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#16 drckw

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Posted 15 May 2004 - 09:57 AM

Hey, wet or dry would work for me. I'm more interested in good vis and things to see.
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Posted 15 May 2004 - 10:40 AM

anybody consider diving erie....almost all the dives would be under deco limits...(not extremely deep) and the are numerous wreck in the kelly ilsand area...great lil towns and islands to visit...all accessable by car ferry...both u.s. and canadian ports....very close to cedar point if anyone is interested....great family fun for those divers with families...http://www.lakeeriewreckdivers.com/....pretty centrally located ...i will help set it up if needed....not my side of the state...but know the area pretty well....if ur interested in the west side....i sure i can get access to at least 2 maybe 3 dive boats...but u gotta dress warm over here....ave. temp in the summer is 60....

brian?......any help i can be...let me know....

that would work for me, would prefer to stick to my side of the border if possible, avoid the whole customs/immigration headache.
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Posted 15 May 2004 - 03:24 PM

It all sounds great to me!
I also, though, would like to make it someplace I could drive to pretty easily in a day--lots of wrecks.
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Posted 15 May 2004 - 03:52 PM

that would work for me, would prefer to stick to my side of the border if possible, avoid the whole customs/immigration headache.

Silly lad... if the canucks don't have the border issues, the Yanks will! hehehe
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Posted 15 May 2004 - 03:56 PM

Will let you know what (if any) hassels at the border this year. In previous years I've never had a problem, but with raised security levels... who knows.

I'll be seeing the border folks next Friday with a car full of gear, and one small bag of clothes.
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Posted 15 May 2004 - 05:17 PM

1) Where is the most convienent for all of us? I am thinking near the Canada border at Port Huron or Detroit to make it easier on those from the Western side of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Chicago and still not be TOO bad for the Canadians among us.

I'd certainly be willing to to go to Port Huron or Detroit...no real preferrence either way.

As for the other questions posed.....I'm just lookin to get some more dives in, meet some cool folks, chit chat a bit, and hopefully learn a at least one new thing that will make me a better diver.

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Posted 15 May 2004 - 08:55 PM

i'm interested too...depending on when and where....

and brian....don't pack those woolies away. i might need to borrow 'em even in 70 degree water!

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Posted 16 May 2004 - 05:46 AM

i'm interested too...depending on when and where....

and brian....don't pack those woolies away.  i might need to borrow 'em even in 70 degree water!

I know you all will think I'm a wuss....www to be exact....but I sure hope I have my drysuit soon...it goes on order next week so I can join you all. If I dive dry I don't know what will chatter most...my teeth or my whining....heck I dive with an 7mil in 80 degree water. (What can you expect from a Texan who thinks 90 air temps is comfortable and over 100 is a little warm...LOL!!!)

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Posted 17 May 2004 - 08:03 AM

i'm interested too...depending on when and where....

and brian....don't pack those woolies away.  i might need to borrow 'em even in 70 degree water!

I know you all will think I'm a wuss....wws to be exact....but I sure hope I have my drysuit soon...it goes on order next week so I can join you all. If I dive dry I don't know what will chatter most...my teeth or my whining....heck I dive with an 7mil in 80 degree water. (What can you expect from a Texan who thinks 90 air temps is comfortable and over 100 is a little warm...LOL!!!)

I am the other way around! Forty degrees air temp is "a little brisk" to me. That having been said; their is a huge difference between that kind of AIR temp and Water temp. I personally dive a 3mm and a vest in 75 degree water and pretty heavy insulation underneath my drysuit. My saying on cold water diving is that you don't impress the cold by pretending that you are not cold.

DG, as you mentioned, I think that a little mention of how bad the customs on our side of things currently is may be a good idea. If they are getting too Draconian, we will have to plan this on the Canuck's side of the border. Right now, Lake Erie is sounding decent. Does anybody know what kind of drive that Brockville/Kingston would be from Chicago?

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Posted 17 May 2004 - 08:44 AM

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According to Yahoo... having you cross at Detroit

Chicago to Brockville about 725 miles -- 11 hours
Chicago to Kingston about 675 miles -- 10.5 hours

Count down to my trip... should be able to post a border crossing report on Saturday.

That being said... different crossings (a busy one vs a quiet one), may have different experiences.
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Posted 17 May 2004 - 10:34 AM

i hear leamington is great to......very nice lil town ....good people...by boat its a radio call to customs...nothing more...erie works...i would love to dive the blue water of huron to....but im game where ever works best for everyone
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Posted 17 May 2004 - 10:50 AM

Hey gang...this is sounding great! I hope Brian and DiverLady can pull a trip together for you all...AND I'm hoping to join you as well!

Just one favor....as you know we are new and are still trying to set all the parameters for the site. One set of parameters we have set regards pricing in posts. Unless something is an official SD trip then we don't quote pricing. You can tell people to pm you for it if you have it or in this case send it to Brian and/or DiverLady and they will use it to help figure out where this trip should be.

Actually I've asked Brian to help take the lead since DL is out diving right now so perhaps sending the pricing to BOTH is the best idea!

Thank you all for your help and if you have any questions about what can and can not be posted dont' hesitate to ask Walter or myself! Thanks, ww

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Posted 17 May 2004 - 11:07 AM

DB

According to Yahoo...  having you cross at Detroit

Chicago to Brockville  about 725 miles -- 11 hours
Chicago to Kingston    about 675 miles -- 10.5 hours

Count down to my trip...  should be able to post a border crossing report on Saturday.

That being said... different crossings (a busy one vs a quiet one), may have different experiences.

Question:

How long of a drive are people willing to do? I just did a twelve hour drive for the Dutch Springs trip and discovered that is right at my limit. It would be different if I could find another driver to go with me so that I could trade off.

Another thing to look at is how close are these locations to an airport. If Kamala decides to come, (for instance) I would imagine that she will have to fly in. We don't want to pick a location that is a long ways from air transport. For the people with heavier gear (read: me and my double 100's, drysuit, etc.), air transport is not likely to happen.

Again, this is just my way of putting out random thoughts for people to think about.

Max, I will look at your location on my GPS maps tonight. I will say right now that I think Brockville or Kingston may be as far east as we want to go to cover the people from the western portion of our region.

OH, and like Kamala points out, there should be no pricing info in the thread unless we finalize this as a "official" SD.com trip. If it looks like we will have that level of participation (and myself/DL will deal with Kamala on that), the prices will be listed.

Right now, this isn't an issue as we don't have a location or date yet. PM's for ideas are always welcome, though.

Thanks,

Brian

Edited by Diverbrian, 17 May 2004 - 11:11 AM.

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Posted 17 May 2004 - 11:18 AM

FYI for those two locations if you have to fly in.....

Brockville
1) Fly into Ottawa -- 1 hour drive (all highway)
2) Fly into Toronto -- 4.5 - 5 hour drive (all highway, but you get to go right across TO on the 401 wheee if you hit traffic!)

Kingston
1) Fly into Ottawa -- 2.5 hour drive (all highway)
2) Fly into Kingston -- poof you're there, likely having to transfer planes in Toronto or Montreal from anywhere other than from someplace in Ontario
3) Fly into Toronto -- 3.5 hour drive (all highway, but you get to go right across TO on the 401 wheee if you hit traffic!)
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Posted 17 May 2004 - 11:39 AM

Folks: What about more towards Michigan?? Tobermory??? Lake Erie? Etc? I think we should pick someplace more in the middle of all of us. Sure Kingston is easier for me too, but for some others it's a 6 hour drive or more. Personally, I won't drive anymore then 5 hours for a weekend trip. It's not worth it to me.
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