[Rhodes22-list] T767 SCUBA High Adventure Trip Open Water Certification Dives

[Scott Andrews]

Very nice, I was unable to get our troop beyond some water craft merit badges.
Scott A.

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> On Jun 28, 2020, at 3:31 PM, Roger Pihlaja Home <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> Hank,
> 
> We worked with a local SCUBA diving outfitter that I’ve used before.  Because it was for the Boy Scouts, he gave us a tremendous package deal on the lessons, personal gear, and dive charter.  We were able to offer 4 days of shipwreck diving in the Straits of Mackinac (tip of the “mitten” where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet) for ~1/4 the cost of a trip to the BSA’s Florida Seabase.  Plus, no waiting list!  I’ve been to Philmont, the Northern Tier, and the Florida Seabase (although it was for sailing, not SCUBA).  I find the BSA High Adventure Bases to be expensive for what they offer and you often have to make reservations 2 years in advance.
> 
> I got my original SCUBA certification in the Virgin Islands, MUCH warmer water!
> 
> Roger Pihlaja
> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 
> 
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>> On Jun 28, 2020, at 3:09 PM, Hank <hnw555 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Very nice!  My son did Philmont and then we both did Seabase in Florida.  I
>> got my open water certification in the Philippines so slightly warmer temps
>> that what you were dealing with, lol!
>> 
>> Hank
>> 
>>>> On Sun, Jun 28, 2020 at 2:36 PM ROGER PIHLAJA <roger_pihlaja at msn.com> wrote:
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>>> Hi All,
>>> 
>>> With Sanford Lake reduced to a small trickle of its former self, I have to
>>> find my on-the water fun elsewhere.  In August, I’m leading my Boy Scout
>>> Troop on a High Adventure Shipwreck SCUBA Diving Trip to the Straits of
>>> Mackinac Shipwreck Preserve.  We’ve been working all Winter/Spring to get
>>> our SCUBA certification.  The final step was to do 4 open water
>>> certification dives as a sort of hands-on final exam.  We did our 4 open
>>> water certification dives at Higgins Lake last week Thursday & Friday.  The
>>> attachments are some photos of the event.  Higgins Lake is very deep and
>>> cold, hence the full wetsuits, gloves, and hoods.
>>> 
>>> Roger Pihlaja
>>> S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>>> 
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