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Largo - April 2005 |
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 Aruba,
Jamaica, ooh I wanna take you to
Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama
Key Largo Montego, baby why don't we go
Ooh I wanna take you down to
Kokomo, we'll get there fast and then we'll take it slow
That's where we wanna go, way down in Kokomo.
The Girls Rule - Photo by Gary
Did I mention that on this day there were 9 women and
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 When
we arrive at the dock at Kelly's on the Bay in Key Largo, the boat
captains and mates say "Oh, the Caloosa Dive Club ... the singing group,
is here." There are worse things we could be known for. We like to think
that the crew loves us for more than our singing and for our willingness
to keep going when the wind and the seas are trying to send us running
for cover. Even with the wind threatening, we load up the gear,
pull on the wetsuits and jump into the still chilly (74-75 degrees)
waters of Key Largo.
Some of us are just a little more colorful than others.
Anemone Man Photo by Lynnan |
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Saturday afternoon started off the adventure with 2
dives at "The Elbow". Captain Jorge & mate Jason pushed
us off the dive platform just over the "City of
Washington" wreck. It a very popular dive for this area
of the Keys and we were greeted with about 40' viz and
lots of beautiful reef creatures to look at.
We moved a short distance between dives to "The
Fingers", another nice spot with undercuts and sea fans.
Queen Angel photo by Brian |
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 Sunday
morning looked like a bad day to go out on the water and
it was hard to pull on those cold wetsuits and get
enthused about diving but luckily we stuck it out.
Captain Darryl and mate Steve put us on Molasses
Reef. The first spot was the Winch Hole or maybe
"The Hole in the Wall" with viz at 40-45 and seas under
2'. Molasses is one of the most beautiful reefs in the
marine sanctuary. There are tiny caves and openings to
explore and swim through and we were entertained by
several huge Eagle Rays who seemed to enjoy cruising
gracefully over our heads and off into the distance.
Some of the group saw 2 or 3 in a group and we were told
later that a recent group had seen a school of 15-20 on
one dive. Eagle Ray by
Cherri |
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the second dive, we moved a short distance to the
"Spanish Anchor" and a close by area called "The
Aquarium".
Again we were treated to the glide show of Eagle Rays
and we were also eyed by some very large barracuda.
Barracuda by Cherri
The group included: David & Uschi Lanier, Michelle
Plank, Kim Nagle, Brian Chouiniere & Lynnan Grissinger &
Ingrid (Grissinger?), Jan Desch, Bob & Janet Miller,
Nick & Holly Simone, Bob & Marianne Barger, Mel & Denise
Marley, Bob Mahood, Frank Panhuise & Cherri & Gary Wood.
On shore were Barbara Panhuise & Bruce Pashley. |
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Sea Fan - Cherri
Wood |
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Headed Home by Bob
Barger |
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Elkhorn Coral by
Brian Chouiniere |
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David & Uschi by
Gary Wood |
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Lunch at Hobo's by
Gary Wood |
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