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I began my diving escapades, in 1996, offshore North Carolina, in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. I dove the U-352 German Submarine and many more casualities of war and storm. I then drifted south and started diving a nitrox mix on the offshore South Carolina civil war shipwrecks. I blended in some offshore Florida drift diving, some Gulf of Mexico Diving, and some Florida Keys reef diving. Then for many years I become hooked on black water diving in Charleston SC. The fossils yielded by the Cooper River were irresistable. I have my treasured framed sea life photos, my fossils, and select sea shells located all over my James Island Home. I am an avid blue water scuba diver, underwater photographer, and fossil collector. I have invested a lot of time diving the Cooper River in search of historical artifacts and fossils. I have made a hobby of collecting fossilized Megalodon Sharks Teeth. There are popular places on the Cooper River to dive with names like Strawberry Landing, Mepkin Abbey, and the French Quarter.
For hunting fossils on land, Lee Creek, in Aurora NC, is a very popular location. Any large mining or digging operation where phosphate is exposed to the surface will yield fossils. Common targets of fossil hunters are spoil banks and piles of dredge deposits. Fossils are in the layers of the earths crust called the Hawthorne, Yorktown, and the Chandler Bridge. Wherever these layers of earth are exposed, you will find fossils. Some rivers cut through these layers. The teeth fall out of the sidewalls as the soil is worn away. If you want to find fossils, learn to recognize phosphate. It is a light gray color. It is a pasty material and clay like when wet. Look for black rock and hard fossilized items (bones, shells, etc) embedded in the light gray clay (phosphate). What you are searching for are rock beds within the phosphate. Where you find phosphate exposed to the surface of the earth, you will find fossils. On the river bottom look for gravel beds. If the beds have black fossilized bones in it and large Megalodon fragments, you are in the right place. This is where you will find the huge, high quality, elusive, pre-historic, Megalodon sharks tooth. Good luck and happy hunting!
Location
I live on James Island. James is a barrier Island between Charleston S.C. and the Atlantic Ocean. On the north end of the island is where General Beauregard fired the first shot of the American Civil War.
Interests
Jetskiing, Boating, Underwater Photography, Home Renovation, River Diving, Fossil Collecting, Diving Blue Water, Visiting Tropical Places, Enjoying the beach, good friends, family, and fine food!
Beaufort NC
Blue Grotto FL
Cooper River Charleston SC
Devils Den FL
Edisto River Charleston SC
Fantacy Lake NC
Gennie Springs FL
Hutson Grotto FL
Islamorada Key FL
Jacksonville FL
Jupiter FL
Key Largo Fl
Morehead NC
Murrels Inlet SC
North Myrtle Beach SC
Tarpon Springs FL
Venice FL
West Palm Beach FL
Certification History
Open Water Diver
Advanced Open Water
Master Diver
Stress and Rescue
Nitrox
Wreck Diver
Limited Visibility
Underwater Navigation
Recreational Deep Diving
CPR
Certification Level
Scuba Schools International Master Diver.
# of Logged Dives
200 - 499
Dive Classification
Experienced Diver
Years Certified
Ten Or More Years
Dive Equipment
Aeris Pro Nitrox Computer
Aeris XR-2 Nitrox Dive Conputer
Akona Dive Bag with wheels
Antique Ikelight 3e
Antique APS Endeavor 10 Camera
Aqualung 3mm Jumpsuit
Aqualung Black Diamond BC
Aqualung Blades Fins
Aqualung Legend ACD Regulator
Cressi Big Eyes Black Skirt Mask
Dive Rite Canister Light
Harveys Wetsuit 3mm Farmer John with Coat
Henderson Boots 5mm
Ikelight C Cell Lights
Neosport Wetsuit 5mm Jumpsuit
Oneil Wetsuit 3mm Farmer John with Coat
Seadive X-One Black Skirt Antifog Mask
Sealife 35mm Camera with Strobe
US Divers Regulators
Zeagle Ranger BC
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