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[Houston Squid]

If my movie choices (Hard Candy, Black Snake Moan, Resivoir Dogs) give you more nightmares than the site of Simon in a Kilt then my movies are not the problem

[netmage]

If my movie choices (Hard Candy, Black Snake Moan, Resivoir Dogs) give you more nightmares than the site of Simon in a Kilt then my movies are not the problem

Don't forget Bad Santa...!

[WreckWench]

Damn it.....

We missed all the fun...

or is that...

Naw....more like .....

[ScubaTex]

First I'd like to thank, the crew of the CEX1; Capt. Paul, Ken, Mike, Leah, and dive masters Lowell & Scott. They were a first rate crew, who after experiencing SD'ers, 3 decided to leave the boat. Yes, it was disappointing, we were only able to make half the scheduled dives, but Capt. Paul made the right decision, regarding the safety and comfort of his passengers.

With every SD trip I make, I am amazed how such a diverse group of individuals, who share diving as a common passion, can come together as a cohensive group. I was worried when the captain informed us we would have to return to Georgetown 2-1/2 days early, there was the possibility of 'cabin fever' ruining the rest of the trip. But, in true SD fashion, everyone partied on. So, thank you to all the other SD'ers on the trip, for taking a difficult situation, and playing [partying] through the pain.

Simon - wish I could send you some this 80 degree sunshine today, never thought I'd come home and find it warmer than it was on the trip. But tomorrow will be another day, and moist likely colder.

Apparently, one of my bags never made it out of Georgetown, luckly it was the one full of dirty clothes, my gear made it through.

Here's the recipe for 'Erica's Cookies'

Throughly combine:
1 cup peanut butter [I prefer fresh organic, w/o the added ingredients of jars of pb]
1 cup light brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon baking soda

Fold in:
3/4 cup semi-sweet choclate chips

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet, in pre-heated 350 degree oven for approx 8 minutes

See y'all on the next trip,

Bill

[Bubbles]

If my movie choices (Hard Candy, Black Snake Moan, Resivoir Dogs) give you more nightmares than the site of Simon in a Kilt then my movies are not the problem

Don't forget Bad Santa...!

And my personal favorite...Team America!

[netmage]

And my personal favorite...Team America!

I can't believe I'm the first to respond...

"F* Yeah....!"

[EddyTheEagle]

Made it home as well, with one late bag stuck in Miami ...

Despite all the unforseen events (bad weather, delayed bags ...), I had a great time as a first time SD'er. The SD group combined with the great Staff of the CE1 made a big difference.

I wished we made more dives, sp. night dives, with hot chocolate at the end, Mike pouring warm water in the back of our wetsuits and Leah handing hot towels. My computer registered 77-79 F and I was ok with a 3mm full and 1mm hooded vest.

It was well worth it staying late for "Squid's Choice Movie Night" ... I still hear "Team America, fy ... " in my head ... or was that Simon's Choice?

One note on Miami (and American), it is perhaps the worst airport you can go thru for customs. The bags are piled up on the aisles waiting to go thru the Invision x-ray machines. I bet they have no sense of which bags need to get there sooner. No wonder bags arrive late. Thanks Kamala for suggesting an overnight stay in Miami (on the way to GGT), otherwise I would have had a delayed bag. Houston and Atlanta seem to be much better connecting airports.



Eddy.

[DandyDon]

I can't believe I'm the first to respond...

"F* Yeah....!"

It's good that we don't take Whips & Chains on trips, huh?

Miami does suck compared to Ft.Lauderdale airport from my occasional comparisons over the last 15 years. When I used to do Windjammer cruises, I learned to connect thru Puerto Rico and avoid Miami.

Tomorrow, I've got a bone to pick with Continental over who changed my FLL-IAH seat assignment to the very last row and why? I bought that ticket over six month ago - no way that would happen by accident. Travel challenges happen, but this one looks personal - and that is odd. I have a hunch, but we'll see...??

[Cajun Diver]

One note on Miami (and American), it is perhaps the worst airport you can go thru for customs. The bags are piled up on the aisles waiting to go thru the Invision x-ray machines. I bet they have no sense of which bags need to get there sooner. No wonder bags arrive late. Thanks Kamala for suggesting an overnight stay in Miami (on the way to GGT), otherwise I would have had a delayed bag. Houston and Atlanta seem to be much better connecting airports.

That's interesting - the only time I've gone through Miami (from the Caymans) I had no problems - picked up my bag, went through customs, upstairs to check it in and back through security in less than 30 minutes (only had 45 minutes before my flight because of delays)... guess I got lucky

Now this time going through Ft Lauderdale was a little harder but just because I had to change terminals and got stuck in a very long security line but still all of it took only an hour or so... guess I need to do more international trips to see how other airports compare

[DiverBabs]

If my movie choices (Hard Candy, Black Snake Moan, Resivoir Dogs) give you more nightmares than the site of Simon in a Kilt then my movies are not the problem

Touché!

[Fordan]

Had a great time, and it was good seeing people I'd dove with before as well as the people I hadn't met yet. Would have liked to have dove more obviously, but you can't control the weather. I was seeing temps right around 78-79, with a 77 on the night dive, I believe.

Here are my pics:

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[WreckWench]

YEA!!! Bob that was great! And I LOVE the group shot!!!!



but where are the 'animal shots' I've heard so much about????

[DandyDon]

Edit: see if this works? http://pictures.aol....h...2bBXiXp6w==

Okay that seems to work okay. It's a 400 pic slideshow, select View As Guest, then speed it up to 1 per second if you like...?

I'll try to load the Tartan Dive Video tonight...

Edited by DandyDon, 07 January 2008 - 03:08 PM.

[WreckWench]

Thanks for the shots Don! Heard you all saw a great big ray and you got pictures of it...hope its in your slideshow!

[WreckWench]

Thanks for loading this shot in the SD Photo Gallery Bubbles!



And this one too!




And I can't believe I missed all of these shots...










And Joseph "Butch" aka Cajun Diver....thanks for these shots too!


(I know Larry will love this one! But what was he videotaping???)