Paul and Tony getting ready on the breakwater
On June 4th I walked on to the ferry again, this time to meet up with Paul to Dive the Ogden Point Breakwater in Victoria. This taking transit and walking on is a cost-effective, albeit very time-consuming way to get to some good dive spots. This time we were met at the dive site by Tony from Victoria and David who came all the way from Campbell River.

On Saturday, May 21st I went over to Victoria to dive with local resident Paul Lescarmure.

On January 9th, Jen, Todd and I braved the rain and wind and went for a dive at Whytecliff. Despite the weather warnings, the rain and wind held off for the most part and the seas were relatively calm. Very shortly after we got in the water a seal joined us and stayed on as our fourth buddy for the rest of our time in the water. Jen and I both had our cameras and spent most of our time trying to get a good photo of the seal as it played around us underwater. Finally, just as my camera battery was about to die, I descended to find the seal on the bottom, lying still and watching me.

Today I dove the Strathcona dive site just South of Deep Cove with Sean and Geoff. This was my first time diving at this particular location. The weather was subdued and it really did feel like the last day of summer vacation.

This is my very first blog entry on the new Vanapneist website. As I was developing the concept for the new website I thought it would be nice for club members to have their own blog if they want one.