I got this announcement via email yesterday. Beast and I are going but I don't know if we'll camp. I hope we can get a good representation of the Swamp Divers to show up. Maybe we can also have an NDI Dive In Day!
INTERNATIONAL DIVE IN DAY - MAY 19, 2002
That is right, "Dive In Day" is coming again. Come on out, winter is over, get back into your diving mode, brush up your scuba skills, test that new gear, be part of an International event or just have FUN! Houston Divers are hoping to beat our personal record and last year's international record.
In case you do not know what "Dive In Day" is, here's a brief run down. This is the 4th year we try to see how many divers we can get in the water at the EXACT SAME TIME, on the same day, worldwide. That day, this year will be May 19, 2002, the time is 10 a.m. CST for us in Texas.
The Houston Texas Chapter of the HammerHeads will be hosting the event at the "Blue Lagoon" up in Huntsville, TX.. Everyone that dives, is invited to come join in on the FUN, and help in the attempt to break last years record. Belonging to a Houston HammerHeads Scuba Club is NOT a requirement to participate. Most of us from Houston have been to the Blue Lagoon before, but in case you haven't dove there before, here is a little information on the dive site. The Blue Lagoon is a quartzite quarry near Huntsville, north of the prisons. Some, probably the owner
) , has referred it to as Cozumel in the Pines. The Blue Lagoon really does have the bluest fresh water you will find in Texas. The visibility can be 25'+ on a good day, before divers stir up the bottom. The only thing I do not like is the lack of marine life. The only marine life you might see there is called a dragonfly nymph, they look and act similar to a shrimp. In one lagoon there are also some little fish that someone introduced there, but I do not remember the name of the fish. (The fish are a species of African Cichlid that thrives in high alkaline water.) There are dive platforms for training and a number of sunken boats. This can be a fun dive, because you do have some visibility and a fairly large area to dive in. Get off the couch and come on out !!
WHEN: May 19, 2002
WHERE: The Blue Lagoon, in Huntsville, TX
FEE: Only the $15 paid to the Blue Lagoon for entry to the lake. NO FEE TO PARTICIPATE in the event!
TIME: Arrive NO LATER than 9 a.m. This will allow you time to sign in at the Blue Lagoon office. It also gives you time to gear up and sign the "Official" Dive In Day roster at the HammerHead dive site, this is for the official count.
Directions: (From Houston) Take I-45 North to Huntsville. Take exit #123 (Pinedale Rd.) and travel east (right turn) for 4 miles down a gravel road. Blue Lagoon & Sign In Shack will be on the left, look close the turn is easy to miss. The Blue Lagoons telephone number is - (936) 291-6111
The Blue Lagoon has agreed to let you dive on Saturday, CAMP OUT on Saturday night, (for a price) and dive with Dive In Day on Sunday, just make sure the Blue Lagoon knows you are there for Dive In Day. Last year they let us camp for free with the price of diving Saturday, do not know how they will run it this year.
The dive sites will be the Blue Lagoon's sites 6&7, the same area as last year, so don't get lost !!. (this doesn't say which lagoon, 1 or 2, so you need to ask at sign-in.)
Reminder, the Blue Lagoon has NO FRESH DRINKING WATER and "Porta-Potties", (Yes, there are potties!) so if you camp be prepared. If you plan on camping it would be best to contact the club, so we could coordinate food, Bar-B-Q's, etc.
There are also 5 hotels in Huntsville, here is a site with that information;
http://www.searchhotels.com/us/tx/huntsville
For other states club info and background info check out;
http://www.h-heads.com or http://www.diveinday.com
For Houston Contact Roger Veteto,
Club Email: houstonhammerheads@yahoo.com Club Web Site: http://users.ev1.net/~ojs/houstonhammerheads.html
INTERNATIONAL DIVE IN DAY - MAY 19, 2002
That is right, "Dive In Day" is coming again. Come on out, winter is over, get back into your diving mode, brush up your scuba skills, test that new gear, be part of an International event or just have FUN! Houston Divers are hoping to beat our personal record and last year's international record.
In case you do not know what "Dive In Day" is, here's a brief run down. This is the 4th year we try to see how many divers we can get in the water at the EXACT SAME TIME, on the same day, worldwide. That day, this year will be May 19, 2002, the time is 10 a.m. CST for us in Texas.
The Houston Texas Chapter of the HammerHeads will be hosting the event at the "Blue Lagoon" up in Huntsville, TX.. Everyone that dives, is invited to come join in on the FUN, and help in the attempt to break last years record. Belonging to a Houston HammerHeads Scuba Club is NOT a requirement to participate. Most of us from Houston have been to the Blue Lagoon before, but in case you haven't dove there before, here is a little information on the dive site. The Blue Lagoon is a quartzite quarry near Huntsville, north of the prisons. Some, probably the owner
) , has referred it to as Cozumel in the Pines. The Blue Lagoon really does have the bluest fresh water you will find in Texas. The visibility can be 25'+ on a good day, before divers stir up the bottom. The only thing I do not like is the lack of marine life. The only marine life you might see there is called a dragonfly nymph, they look and act similar to a shrimp. In one lagoon there are also some little fish that someone introduced there, but I do not remember the name of the fish. (The fish are a species of African Cichlid that thrives in high alkaline water.) There are dive platforms for training and a number of sunken boats. This can be a fun dive, because you do have some visibility and a fairly large area to dive in. Get off the couch and come on out !!WHEN: May 19, 2002
WHERE: The Blue Lagoon, in Huntsville, TX
FEE: Only the $15 paid to the Blue Lagoon for entry to the lake. NO FEE TO PARTICIPATE in the event!
TIME: Arrive NO LATER than 9 a.m. This will allow you time to sign in at the Blue Lagoon office. It also gives you time to gear up and sign the "Official" Dive In Day roster at the HammerHead dive site, this is for the official count.
Directions: (From Houston) Take I-45 North to Huntsville. Take exit #123 (Pinedale Rd.) and travel east (right turn) for 4 miles down a gravel road. Blue Lagoon & Sign In Shack will be on the left, look close the turn is easy to miss. The Blue Lagoons telephone number is - (936) 291-6111
The Blue Lagoon has agreed to let you dive on Saturday, CAMP OUT on Saturday night, (for a price) and dive with Dive In Day on Sunday, just make sure the Blue Lagoon knows you are there for Dive In Day. Last year they let us camp for free with the price of diving Saturday, do not know how they will run it this year.
The dive sites will be the Blue Lagoon's sites 6&7, the same area as last year, so don't get lost !!. (this doesn't say which lagoon, 1 or 2, so you need to ask at sign-in.)
Reminder, the Blue Lagoon has NO FRESH DRINKING WATER and "Porta-Potties", (Yes, there are potties!) so if you camp be prepared. If you plan on camping it would be best to contact the club, so we could coordinate food, Bar-B-Q's, etc.
There are also 5 hotels in Huntsville, here is a site with that information;
http://www.searchhotels.com/us/tx/huntsville
For other states club info and background info check out;
http://www.h-heads.com or http://www.diveinday.com
For Houston Contact Roger Veteto,
Club Email: houstonhammerheads@yahoo.com Club Web Site: http://users.ev1.net/~ojs/houstonhammerheads.html
