More News from Roatan

So it a windy afternoon which means no diving, perfect time to catch up. Wreck dive was great, fun to explore the wreck from the bottom up. We started in the engine room and came up through 4 floors to the top of the wheelhouse. 110 feet at the bottom, perfect dive for 31% nitrox! Dove with the dolphins yesterday afternoon. So cool to see their effortless swimming. Such power and grace. Made me feel a bit bulky and clunky compared to them. This morning we dove Mary's Place, a series of cracks in a wall that were just teeming with life. Definitely the best dive of the trip. Tons of sea fans, sponges and black coral. On the way home, we could see some weather coming, crazy when it hit. Sheets of rain, wind made the rain sting, we're were trying to hide as best we could in the boat. The rain is over but wind remains so there is no diving this afternoon. If the wind is still here tomorrow, they will bus us over to the other side of the island to dive on the leeward side.

Hello from Roatan

WOW, we are in Roatan at our favorite resort in the world, Anthony's Key. It is HOT, like Africa hot outside. We started diving today; 2 sites right off the resort. Saw a big free swimming eel as soon as we got in the water to start off the day and a bunch of turtles on the second one. Really cute little one that just sat there watching us watch him. It was great to swim along the wall and look down into the abyss. We are diving a wreck tomorrow, can't wait. I love the wrecks here. We are on the Odyssey tomorrow and then we get to swim with the dolphins tomorrow afternoon. Wish you could be here!!!

Where do I start?

Ok, lots of news from Dive Utah today.

First a big congrats to Cortney Curran, the newest Instructor at Dive Utah!! Cortney passed his PADI Instructor Examination last weekend and is ready to roll. Good job!!

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We had a great time at Blue Lake last Saturday with the Easter Egg Hunt. The weather held out and was beautiful. The diving was really good with descent vis. We are headed to Blue Lake on April 25 for a little Digital Underwater Photography. See you there!!!

Horizon Trip-We are almost 1/2 filled on our annual dive trip to the Southern California Channel Islands. This is such a fun trip. Go back to my November posts to see a dive by dive blog from the last trip

http://diveutahslogbook.blogspot.com/2008/11/horizon-trip-saturday.html

Baby Whale Shark

Hard to belive this thing will grow into a 30 foot long man-eating beast!! Well....not exactly.

Underwater Easter Egg Hunt!!

Join us next Saturday March 21 at Blue Lake for an Underwater Easter Egg Hunt!! The "Easter Bunny" will hide about 30 eggs out in the lake. Find some eggs and you can get some of the small prizes we will be giving out. Join us for a fun excuse to go diving. There is no charge for participating, just call the shop so we know you are coming. 801-277-3483.

IDC and Ice Dives!

Well it is official, Dive Utah has been approved as a PADI Instructor Development Center! We are now your 1 stop shop for certifications from Open Water all the way to Instructor! We are excited to add Jon Rusho to our staff as our Course Director. We started our first IDC last weekend as Cortney, one of our Divemasters decided to take the plunge.

On a colder note, our intrepid Ice Diving instructor, Robert, took a group from the Carbon County Search and Rescue Team under the ice at Scofield Reservoir. It was a beautiful day with air and water temps right around 30 degrees. This challenging class is a must have for any diver who wants to win the "been there/done that" argument. We already have people interested in next years dive.

Advanced Class or Ice Dive?

So the football season is over and you are sitting around over the weekend thinking about what to do. I have the perfect answer for you whether you like it hot or cold! Next weekend, Dive Utah will go extreme! We have extreme warm with an Advanced Open Water class at the Crater and we have extreme cold with an ice dive at Scofield Reservoir. If you are interested in either, give us a call and we can get you diving next weekend!