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My Time in Curaçao

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Last year when our group went to Curaçao I was not able to go. Grady escorted the group, however this year I was able to escort the group without Grady. What did I think of this?

Dive Destination

The accommodations at Sunscape Resort were excellent. The rooms were large and tastefully decorated.

They kept a stocked prime fridge in your room with water, soda, and beer. The choice of restaurants at the resort was excellent. There were buffets, Italian, Bar & Grill, Seafood, and Japanese steakhouse. To my delight, there was a coffee house open 24 hours a day. Continue reading→

Try SCUBA – 5 Mile Edition

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Now if you are reading that title and thinking… don’t most people try SCUBA at 5 Mile… well… you might have a point. The thing is… this is a specialized 5 Mile Edition as in Summer Camp!

So 5 Mile where we hold a lot of the winter classes and try SCUBA sessions is also a Children’s Camp. During the summer, every week for 8 weeks they have a different set of boys and girls. One week is boys, next is girls, and so on. These weeks are quite interesting sometimes. The things those kids say are quite hilarious! Continue reading→

2018 Annual Underwater Safari Hunt

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And just like that, the 2018 Annual Underwater Safari Hunt is in the history books. Wow! All the hype leading up to it and the animal introductions and the stories, and then it is all over for another year. Man, where does the time go?

Let’s just mention though, this Safari Hunt didn’t get underway without its fun little stories and anecdotes, like Sisco, chasing a bowling ball, a bowling ball not sinking, Dan in the lake in his clothes, and a monkey finding Justin Walkinshaw. Don’t worry, if those stories aren’t covered in this post, trust me, they will be! They are all part of what makes up the fun both with our Extreme Sports SCUBA family and our Extreme Sports SCUBA events. And without the people and the sense of humor that we have, it might be boring, but with us, it’s NEVER boring! Mark my words!

The Annual Underwater Safari Hunt

So I had someone mention that they didn’t know that this was a fundraising event. We have a fishbowl drawing, $1/ticket for prizes. The money that is collected through the fishbowl drawing goes to help fund the Newton County Rescue and Recovery team. Now don’t worry, we plan on doing a whole post on them to make them known to the public, but for right now check out their Facebook. Thanks to everyone, we were able to raise $1,040 for NCRR. Thank you! Continue reading→

Lost Gorilla and a Cat…

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The Safari Hunt, known to some of us “experienced divers, as the Gorilla Hunt,” is approaching very quickly………. You need to make sure you get your tanks filled BEFORE you head to the lake, Wednesday or Thursday is the best options to get this done.

As most of you know, your friends at Extreme Sports Scuba, put on a wonderful event every June, now known as “The Safari Hunt”.  Your favorite Instructors, Assistant Instructors, and Dive Masters go to hide various stuffed animal in Beaver Lake for you to find.  There are marvelous prizes for those lucky divers that find one of these animals.  Sadly, however, not all of the stuffed animals are found, well, not found that day.

And so the story begins….

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Safari Hunt Class of 2018

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Safari Hunt Class of 2018

Here is your Safari Hunt Class of 2018

  • Blue monkey: April
  • Brown monkey: George
  • Tiger: LEO
  • Zebra: Martha
  • Pink monkey: Moe
  • Yellow monkey: Molly
  • Giraffe: Myles
  • Panda bear: Roger
  • Black Gorilla: Sally
  • White Gorilla: Samantha

Introducing… Your brand New Safari Hunt High School Class of 2018!!!

Class president; April May… blue monkey: “We have had a great year and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for our future! I would like to thank my mom, my dad, my boyfriend Moe, and everyone that has helped me through these tough years.”

Speaker: “Now introducing our class valedictorian!! Continue reading→

Safari Hunt 2018 Official Rules

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It’s that time of year again… No, I’m not talking about Father’s Day, although don’t forget that June 17, 2018, is Father’s Day. This time though I’m talking about The Annual Safari Hunt!

Yes, it’s time for the Annual Safari Hunt. Make sure your calendars are marked for June 23, 2018.

Details:

  • Start time: 1:30
  • Location: Indian Creek Campground on Beaver Lake in Arkansas.
  • Entry fee: None, but please bring proof of SCUBA certification and you’ll sign a waiver
  • Other details: There will be a fishbowl drawing. Chances are $1 a piece. Proceeds benefit Newton County Rescue and Recovery.

So… what exactly is the Safari Hunt?

You and your dive buddy go SCUBA hunting for animals no deeper than 30 feet. Once you find an animal, you come up and register your number. Then you win a prize. Continue reading→

Work Hard! Play Harder! {Memorial Day 2018 Recap}

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Friday

Memorial Day Weekend always seems to be the “kick off” to the summer season. I guess that’s a good thing since Summer doesn’t officially start until the end of June. We get one month of summer prior to the actual summer solstice! But Memorial Day Weekend also tends to be the start of dive season.

As we learned last week, we’ve already had dive classes in the lake this year, but for the general run our dive season starts Memorial Day Weekend.

This year the top thermocline happened around 15 feet. On Sunday, Drake stuck his arm below the thermocline long enough for his dive computer to read. Then he stuck it above. There was a 9˚ difference. Wow! And you could definitely feel it when you dropped below the thermocline. The next thermocline happened around 28 feet or so. I want to say though, our divers were troopers! Especially our students! Continue reading→

20th Annual Underwater Pumpkin Carving

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It was brought to my attention last week while searching for a blog post that we never did a recap of the Underwater Pumpkin Carving last year. Can someone please explain how this happened? The best explanation that we have come up with is… We had the Chili Cookoff, the next day the underwater pumpkin carving, and then it was off to DEMA. Plus we were gathering recipes/pictures/stories for the cookbook, followed by pictures for the calendar and whew… we just plum forgot.

The question is… why did no one point this out? Last week when we were working on the 2018 Spring Sale Post, I was on the hunt for this blog post, why I can’t remember, but I realized it wasn’t here. So… I figured today would be the perfect day to recap last fall’s underwater pumpkin carving. I mean the weather is similar, right?

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2018 Annual Spring Sale

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Annual Sale sign out in front of Extreme Sports Scuba

It is about time for the Annual Spring Sale at Extreme Sports SCUBA. Make sure you mark your calendars for April 27 and April 28, 2018. That is the last Friday and Saturday of the month. Also, be sure to note that we are closed April 26 to prepare for the big sale.

This year we are offering new packages with the Hydros BC AND new and exciting G2 color computer. If you haven’t had the opportunity to hold one of these bad boys, now is the time

We have teamed these two new products up with the ever reliable and popular MK25/S620TI regulator. This package with a free mesh bag will only be $2999.00* April 27 and April 28, 2018. Continue reading→