2006: July 6-9...Texas Flower Gardens

Thanks for the offers y'all. I'll work on it, and probably talk myself into it. Continental flies Lubbock to IAH, and I know that Houston is a huge place, so I really appreciate that you can accommodate me into Intercontinental.

Don, I know Southwest also flys out of Lubbock and they go into Houston Hobby. Have you considered them?

I intend to join you all on this trip.

Where will we be able to park? Cost for Parking?

I will send out a check tonight.

-I will be driving from Houston
-I will be diving on "air"
-I will need a buddy (just for the sake of redundant air supply and the standard safety)
-I am AOW with experience in the ocean side of keys (Key West, Key Largo, USS Duane). No experience in flower garden area of Gulf.

Ben

I intend to join you all on this trip.

Where will we be able to park? Cost for Parking?

I will send out a check tonight.

-I will be driving from Houston
-I will be diving on "air"
-I will need a buddy (just for the sake of redundant air supply and the standard safety)
-I am AOW with experience in the ocean side of keys (Key West, Key Largo, USS Duane). No experience in flower garden area of Gulf.

Ben

Hi Ben!

we have you on the "checks in the mail" list!

from the Fling's website, we can unload gear at the dock and then move our cars to the other side of the levee; there is a large grass parking lot there

and don't worry about a buddy to dive with - we will have a whole boat full of buddies for you!

Kim

I intend to join you all on this trip.
Where will we be able to park? Cost for Parking?
-I am AOW with experience in the ocean side of keys (Key West, Key Largo, USS Duane). No experience in flower garden area of Gulf.
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Ben

No cost for parking. Also, there is an open invite to congregate and party at my beach house in Galveston's west end so that people don't have to sit for hours in the restaurant in Freeport before boarding the boat.

In good conditions, which we are likely to have this time of the year, the Flower Gardens is easy diving, except that one needs to exercise the type of caution that anyone should as we are diving so far offshore. If the currents are really ripping or there are any other kind of iffy conditions, the DM will tell you and you can make your call to dive or not dive from there. I, for one, will often sit such a "currents-ripping" dive out. If conditions are good, the worst part is getting back onto the boat (and it's not that hard most of the time) .

Well sounds good but hum give up my 2 week one day FIJI two island trip? Sorry maybe next time!

I really want to come on this trip. It depends on where I get an internship this summer and if I can get a long weekend off. I will keep y'all posted.

I can't wait to start diving again!!

Victoria

I really want to come on this trip. It depends on where I get an internship this summer and if I can get a long weekend off. I will keep y'all posted.

I can't wait to start diving again!!

Victoria

Victoria that would be great...we'd LOVE to have you join us! My fingers are crossed!

I intend to join you all on this trip.

I will send out a check tonight.

- Ben

Got it Ben...and

This will be an awesome trip...one of the best we do all year! -ww

Thanks for the offers y'all. I'll work on it, and probably talk myself into it. Continental flies Lubbock to IAH, and I know that Houston is a huge place, so I really appreciate that you can accommodate me into Intercontinental.

Not a problem.

well, i am definately interested in this trip.

it would be great to dive with everybody in NC, and then fly out to TX to dive with some of the same faces, and some new faces, and get A LOT of diving in at what for me will be a new dive site that everyone keeps raving about.



will have to see what i can move around at work

well, i am definately interested in this trip.

it would be great to dive with everybody in NC, and then fly out to TX to dive with some of the same faces, and some new faces, and get A LOT of diving in at what for me will be a new dive site that everyone keeps raving about.



will have to see what i can move around at work

funny that you mention that! We now have divers, besides WW, who are doing both trips!

check is in the mail..sign me up

check is in the mail..sign me up

Finley!! We received your money and have moved you up to the official list!

well, i am definately interested in this trip.

it would be great to dive with everybody in NC, and then fly out to TX to dive with some of the same faces, and some new faces, and get A LOT of diving in at what for me will be a new dive site that everyone keeps raving about.



will have to see what i can move around at work

Hi BradfordNC,

....hope you can join us 'down here' in Texas......I think it's only fair that if us Texans are gonna pay a visit to your neck of the woods, you should reciprocate the favor and let us show you the Flower Gardens .....aka the ' Texas National Treasure '.

...so, have you committed to either/both trips yet ? ...the Flower Gardens are pretty cost-effective, this trip will have an average cost-per-dive of $ 60, which is all inclusive, including meals/bunk, NITROX and tank (but not including airfare). It's quite a good bargain especially for us 'locals', but still a good deal for fly-ins too.

Karl

Edited by scubafanatic, 02 April 2006 - 03:46 PM.