Narcosis in Paradise

South Carolina

2009-06-18T15:55:00.000-07:00

Wow, I haven't been here in a long time. Seems life keeps us quite busy at times. So I'm going to tell you about my trip to South Carolina. My best friends daughter was making her First Holy Communion and there were plans for lots of parties etc. So of course If I get to go diving nothing else matters to me. I spent the entire 15 days doing just what I Love...diving, hanging around with people you Love and making new memories. I even went to a Luau at the family's local church and had a blast !

Just a quick hi !!

2008-01-21T15:53:00.000-08:00

Ok so I know I haven't been bloggin much, but life has me

quite busy these days. This pic was taken on January6th, 2008 and I think it's official, I lost all my holiday tan :-( well, I guess that means....yes ....I'm going to Florida (diving of course) March 30th, hey, a girl needs to maintain her tan somehow!! Hope all of you are doing well. Hugs to my friends.

Merry Christmas

2007-12-25T16:30:00.000-08:00

To all my special friends (you know who you are) I hope you all had a wonderful christmas ! I didn't want to think about how cold it is outside, so I have decided to post a few pics from the beach in

South Carolina( pics from October) well I wish I was there right now.

Bonaire 2007

2007-12-16T19:26:00.000-08:00

Well.....Here's Connie (Iggys wife) and of course....Me!!

First pic is taken at Chibi Chibi , we went there for dinner. Ig and I went diving, and Connie worked on her tan by the pool.

Bonaire 2007

2007-12-16T19:21:00.000-08:00

So I'm back....Heres a pic of my friend Iggy and me. Iggy is a hard core Jersey wreck diver, he and his lovely wife Connie joined me for the second week of my trip. Theres going to be a load of pics going up in the next 2 weeks.

The "Sherman"

2007-10-30T14:52:00.000-07:00

These are just a few of the many pictures I have of the wreck. The ribs are quite impressive for such an old wreck, and theres alot to see, vis was great till the newbies showed up.

The mast of the " Sherman" wreck

2007-10-30T14:46:00.000-07:00

Ok since Morgan insists I

actually write something...... This photo is obviously the mast of the "Sherman" Which was a 200' blocade runner. This ship sunk in 1874, and this post war wreck lies in 52' of water 6 miles from Little River Inlet on the North /South Carolina border. For those willing to hunt, you can still find US belt buckles, buttons, bottles and fossils.

South Carolina Wreck Diving!!!!!!!

2007-09-22T21:50:00.000-07:00

South Carolina.....Diving of course !!

2007-09-06T12:12:00.000-07:00

Well my friends I am just about ready to leave for the airport, I will be in Myrtle Beach before 9:pm. First thing tomorrow morning, I am off to the dive shop to confirm my dive plans for Saturday and Sunday. I plan to dive the wreck of the Sherman on Saturday, and not sure what Sundays dives are going to be. I'm so excited.....water temperature 84 degrees....warmer that Bonaire water which was 82 degrees.

Morgan will be glad to know that I have been diving with a friend who is cavern and cave certified and he has been teaching me. The amount of information is crazy, but my skills are almost perfect !!! I have lots more to learn.

Ciao................................

2007-07-08T19:09:00.000-07:00

OK , so we all know how much fun diving is, but wait , you can't imaging it's 10X's more fun with a sea-doo sea scooter. Those rock. It's amazing how much area you can cover in a short period of time with the sea doo. My new "favorite buddy" owns 2 of these scooters, over 3 miles an hour, 2 hour battery life. Cost of season pass for the quarry, $140.00, price of 2 sea doo scooters, $1200.00, ....the amount of fun you have diving there with the scooters......PRICELESS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cassie is 3 years old !!!!!

2007-05-23T14:49:00.000-07:00

This is Cassies Birthday party. Yes Cassie is 3, and she's a black lab/pitt bull mix.....just adorable

DUI Weekend

2007-05-20T20:24:00.000-07:00

Dutch Spring for DUI Dog Rally

2007-05-17T12:03:00.000-07:00

This coming weekend should be quite exciting for me, as DUI has it's annual Dog Rally and Demo Days at DutchSprings. This weekend will include the following... For those who have been curious about diving dry, you will have an opportunity to try a DUI dry suit (test dive) There will also be digital photo/video seminars and demos, educational seminars and presentations. Also.... a barbecue, and raffle. And most important of all we will be getting in a few dives. So I am going to be meeting some friends in PA for the Dog Rally.....woof!!!!

J.D. Another pic, just as requested !!

2007-05-11T18:39:00.000-07:00

Morgans Mom J.D. requested more pics of me on here. So here it is...."Just Me" Hope all the Moms out there have a nice Mother s Day !!

Dutch Springs

2007-05-07T19:58:00.000-07:00

This pic was last season at Dutch. Ahhhh I can't wait to get back in the water, it is truly one of my passions, just can't imaging life without diving.

My Dogs !!!!

2007-05-07T19:54:00.000-07:00

This is Jack on the left and Cassie on the right. Jack is a 105 lb Black lab and Cassie is a 75lb Black lab/pitt mix. These dogs are bi-lingual, believe it or not. I love my babies , not only are they great companions, but come on, look at those faces.

The School Bus @ Dutch Springs

2007-04-15T10:29:00.000-07:00

Well thats me in my drysuit ! www.dutchsprings.com you can check out the site map. Damn that DUI TLS 350 custom looks nice :-)

How Cool is This !!!

2007-04-15T08:20:00.000-07:00

I am sure that anyone who knows diving, knows "The Deepsea Detectives" from tv. I had the pleasure of speaking with both John and Richie at the divers convention. If I knew I was going to have a photo op, I would have dressed better, but none the less, great pic.

More Snow...............

2007-02-26T19:05:00.000-08:00

OK so it's official, I hate the snow. I seriously need to move to a warmer climate. Besides the fact that the cold weather screws up my diving schedule, it's just miserable !! Who wants to spend 2 hours clearing snow???? It was fun when we could just build igloos, and have snowball fights.

On the brighter side of things the divers convention is right around the corner. Anyone who is interested can check it out at http://www.beneaththesea.com . This is certainly a fantastic weekend, I'm looking forward to it.

2007, Lets hope for a great year !

2007-02-04T15:49:00.000-08:00

I do hope everyone has been enjoying the New Year, I have !!! I am planning to return to Bonaire this coming November 24th , and stay there for 2 weeks this time. Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy !!!! ( and I do mean that )

I have been keeping quite busy since the start of the new year as well. Next month will be the divers convention www.beneaththesea.org which is held at the Meadowlands convention center each year. I will be on staff again, and can't wait.

Then in April I will be assisting the instructor in the pool with the newbies, and students. That is always fun too, especially when I am asked to demonstrate the "giant stride" , or "back roll" then shortly after classes start, we will be diving in frigid water !!!!

I do hope you all enjoyed this brief update, I am quite busy and must attend to my tasks.

Merry Christmas.........***...

2006-12-23T21:55:00.000-08:00

Finally it's here...Merry Christmas to all my friends, oh hell..Merry christmas to everyone even if you aren't my friend. So tomorrow, or should I say later on today I am entertaining family. I have been cooking all day, The menu is as follows.............. Homemade pierogi, stuffed cabbage, kielbasi and kraut,mashies, lasagna ( 2 kinds) and giambotta, oh yes salmon cakes too. Lots of booze, good music, then the sweets!!!! and to top it all off I am also having company on Christmas day....round 2, that will be my brother and sister- in- law. I am sure everyone will have a nice time. I wish you all the best..Eat , Drink, and most important of all...Be Merry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Merry Christmas !!! Well almost

2006-12-21T16:10:00.000-08:00

Well to all my friends out there....Have aCool Yule !!!! I actually haven't sent out all of my Christmas cards, anf to those of you who haven't rec'd them yet....sorry the boss is a slave driver, and now he wants me to come to work on saturday too....lol what a joke, no way jose. This week has been hell, but it will pay for a week at Captain Don's so you all know that it's worth the agony!!
As far as diving goes, I am hoping to get to the bahamas in the spring, if not then deffinately in june, where I plan on doing the shark encounter, just have to remember to use the ladies room before putting on my wet suit :-) ....hee hee hee ....... So the quarry www.dutchsprings.com has their season pass on sale, and you all know I am all over that. Some of us have a great time at the quarry. Although it's not Bonaire, but it will do for the summer, besides, they just sunk a bunch of new stuff there, so it will definately be fun. Now I know I will have a few buddies to go with....lets see hopefully Dana will get clearance from the doctor, Scott...well we will see, John I know you're good for a few trips a month to Dutch. Oh yes and lets not forget my friends at Acrotech Scuba, they are a great bunch. Anyone who cares.... http://scuba.acro-tech.com you can give Albert or Juan a call, it's a fairly new shop, however they carry the important stuff, and the prices are great, besides that , they enjoy ALL dive stories, and they are planning a few cool trips too !!!!! Well that about wraps it up for now.

Blog tag contd.

2006-12-15T16:57:00.000-08:00

Oopse....I forgot to name the next 6 victims of blog tag....... so here we are....Scott, Sue, Karan, Dana, John, Albert..... You have been been tagged....

Blog Tag

2006-12-15T16:12:00.000-08:00

OK....Here we go.....My Friend Morgan has tagged me for "blog tag" Heres how it works..... THE RULES
Each player of this game starts with 6 weird things about you. People who get tagged need to write a blog post of their own 6 weird things as well as state this rule clearly. In the end you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don't forget to leave a comment that says " You are tagged" in their comments and tell them to read your blog. If you don't have a blog, create one or leave your weird things in my comments.....................Let the games begin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I. Whenever I go away on a tropical vacation, actually any vacation, I always mail a post card to myself, so after I am home for 2 weeks....here comes the reminder of the beautiful trip I was just on.
II. I only seem to be attracted to men with C-Cards...and the more cards they have, the hotter they get me....What a turn on !!!!! A man I can get wet with oooooooooooo..........
III. As soon as I come home from my vacation, I book the next one....like the suitcase is still hot from Bonaire.
IV. I'm a firm believer in putting out good karma ONLY---- the bad stuff will definately come and bite you when you least expect it.
V. I don't know 6 people who have blogs, Thanks Morgan.......I didn't have one either till you tagged me.
VI. I don't get mad or depressed when bad things happen to me, simply because I have learned that in life there is a reason that everything happens, sometimes we just don't realize it in the moment, but down the line in time it becomes quite clear, and it all makes sense !!!!

Back From Bonaire

2006-12-13T15:28:00.000-08:00

Wow it has been just over a week that i am back from the beautiful island of Bonaire, and boy do I miss it, just can't think about anything else. I would like to take a moment to thank a few people who have made this trip an unforgettable one. Gary and Beverly, I sure do miss you guys, you are one of the nicest couples I know, thankyou for all you did for me and Bev for being there for me. Morgan...ah Morgan....Well I have quite a bit to say about you. First let me say that I enjoyed every moment we spent together, The days diving, the nights hanging at the Deco Stop, and a special momory...when we went down on the "Hooker" together...I will never forget that !!!!! Blowing bubbles and getting wet with you was truly spectacular and I will never forget you. Cristina and Olympio , I will come to Rio to visit you for sure !!!!! I would also like to thank Karen, Jack,Jenny, Jeni, Chris, Anja,Wilco...thanks for the memories and laughs. I will see you all next fall. So after 25 dives in 6 days, I can definately say wow, that was great, and I can't wait to do it again.

Narcosis in Paradise

South Carolina

Just a quick hi !!

Merry Christmas

Bonaire 2007

Bonaire 2007

The "Sherman"

The mast of the " Sherman" wreck

South Carolina Wreck Diving!!!!!!!

South Carolina.....Diving of course !!

Cassie is 3 years old !!!!!

DUI Weekend

Dutch Spring for DUI Dog Rally

J.D. Another pic, just as requested !!

Dutch Springs

My Dogs !!!!

The School Bus @ Dutch Springs

How Cool is This !!!

More Snow...............

2007, Lets hope for a great year !

Merry Christmas...***...***...***...

Merry Christmas !!! Well almost

Blog tag contd.

Blog Tag

Back From Bonaire

Merry Christmas.........***...