we will be heading out to Kings Beach. If you would like to join us, please contact the shop and get on our mailing list. There will be plenty more opportunities to hit the water.

We have more than 50 pictures from the day at Ft. Wetherill up in the gallery so check them out.

Keep Diving!

-Dennis

Everyone worked hard, learned a lot, and gained valuable knowledge on five more disciplines of diving.  We all made new friends and dive buddies.

The result: Joe, Glenn, Steve, Mike, Sara, Christian, Charles and Kurt earned their PADI Advanced Open Water certification. Congratulations!

The PADI Advanced Open Water class opens your world to new dive experiences. The certification offers a taste of the additional opportunities available, with additional specialty courses and the PADI Rescue Diver program up next.

Advanced divers can now safely go a little deeper, navigate a little further and ultimately are more comfortable in the water. More comfort equals more fun!

Thanks to all for helping make this a great Drive & Dive event! Below is a few images from the weekend, but be sure to check out the full photo gallery.

Over 25-plus feet on the Poling, and a good 20-plus on Pickett’s Ledge. I think I have found my new favorite New England (non wreck) dive with Pickett’s!

I would like to thank all who made it out for a great day of diving; Mark, Jeff, Matthew, Tim, Tom, Ken and Bruce.

For those that could not make it, here are a few pictures of what you missed!

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Directions below. Give Scuba Shack a call or send us an e-mail just so we know how many divers will be joining us.

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Without a doubt, Cap Ann is the boat and shore diving capital of New England with generally good visibility and some cool dive sites. Scuba Shack generally schedules no more than two Dive and Drive trips to Cape Ann each year, so take advantage of this mid-summer trip!

For additional details and to sign up, call Scuba Shack at (860) 563-0119. Dennis Bosse, Scuba Shack instructor, has put together this local trip at a cost of $75. You must be at the Cape Ann Divers dive center no later than 11 a.m.

Since the ocean wasn’t cooperating, (seas 7 – 9 feet) we decided to take in the beautiful underwater world of  ”fresh water cenotes”.  Places visited included Taj Mahal, Little Brother, Eden’s Garden, Chac Mool.  To say the cenotes are incredible is an understatement.  This was a great experience, and I will definitely be returning.  Cave diving in the future?

Along with the diving were day trips to Cancun, Playa Del Carmen and also Tulum to check out the ruins. Mexico is a great place to visit, with may fun things for the whole family!

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