tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6811683758686094072011-07-30T17:07:12.673-07:00Aquatic AdventuresKauai Scuba Divingllqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-75966943678078361922010-10-30T18:00:00.001-07:002010-10-30T18:00:03.147-07:00North Shore<p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TMy_j53nJrI/AAAAAAAAUVU/qW8PR-q3HfU/IMAG0192.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TMy_j53nJrI/AAAAAAAAUVU/qW8PR-q3HfU/s400/IMAG0192.jpg' /></a></p>Kaua'i is so diverse. This time of year, we are blessed with a "heavenly" bath of nourishment and are "kissed" by the softness of soft showers. I love Kaua'i.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.3</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-7596694367807836192?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-56259529717180078722010-09-09T03:50:00.001-07:002010-09-09T03:50:48.869-07:00Jealous?<p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TIi8BTGbsXI/AAAAAAAAUKY/hw9U1X5o5uI/IMAG0143.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TIi8BTGbsXI/AAAAAAAAUKY/hw9U1X5o5uI/s400/IMAG0143.jpg' /></a></p>Scam holding a beautiful Uku (one of my favorites), courtesy of one of the most feared underwater hunters on Kaua'i!<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.5.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-5625952971718007872?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-53983524164757147652010-09-01T17:53:00.001-07:002010-09-01T17:53:24.205-07:00Coral Reef Awareness<p><a href='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH71Vpsx_WI/AAAAAAAAUKI/ubJm8HnwmSI/IMAG0113.jpg'><img src='http://lh6.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH71Vpsx_WI/AAAAAAAAUKI/ubJm8HnwmSI/s400/IMAG0113.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH71YRtRP-I/AAAAAAAAUKM/M6wvwsjqUSA/IMAG0114.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH71YRtRP-I/AAAAAAAAUKM/M6wvwsjqUSA/s400/IMAG0114.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH71aQSvEzI/AAAAAAAAUKQ/ugiemJhdE1E/IMAG0116.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH71aQSvEzI/AAAAAAAAUKQ/ugiemJhdE1E/s400/IMAG0116.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH71c9IGSeI/AAAAAAAAUKU/6DNGaP0T-4s/IMAG0119.jpg'><img src='http://lh4.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH71c9IGSeI/AAAAAAAAUKU/6DNGaP0T-4s/s400/IMAG0119.jpg' /></a></p>Mahalo to Scott Bacon, Paul and Terry of Save our Seas and everyone who participated in the program at the St Regis Hotel in Princeville.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.5.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-5398352416475714765?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-81837354507722378662010-09-01T17:50:00.001-07:002010-09-01T17:50:06.643-07:00Coral Reef Awareness<p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH70lNoKGrI/AAAAAAAAUJ4/NWAKcvgTYmA/IMAG0113.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH70lNoKGrI/AAAAAAAAUJ4/NWAKcvgTYmA/s400/IMAG0113.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH70n62710I/AAAAAAAAUJ8/HmvKi4jviLU/IMAG0114.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH70n62710I/AAAAAAAAUJ8/HmvKi4jviLU/s400/IMAG0114.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH70r9mPy5I/AAAAAAAAUKA/ZYnUf-ZdiP4/IMAG0116.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH70r9mPy5I/AAAAAAAAUKA/ZYnUf-ZdiP4/s400/IMAG0116.jpg' /></a></p><p><a href='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH70ub_xdRI/AAAAAAAAUKE/wrrTwVSblNc/IMAG0119.jpg'><img src='http://lh5.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/TH70ub_xdRI/AAAAAAAAUKE/wrrTwVSblNc/s400/IMAG0119.jpg' /></a></p>Mahalo to Scott Bacon, Terry Lily, Captain Paul Clark and Save our Seas for putting together the reef awareness program on the North Shore at the St Regis Hotel.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.5.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-8183735450772237866?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-53850680126207153172010-08-31T02:32:00.001-07:002010-08-31T02:32:26.993-07:00Good words<p><a href='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/THzMJo5kUqI/AAAAAAAAUJ0/9vlqLBDbdjg/IMAG0127.jpg'><img src='http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/THzMJo5kUqI/AAAAAAAAUJ0/9vlqLBDbdjg/s400/IMAG0127.jpg' /></a></p>Pretty self-explanatory.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.5.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-5385068012620715317?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-51348413057813985532010-08-31T00:40:00.001-07:002010-08-31T00:40:43.125-07:00My blogIt sure is hard to stay on top of all of these blog sites, tweets, peep and updates.<div style='clear: both; text-align: center; font-size: xx-small;'>Published with Blogger-droid v1.5.8</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-5134841305781398553?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-50798871753374791392010-04-14T00:45:00.000-07:002010-04-14T00:47:40.618-07:00More of your comments!Great pictures Thanks. Can't wait to return and do this again. Doug<br /><br /><br />Thanks so much, Neil...the photos were great.......that experience was something I never dreamed I would ever get to do..........you took such good care of us.....that was so so special of you. Wishing for you the success you deserve.........<br />Judy<br /><br /><br /><br />Awesome!!<br />Mahalo, it was an unforgetable experience :-)<br /><br />Linda &amp; Mick<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-5079887175337479139?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-8626742277351709132010-04-14T00:41:00.000-07:002010-04-14T00:45:26.115-07:00The Turtle Tour - A real crowd pleaser!<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Neil, </p><div>These pictures are fantastic!!! Thank you for doing such a good job and for making our trip so truly awesome.</div><div><br /></div><div>Patricia<br /><br /><div style="padding-bottom: 0.6em; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">You are invited to view theshop's photo album: <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5430444556169848385&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJOZiPXu_s3JXg&amp;feat=email" target="_blank">flynn &amp; Palmer 20 jan 2010</a></div> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0.8em; background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);"> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td valign="top"> <div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 7px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5430444556169848385&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJOZiPXu_s3JXg&amp;feat=email" target="_blank"><img onload="View.inlineImageLoaded(this,undefined,false)" style="border: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);" src="http://email09.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=838429&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=188&amp;part=1.2.3&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5430444556169848385&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;" wbeuser="theshop@aascuba.com" /></a> </div> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.7em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" valign="top"> <div style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-bottom: 0.1em;">flynn &amp; Palmer 20 jan 2010</div> <div style="display: inline; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">May 26, 2008<br />by <b>theshop</b> </div> <div style="line-height: 1.3em;"> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5430444556169848385&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJOZiPXu_s3JXg&amp;feat=email" style="font-size: 10pt;" target="_blank">View Album</a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5430444556169848385&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJOZiPXu_s3JXg&amp;feat=email&amp;mode=SLIDESHOW" style="font-size: 10pt;" target="_blank">Play slideshow</a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/webUpload?uname=aascubashop&amp;aid=5430444556169848385" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Contribute photos to this album</a><br /></div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 104, 28);">Message from theshop:</div> Aloha,<br /><br />Here are the pictures from the turtle tour. Please let us know you received them.<br /><br />Mahalo,<br />Neil<br /><br />Aquatic Adventures<br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Thanks Neil~they’re great!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">We really enjoyed our swim with the turtles.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; color: navy;">Kathy<br /><br /><br /></span></span><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0in; background: rgb(225, 236, 255) none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;color:#e1ecff;" bg><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></td> <td style="border: 1pt solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 0.1in 9.6pt;"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#333333;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;">You are invited to view theshop's photo album: <a target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5430444556169848385&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJOZiPXu_s3JXg&amp;invite=CIvfvcMJ&amp;feat=email">flynn &amp; Palmer 20 jan 2010</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </div> <div style="border: 1pt solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 10pt;"> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding: 0in;" valign="top"> <div style="border: 1pt solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 5pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white none repeat scroll 0% 0%; -moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-origin: padding; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5430444556169848385&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJOZiPXu_s3JXg&amp;invite=CIvfvcMJ&amp;feat=email"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><img onload="View.inlineImageLoaded(this,undefined,false)" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://email09.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=7955&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=186&amp;part=2&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3Aimage001.jpg%4001CA9D15.81C759C0&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=image001.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;" style="border: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);" wbeuser="theshop@aascuba.com" border="0" height="108" width="144" /></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </td> <td style="padding: 0in 0in 0in 8.4pt;" valign="top"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:85%;color:#333333;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: bold;">flynn &amp; Palmer 20 jan 2010<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">May 26, 2008<br />by <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">theshop</span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 15.6pt;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><a target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5430444556169848385&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJOZiPXu_s3JXg&amp;invite=CIvfvcMJ&amp;feat=email"><b><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">View Album</span></span></b></a><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5430444556169848385&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJOZiPXu_s3JXg&amp;invite=CIvfvcMJ&amp;feat=email&amp;mode=SLIDESHOW"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Play slideshow</span></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="margin: 12pt;"> <div> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:85%;color:#00681c;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 104, 28); font-weight: bold;">Message from theshop:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </div> <div style="margin-top: 2.4pt;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:78%;color:#333333;"><span style="font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Aloha,<br /><br />Here are the pictures from the turtle tour. Please let us know you received them.<br /><br />Mahalo,<br />Neil</span></span></p></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>They look great!!! Thank you! We had a blast.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 7px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5425250088157481409&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJXBgOqvqv23Ag&amp;feat=email" target="_blank"><img onload="View.inlineImageLoaded(this,undefined,false)" style="border: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);" src="http://email09.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=778210&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=171&amp;part=3&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5425250088157481409&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;" wbeuser="theshop@aascuba.com" /></a> </div> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.7em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" valign="top"> <div style="padding-bottom: 0.1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Scott, Cindy</div> <div style="padding-bottom: 0.2em; display: inline; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">May 23, 2008<br />by <b>theshop</b> </div> <div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><a style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5425250088157481409&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJXBgOqvqv23Ag&amp;feat=email" target="_blank">View Album</a><br /><a style="font-size: 10pt;" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5425250088157481409&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCJXBgOqvqv23Ag&amp;feat=email&amp;mode=SLIDESHOW" target="_blank">Play slideshow</a><br /></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="color: rgb(0, 104, 28); font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;">Message from theshop:</div> Aloha,<br /><br />Here are your pictures from the turtle tour. Please let us know you received them. Mahalo,<br /><br />Neil<br />Aquatic Adventures<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-862674227735170913?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-13976676335701610152010-04-14T00:34:00.000-07:002010-04-14T00:41:11.486-07:00Another Turtle Tour Success!Hi, everyone! Hope your reentry has been OK. We are iced on to our hill at the moment and we long for the sun of Kauai! It was great meeting all of you in connection with this awesome experience! Marcia and David<br /><br /><br /><br />Hilton - McCullogh - Morgan<br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5410400737331550321&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCKywx8TLtvSuPQ&amp;invite=CPD_72U&amp;feat=email" target="_blank"><img onload="View.inlineImageLoaded(this,undefined,false)" src="http://email09.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=365028&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=137&amp;part=1.2.3&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5410400737331550321&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;" style="border: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);" wbeuser="theshop@aascuba.com" /></a><br />by theshop<img src="file:///C:/Users/aascuba/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><br />View Album<br />Play slideshow<br />Message from theshop:<br />Aloha,<br /><br />Here are the pictures from your Turtle Tour.<br /><br />Please let us know that you have received your photos.<br /><br />Mahalo for joining us.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-1397667633570161015?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-30013394460541283672009-12-19T01:59:00.000-08:002009-12-19T02:01:12.737-08:00This is why we do this...The Turtle Tour was absolutely the highlight of our vacation!! After 6 vacations to Hawaii we finally saw our first turtle and it was was better than we could have hoped for. The photos you took of us were in our inbox waiting for us when we arrived home. The slide show is a beautiful reminder of the day swimming with the Turtles.<br /><br />Thank you for your patience with the kids. Julia (6 years old) didn't smile in the beginning photo because she was afraid of sharks in the ocean - she has watched too many episodes of "Shark Week" - but now she has not stopped talking about the turtles and swimming in the ocean. Abigail (9 years old) went on the Silver falls horseback tour and said she loved the horses better than the turtles but your tour was a close second best - She's nine years old, of course she likes horses more than turtles.<br /><br />You and Pat were very quick to notice me (Barb) becoming sea sick. I think we came in just in time. The constant rolling of the waves was ALMOST too much for me - next time I'll take motion sickness meds. I would still go out again, it was that great!!! We will be coming back in 2 years and we will sign up for your tour again!!!!<br /><br />We have some friends who will be on Kauai in February. I can't wait to show them the photo slide show of our tour. We would like to give them a gift certificate for a Snorkel with the Turtles. Can we purchase a gift certificate from you online?<br /><br />Brian, We are back in the Willamette Valley. As soon as we landed we were complaining that our feet were cold and we have to put away the flip flops. You are fortunate to live on a beautiful island in the sun and have the opportunity to live in flip flops every day. <br /><br />Thank you again, for a fabulous time swimming with the Turtles. <br /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, Serif;font-size:130%;">Jim and Barbara<br /><br /><br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-3001339446054128367?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-51503072052226207042009-12-19T01:58:00.000-08:002009-12-19T01:59:22.730-08:00Keep it coming!<div>The photos are excellent. Lots of good one of the turtles. You did a great job for us. We had a wonderful day. </div> <div> </div> <div>Mahalo,</div> Maria &amp; Kurt<br /><br /><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 7px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5413389706779911809&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCNyW-oTsgYqM_AE&amp;feat=email" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img onload="View.inlineImageLoaded(this,undefined,false)" style="border: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);" src="http://email.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=329737&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=135&amp;part=2.2&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A1.2421160039%40web81201.mail.mud.yahoo.com&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;" wbeuser="theshop@aascuba.com" /></a> </div> <div style="padding-bottom: 0.1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold;">Winchester</div> <div style="padding-bottom: 0.2em; display: inline; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: normal;">Apr 23, 2008<br />by <b>theshop</b> </div> <a style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5413389706779911809&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCNyW-oTsgYqM_AE&amp;feat=email" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View Album</a><br /><a style="font-size: 10pt;" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5413389706779911809&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCNyW-oTsgYqM_AE&amp;feat=email&amp;mode=SLIDESHOW" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Play slideshow</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-5150307205222620704?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-767150538245460702009-12-19T01:55:00.000-08:002009-12-19T01:58:20.749-08:00Great Tour!Aloha, Brian, Sorry to be so long in getting back to you. We are iced in this morning, so I have time to say Mahalo for a terrific experience! You were the ultimate guide and nurse. I will tell your mom she did a great job raising you! David and I both loved the experience. We recommended your company to everyone we met the rest of the week. We watched the Duck/Beaver game from the Kalypso in Hanalai and I was actually invited to sing at Tahiti Nuis that nite. Surf is up now, we hear. Take care and again, Mahalo! Marcia<br /><br /><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 7px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5410400737331550321&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCKywx8TLtvSuPQ&amp;invite=CPD_72U&amp;feat=email" target="_blank"><img onload="View.inlineImageLoaded(this,undefined,false)" src="http://email.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=130371&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=136&amp;part=1.2.3&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5410400737331550321&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;" style="border: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);" wbeuser="theshop@aascuba.com" /></a> </div> <div style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); padding-bottom: 0.1em;">Hilton - McCullogh - Morgan</div> <div style="display: inline; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">Apr 14, 2008<br />by <b>theshop</b> </div> <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5410400737331550321&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCKywx8TLtvSuPQ&amp;invite=CPD_72U&amp;feat=email" style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">View Album</a><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5410400737331550321&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCKywx8TLtvSuPQ&amp;invite=CPD_72U&amp;feat=email&amp;mode=SLIDESHOW" style="font-size: 10pt;" target="_blank">Play slideshow</a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-76715053824546070?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-29915316150994900812009-10-26T00:38:00.000-07:002009-10-26T00:40:58.796-07:00Kaua'i snorkeling with the turtlesReceived the pictures and they are great. Doug is a great guy and is well suited for his job<br />Thanks again<br />Jim<br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top"><div style="border: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding: 7px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5387714077799369841&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCMm1_Z2z3JmbkwE&amp;feat=email" target="_blank"><img onload="View.inlineImageLoaded(this,undefined,false)" style="border: 1px solid rgb(127, 127, 127);" src="http://email.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=513722&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=69&amp;part=2.2&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5387714077799369841&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;" wbeuser="theshop@aascuba.com" /></a> </div> </td> <td style="padding-left: 0.7em; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" valign="top"> <div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 11pt; padding-bottom: 0.1em; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">jim</div> <div style="display: inline; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 0.2em;">Oct 10, 2009<br />by <b>theshop</b> </div> <div style="line-height: 1.3em;"><a style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 10pt;" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5387714077799369841&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCMm1_Z2z3JmbkwE&amp;feat=email" target="_blank">View Album</a><br /><a style="font-size: 10pt;" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5387714077799369841&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCMm1_Z2z3JmbkwE&amp;feat=email&amp;mode=SLIDESHOW" target="_blank">Play slideshow</a><br /></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div style="margin: 1em;"> <div style="margin-top: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-size: 8pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Aloha,<br /><br />Here are you pictures. Please let us know that you received them.<br /><br />Mahalo.<br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5387714077799369841&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCMm1_Z2z3JmbkwE&amp;feat=email" target="_blank">http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/sredir?uname=aascubashop&amp;target=ALBUM&amp;id=5387714077799369841&amp;authkey=Gv1sRgCMm1_Z2z3JmbkwE&amp;feat=email</a> </div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-2991531615099490081?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-10114314251649536182009-10-18T19:32:00.000-07:002009-10-18T19:41:56.703-07:00Turtle Tour<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://email.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=153341&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=47%E2%88%82=2.2&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5376636975280292609&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://email.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=153341&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=47%E2%88%82=2.2&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5376636975280292609&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://email.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=153341&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=47%E2%88%82=2.2&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5376636975280292609&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://email.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=153341&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=47%E2%88%82=2.2&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5376636975280292609&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://email.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=153341&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=47%E2%88%82=2.2&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5376636975280292609&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 0px; height: 0px;" src="http://email.secureserver.net/download.php?rand=153341&amp;folder=INBOX&amp;uid=47%E2%88%82=2.2&amp;tnef_part=-1&amp;aEmlPart=0&amp;orig=cid%3A5376636975280292609&amp;inline=1&amp;filename=email.jpg&amp;type=image%2Fjpeg&amp;encoding=base64&amp;" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Aloha Jenn,<br />Yes, we got the pics! Thank you sooo much! we had a blast! You were great....lots of great pics.<br /><br />Take care!<br />Mahalo,<br />Dana and Nick<br /><br /><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/aascubashop/Geris?feat=email#">http://picasaweb.google.com/aascubashop/Geris?feat=email</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-1011431425164953618?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-42141069055487648432009-07-06T18:51:00.000-07:002009-07-06T18:53:08.335-07:00Turtle Magic!We had a great time!!!<br /><br />Thanks for the photos.<br /><br />Reeves Family<br /><br />You have to see this pictures...<br /><br /><table style="width:194px;"><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/llqwyd/ReevesWilson?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/Sjr2MMbByHE/AAAAAAAAQcU/dq-tLLP8_5M/s160-c/ReevesWilson.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;" /></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/llqwyd/ReevesWilson?feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Reeves - Wilson</a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-4214106905548764843?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-16995361357176708262009-06-28T19:33:00.000-07:002009-06-28T19:37:42.417-07:00Fun with TurtlesSun, Jun 28, 2009 5:30 pm<br />to AAscuba:<br /><br /><table style="width:194px;"><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/llqwyd/PassananteHeimerdinger?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SkAIpoRVRUE/AAAAAAAAQls/oNVYqIRaNlw/s160-c/PassananteHeimerdinger.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/llqwyd/PassananteHeimerdinger?feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Passanante- Heimerdinger</a></td></tr></table><br /><br />Aloha,<br />Thank you. We thoroughly enjoyed our day with Julie and the turtles. The pics were a bonus to a perfect day.<br />Mahalo,<br />See you on our return to Kawai,<br />Dennis and Kate<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-1699536135717670826?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-66254569985332724202009-06-26T19:16:00.000-07:002009-06-26T19:21:09.803-07:00Turtle Tour CommentsOn Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 3:34 PM:<br /><br />Thanks Jenn, these photos are great. Demitri absolutely loves them and has done nothing but talked about snorkeling again soon. He's already been practicing in the pool by himself.<br /><br />Thanks again, it was an awesome experience!<br />(click picture to see tour)<br /><br />Michelle, Aaron &amp; Demitri<picasawebalbums-noreply@google.com><br /><table style="width:194px;"><tr><td align="center" style="height:194px;background:url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif) no-repeat left"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/llqwyd/Porcelli?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SkVMfFy6L5E/AAAAAAAARHM/qVzx9CGTzPY/s160-c/Porcelli.jpg" width="160" height="160" style="margin:1px 0 0 4px;"></a></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/llqwyd/Porcelli?feat=embedwebsite" style="color:#4D4D4D;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:none;">Porcelli</a></td></tr></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-6625456998533272420?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-13999308094671440602009-06-21T18:28:00.000-07:002009-06-21T20:09:59.159-07:00Turtle TourWhat an awesome time...check out our Turtle Tour!<br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/p0hUUA-WfP0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/p0hUUA-WfP0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-1399930809467144060?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-80909702965442356022009-06-19T18:09:00.000-07:002009-06-19T19:00:56.905-07:00Tunnels Beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SjxCqIcaHvI/AAAAAAAAQcg/cFW8GJJL_f4/s1600-h/shark2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SjxCqIcaHvI/AAAAAAAAQcg/cFW8GJJL_f4/s320/shark2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349223748997881586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SjxCgoJpndI/AAAAAAAAQcY/DDfPXWxko2E/s1600-h/shark1.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SjxCgoJpndI/AAAAAAAAQcY/DDfPXWxko2E/s320/shark1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5349223585710448082" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Well, its that time of year again...tunnels time! Here a just a couple of shots from yesterday.<br /> We will be looking for you!<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-8090970296544235602?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-48555244815322338212009-01-28T20:51:00.000-08:002009-01-28T20:51:28.724-08:00Getting Back To NormalWell, after a lot of clean-up, Koloa Landing is getting back to normal. Conditions there have been getting better each day. I have heard a few people complain that because of the storms in December, that Koloa will never be the same. I couldn't disagree more. Koloa Landing is phenominal. Even on a bad day, it is better than most other dive sites in Kauai. Thankfully, its starting to show.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SYE1ztlHpbI/AAAAAAAAGp8/BFMKIJn082Q/s1600-h/PICT0002.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SYE1ztlHpbI/AAAAAAAAGp8/BFMKIJn082Q/s320/PICT0002.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SYE10IVUcdI/AAAAAAAAGqE/hz7UAIDUOXk/s1600-h/PICT0012.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SYE10IVUcdI/AAAAAAAAGqE/hz7UAIDUOXk/s320/PICT0012.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SYE10PDw5xI/AAAAAAAAGqM/ULxZ6nTK-Sg/s1600-h/PICT0019.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SYE10PDw5xI/AAAAAAAAGqM/ULxZ6nTK-Sg/s320/PICT0019.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-4855524481532233821?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-23701454513973883292009-01-04T20:43:00.000-08:002009-01-04T20:43:58.059-08:00Why am I an Instructor?If you have seen any of my posts about Koloa Landing and the diving conditions lately, you may understand why I ask the question, "why am I an Instructor?" Well, today, I was reminded why. I went to teach the pool lesson at the Hyatt, where I had only one person show up. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SWGQDRga1jI/AAAAAAAAFME/DyL63T-sqqk/s1600-h/Jan04_0001.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SWGQDRga1jI/AAAAAAAAFME/DyL63T-sqqk/s320/Jan04_0001.jpg" border="0" /></a> Well, that was a little dissapointing. However, I was even more dissapointed to learn that they would be leaving in the morning. To make it even worse, the other person that brought the first time diver to the pool lesson was a certified diver (Luigi, from Italy) that did a refresher with me a few days before. He scheduled a dive with another company before arriving in Kauai and did not dive with us. He told me that his dive had been cancelled because of ocean conditions. I am batting .1000 here in the dissapointment department. So Luigi introduces me to Simona. She says that she is excited to try SCUBA. Well, O.K. Here we go. So we go through the lesson and are getting ready to practice. As soon as she put the regulator in her mouth, she began to complain that she felt like she was going to faint. She then spit it out of her mouth and said, "I am going to faint. I cannot do this!" To make a long story short, after about an hour of one-on-one and a lot of encouragement, Simona was successful. Now I did not make any money from this...no one paid me for my time. But the reward came in the success of sharing something I love with someone. You cannot put a price tag on that.<div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-2370145451397388329?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-27086069353862946622008-12-23T10:59:00.000-08:002008-12-23T11:05:35.288-08:00Snorkeling in Kauai with Hawaiian Monk Seals<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SVE1Q9Vho5I/AAAAAAAAEcc/DqSOedUlDCU/s1600-h/PIC_0410.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SVE1Q9Vho5I/AAAAAAAAEcc/DqSOedUlDCU/s320/PIC_0410.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Sometimes, it is the simple things that make us happy. I will be the first to tell you that I love diving and would much prefer diving to snorkeling. However, everything has its time and place. I have learned that snorklers are people, too! We have added a really awesome snorkel tour that is just as fun, safe and easy as everything else that we do. Lots of cool stuff to see here.  <div><br /></div><div>While walking down to the beach, we stopped to say hello to a couple of the local Hawaiian Monk Seals (that can only be found <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SVE1ROh1_NI/AAAAAAAAEck/Js77IfRoMs0/s1600-h/PIC_0411.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SVE1ROh1_NI/AAAAAAAAEck/Js77IfRoMs0/s320/PIC_0411.JPG" border="0" /></a>in the islands).<br />The Hawaiian Monk Seal is a species that is considered endemic to the islands. The word endemic means that the species is unique to a region (i.e., is found no where else) and is believed to have evolved there. Many other species found in Hawaii are considered indigenous, which means that they arrived in the islands under natural conditions such as by wind or by water, but can also be found in a number of different regions. Examples of animals indigenous to Hawaii are the humpback whale, the green sea turtle, and the Laysan albatross.  </div><div><br /></div><div>Many believe monk seals got their name from their monk-like preference for solitude; others think that the loose skin around the seals' neck resembles the hood of a monk's robe. Ancient Hawaiians apparently thought neither and named the seal Ilio-holo-i-ka-uaua, which means "dog that runs in rough waters," referring somewhat back to their ancestral history. Monk seals are also sometimes referred to as "living fossils" because as the oldest living members of the pinniped order they have remained virtually unchanged for 15 million years.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SVE1Rg7ARHI/AAAAAAAAEc0/dnNMY8YoyEY/s1600-h/PIC_0438.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SVE1Rg7ARHI/AAAAAAAAEc0/dnNMY8YoyEY/s320/PIC_0438.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SVE1RMwIAwI/AAAAAAAAEcs/HblONu01C3o/s1600-h/PIC_0416.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SVE1RMwIAwI/AAAAAAAAEcs/HblONu01C3o/s320/PIC_0416.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear:both; text-align:RIGHT"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-2708606935386294662?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-60684372566989223702008-12-20T14:45:00.000-08:002008-12-20T14:45:54.275-08:00Jordan Saves A TurtleOpportunity often knocks, but do you listen. Not too long ago, Jordan had the opportunity<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU11n3jucwI/AAAAAAAAEcE/FIDtDRbVND4/s1600-h/IMG_0226.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU11n3jucwI/AAAAAAAAEcE/FIDtDRbVND4/s320/IMG_0226.JPG" border="0" /></a> to help one of our sea friends. One of our local turtle buddies was caught up in some fishing line. This poor guy was actually stuck on the bottom of the reef, unable to move because of the line wrapped around his neck. A couple of divers that were with Jordan snapped these photos as he cut the turtle free. Sometimes, we are lucky enough to make a special difference in the water. Thanks, Jordan.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU11oNe0nKI/AAAAAAAAEcM/F56sK_1YCmw/s1600-h/IMG_0227.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU11oNe0nKI/AAAAAAAAEcM/F56sK_1YCmw/s320/IMG_0227.JPG" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU11oU5X2HI/AAAAAAAAEcU/UpBr6KFOi7k/s1600-h/IMG_0228.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU11oU5X2HI/AAAAAAAAEcU/UpBr6KFOi7k/s320/IMG_0228.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-6068437256698922370?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-35646648387853788232008-12-20T14:40:00.000-08:002008-12-20T14:40:37.478-08:00Koloa Landing 12/19/2008<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU10YogohDI/AAAAAAAAEbk/cifiKcD-t-g/s1600-h/PIC_0401.JPG"></a>Well, it still looks kinda rough at Koloa...but the forecast looks great for the next few days! We should be back in the water by Monday and we hope to see you there! <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU10Yy_6WcI/AAAAAAAAEbs/t52Nc0s5weo/s1600-h/Dec18_0003.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU10Yy_6WcI/AAAAAAAAEbs/t52Nc0s5weo/s320/Dec18_0003.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU10Y9gTBMI/AAAAAAAAEb0/t0nRxAQrbEc/s1600-h/Dec18_0001.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU10Y9gTBMI/AAAAAAAAEb0/t0nRxAQrbEc/s320/Dec18_0001.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU10Y-1YHqI/AAAAAAAAEb8/_A3Ma7BYWok/s1600-h/Dec18_0002.jpg"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU10Y-1YHqI/AAAAAAAAEb8/_A3Ma7BYWok/s320/Dec18_0002.jpg" border="0" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-3564664838785378823?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-61315454078193961792008-12-20T14:36:00.000-08:002008-12-20T14:38:18.732-08:00SCUBABOARDFor those of you who have yet to visit scubaboard.com, here is your official invitation. Scubaboard.com is a fantastic <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU1zbs7M4oI/AAAAAAAAEbc/kQly6jgBOEs/s1600-h/PIC_0401.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU1zbs7M4oI/AAAAAAAAEbc/kQly6jgBOEs/s320/PIC_0401.JPG" border="0" /></a> way to learn about scuba and meet knowledgeable people (some of whom you will get to meet in person). We have all learned a lot from this fantastic resource and wish to share it with everyone. Here is a picture of DMJULIE (Dive Monster Julie) and AASCUBAGIRL with some members of scubaboard.  Please visit their site:<br /><br />http://www.scubaboard.com<div style="clear:both; text-align:RIGHT"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-6131545407819396179?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-88381190728311429972008-12-20T14:31:00.000-08:002008-12-20T14:33:35.088-08:00More Rain...Here we are again, cleaning up Koloa Landing. December has yet to be kind to divers :( Well, good news! Conditions are clearing up and getting much better. We look forward to the week of Christmas for conditions to get better. We have sunny days and no rain forcasted for the next several days (yeah!). Hope to see you underwater soon!<div><br />Aloha!<br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU1yaEC5WjI/AAAAAAAAEbM/ZVI4rZV2QQo/s1600-h/PIC_0135.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU1yaEC5WjI/AAAAAAAAEbM/ZVI4rZV2QQo/s320/PIC_0135.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU1yaYJt4UI/AAAAAAAAEbU/akAStekUF8c/s1600-h/PIC_0136.JPG"><img style="CLEAR: both; FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SU1yaYJt4UI/AAAAAAAAEbU/akAStekUF8c/s320/PIC_0136.JPG" border="0" /></a><div style="clear:both; text-align:RIGHT"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-8838119072831142997?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-59463317771730918152008-12-12T17:35:00.000-08:002008-12-20T14:34:06.117-08:00Koloa Landing clean-up: Day 2<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUMRl7_ml9I/AAAAAAAAEKk/pasZhEsbUSA/s1600-h/PIC_0135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUMRl7_ml9I/AAAAAAAAEKk/pasZhEsbUSA/s320/PIC_0135.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />We were back down at the Landing [Koloa] again today to finish our clean-up project. Much mahalos to the following:<br /><br />Mike, Mike and Steve from Kaua'i Down Under<br />Rob from Fathom Five<br />Matt from KAS<br />Mike, Leah, Randy and Anthony from Aquatic Adventures<br /><br />Today was a volunteer project and all the participation was helpful to not only clean the debris from the storm, but also to clean up some of the trash that has been at the Landing since the last clean-up project. Hopefully, the water will clear up in the next few days and we will be able to get back in and blow some bubbles. Thanks to all of you for your continued support.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUMRmEhkFPI/AAAAAAAAEKs/iBphEwUH4k4/s1600-h/PIC_0136.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUMRmEhkFPI/AAAAAAAAEKs/iBphEwUH4k4/s320/PIC_0136.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-5946331777173091815?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-681168375868609407.post-12930336304790210682008-12-11T21:45:00.000-08:002008-12-20T14:34:19.979-08:00Today at Koloa Landing<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUH6jslzwXI/AAAAAAAAEGk/0XZP9B8mWYs/s1600-h/PIC_0001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUH6jslzwXI/AAAAAAAAEGk/0XZP9B8mWYs/s320/PIC_0001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />There are some of you out there who may or may not be familiar with the guy in the picture on the right. His name is Anthony (McScuba to us). What you may not know, is that Anthony is someone who really cares about not only Scuba Diving, but he also cares about Kaua'i! Today I drove down to the Landing [Koloa] to check out the ocean conditions. I was amazed to find Anthony down there cleaning up from the big storm that we had last night. Now I know that some of you will be suprised to hear this. Some of you are probably thinking that this does not sound like the Anthony I know. Well, let me tell you, it is not. Because if you don't think this sounds like Anthony, you don't know him. I just wanted to publicly thank Anthony for doing something that no one else took the time or effort to do.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUH6jtl9NeI/AAAAAAAAEGs/WMEBZvrfPcc/s1600-h/Dec06_0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUH6jtl9NeI/AAAAAAAAEGs/WMEBZvrfPcc/s320/Dec06_0007.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Some of you may not remember, but the same thing happened to the landing on December 7th of last year. I was the one that was down there cleaning up. Well, tomorrow, 12/12/08, at 8:00am, we are going to have a clean up, to finish what Anthony started. You are all invited to come down and help. We already have commitments from Aquatic Adventures, Sacred Sea/Kauai Down Under and Fathom Five/Ocean Quest to help out. The more the merrier. Thank you to all of you who have helped in the past and are coming to help again.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUH6j6fdFnI/AAAAAAAAEG0/USwHLnl77Os/s1600-h/Dec06_0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUH6j6fdFnI/AAAAAAAAEG0/USwHLnl77Os/s320/Dec06_0003.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUH6j-Qt1tI/AAAAAAAAEG8/_7gbkdbHFi8/s1600-h/Dec06_0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; clear: both; float: right;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RR9WVJbhQXU/SUH6j-Qt1tI/AAAAAAAAEG8/_7gbkdbHFi8/s320/Dec06_0004.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" alt="Posted by Picasa" style="border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" align="middle" border="0" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/681168375868609407-1293033630479021068?l=aascuba.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>llqwydhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07350846147723339594noreply@blogger.com0