How do you dive this place?

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Hello peeps:

I always fantasize about diving the Hudson Bay. Since it is so up north, most of the places do not even have road access! correct? I was wondering if it would be possible to rent a boat from Moosonee, Attawapsikat etc. Is there any way to transport tanks and compressor up there?

Please let me know your thoughts / suggestions. Its a huge lovely swimming pool up there with cool wildlife.

Regards -

Sinbad.

 

[roastbeef]

You should call Arctic kingdom they run dive and photography trips up that way yearly.

Good luck

Arctic Kingdom :: Inuit Culture, Arctic Wildlife - Arctic Experience Trips

 

[pjhansman]

Hello peeps:

I always fantasize about diving the Hudson Bay. Since it is so up north, most of the places do not even have road access! correct? I was wondering if it would be possible to rent a boat from Moosonee, Attawapsikat etc. Is there any way to transport tanks and compressor up there?

Please let me know your thoughts / suggestions. Its a huge lovely swimming pool up there with cool wildlife.

Regards -

Sinbad.

You are correct about the road access....but there is a train (The Polar Bear Express) that runs from the town of Cochrane to Moosonee. I live a couple hours south of Cochrane, so let me know if I can help.

As an alternative, you might give some thought to Churchill, Manitoba. Still a train ride to get there, but they also have an airport and are much better set up for tourists. Very popular spot for polar bear watching.

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

Thanks so much for the info guys. I believe James Bay can make a very good dive if we can get enough people to justify taking a compressor and some tanks. The area seems to be unexplored, there is a lot of potential for scuba.

 

[ScubaSteve]

I'd dive James Bay. But then again, the list of places I would not want to dive is non-existent today but will never get long I am sure. The Arctic Kingdom looks like an amazing trip as well....from the photographer wannabe in me.

 

[ScubaSteve]

So who is scheduling this trip? I just checked and it is only about a 17.5 hour drive for me to Waskaganish, Ontario. We could catch a boat form there . Anybody wanna carpool?

 

[pjhansman]

Not sure that Waskaganish is actually in Ontario.....but I'm only 10 hours away so pick me up on the way by

 

[ScubaSteve]

Not sure that Waskaganish is actually in Ontario.....but I'm only 10 hours away so pick me up on the way by

My bad....QC :doh:

 

[CAPTAIN SINBAD]

So who is scheduling this trip? I just checked and it is only about a 17.5 hour drive for me to Waskaganish, Ontario. We could catch a boat form there . Anybody wanna carpool?

How is it a "drive" from your place? I read all over that there are no roads that take you there. I was actually considering putting a compressor and tanks of the train but that would take a good 4 days to get us there.

 

[ScubaSteve]

How is it a "drive" from your place? I read all over that there are no roads that take you there. I was actually considering putting a compressor and tanks of the train but that would take a good 4 days to get us there.

Moosonee on the Ontario side has no road into it......I looked for a place I could (seemingly anyway) drive into. That is why I landed on the place I did. It is possible the roads are summer only . I would definitely work on a trip like this. FWIW, the train to Moosonee from Cochrane is very reasonable ($$).

http://goo.gl/maps/fV99L (Google Maps route)

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FWIW, it looks like the James Bay Highway on the QC side of James Bay has exits every 100km or so for roads that will take you to a James Bay shore town. I have no idea what the conditions of the roads are but driving the QC does in fact seem possible. That highway seems to end around Radisson, QC about 3/4 of the way up James Bay.

Ontario.....it seems that is the problem side. No roads seem to lead to the water's edge.

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Interesting site......

http://jamesbayroad.com/index.html