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Dear Dive Dudes and Dudettes
I am pleased to say that through the hard work of our good dive buddy and friend
Will, our website is up and running better than ever. We are working diligently
to add new and fun features weekly. Got a minute, visit us and dream of that
next big adventure.
Classes and trips are just booming right now. Let me know what specialties you
would like to see for June and I will get them included in our schedule. A BIG
thank you to all of you who are pleased with your Easy Diver experience enough
to pass the word along to friends, neighbors, coworkers, and family. A personal
endorsement does more to help us build and sustain our business than any
advertising dollar will ever do.
I look forward to a fun and productive summer for you as your dive instructor,
group travel leader, and personal travel consultant. Drop me an email to let me
know how you are doing. Have a grateful day.
SAVE THE DATE
Monday, May 15 at 7:00 PM
All Alaska travelers are invited to attend a meet and great preparation meeting
for our June 14th cruise aboard the Carnival Spirit. Please call to RSVP and to
find out the super secret meeting place.
Monday, June 5 at 7:00 PM
All Roatan travelers to the Bay Islands Beach Resort are cordially invited to
attend a pre-trip get together. This is a great chance to meet your traveling
companions and prepare for your big Central American adventure. Please call to
RSVP and to find out where we will be meeting.
TRAINING
DISCOVER SCUBA, SCUBA FITNESS AND SNORKELING - $20 activity fee
Want to try diving, update your scuba skills, get familiar with your new
equipment, or just practice? We will be at the pool on the 2nd & 4th Mondays
each month to supervise diving and snorkeling fun. Students who register and
prepay 24 hours in advance my take a $5 discount.
Mondays: May 8 & 22 at 7:00 PM
Saturdays: By appointment
ADULT SWIMMING/SNORKELING - $25 per session
By integrating the calm, comfort, and control fostered by using a mask and fins,
along with emphasis on breathing, stretching, and focus, adults who have
previously been uncomfortable or afraid of the water, learn to relax. As a
result, each student establishes a feeling of safety and skill in the water that
can open up a whole new world of fun and adventure. Each private, thirty minute
session is personally targeted to the individual.
Date: By appointment
OPEN WATER SCUBA CLASS - $350 Group, $510 Private
Now is the time to get started in your PADI scuba diving class so that you can
easily be ready for spring and summer diving fun. Beginner divers love our warm
pool and our friendly and caring staff. We meet for five combination
pool/classroom sessions which provide more than enough time for skill
development in our small, intimate classes. Please call today to register and
pick up your student kit and materials.
OWC #5 Thursdays: May 4th at 6:30 PM
OWC #6 Tuesdays: June 6th at 6:30 PM
ADVENTURE/ADVANCED CLASS - $40 registration, $25 per specialty lesson
This class is designed to take all certified divers to that next level of
confidence and skill. All candidates will complete the navigation and deep dive
specialties and then may select from any three additional areas. Once
registration fee has been paid and the initial water review session is complete,
students may pick and choose course topics based on personal interests and pay
as they go. Students must reserve their class space by email or telephone 24
hours in advance for classes to be held as scheduled. Each student must have
their own: personal snorkeling gear, anti fog and gear bag. Some specialty dive
choices may require additional gear or accessories purchase.
AOW 2006
Saturday, May 6 at 1:30 PM - Nitrox
Monday, May 24 at 7:00 PM- Navigation
RESCUE DIVER - $300
Know what to do when the going gets tough! Help yourself, or help others with
this challenging level of dive training. This emergency response and
preparedness training makes you a better diver and is an important step towards
the PADI Master Scuba Diver rating or a leadership role as a Divemaster or
Instructor. All students must complete the PADI Emergency First Response CPR
and basic First Aid course and have all of their own gear (except tank) to
enroll in this class.
RD #1 May 2: Tuesdays at 7:00 PM - 4 sessions
TO WATCH
David Blaine - Drowned Alive
NewsITems
Since early December the Performance Freediving Team has been working on a
project with famous New York magician David Blaine for an upcoming 2hr LIVE
special on ABC. It's been an exciting project that's had Team PFI training
David in many facets of the underwater world including scuba diving &
freediving. David is now set to perform two endurance stunts; first is to live
in a special aquarium for 7 days and nights underwater; second, immediately
follow it up with an attempt on the world record time of 8 minutes 58 seconds.
All of this will be LIVE on his 2hrs ABC special this May 8th, 8pm EDT.
TO CHECK OUT
DAN Divers Alert Network - Scuba
Diving and Dive Safety Association
Before you head off on that long awaited scuba trip, look at the benefits of
membership and insurance through DAN. They have several excellent program
options to consider. Please visit their website now.
Big Blue Planet - Dive location holiday
information for SCUBA divers who want to go diving.
This is a FUN new site to look at local diving and to get up to date info on
what is going in in our sport. I think we will start submitting info on our
favorite local sites and quarries as we visit them this year.
TRAVELTIME
MARTHA'S QUARRY, Nashville
MAY 13 & 14, 2006
What's not to like about this fun filled quarry so close to home. Travelers
will depart by 7:15 on Saturday morning and dive Saturday afternoon and Sunday
morning before returning home. The four story building, rock crusher and
various and sundry underwater 'wrecks' make this a lot of fun whether you are a
first time or experienced diver. If you will not be crashing on a friend or
relatives couch, call us for hotel suggestions and pricing. Trip fee includes:
pool practice session, customized itinerary, admissions, airfills, staff
supervision, and dinner Saturday night.
TRIP FEE: $140 Diver, $40 vacationing buddy (please note: children are not
allowed on quarry property unless they are diving and under my supervision)
BALANCE: Now due
MERMET SPRINGS, Metropolis, Illinois (just outside Paducah, Kentucky)
MAY 29-30, 2006 (Sun & Monday - Memorial Day)
We have a blast at this underwater playground filled with giant catfish, ancient
spoonbill paddlefish, and as many airplane, bus, truck and other assorted wrecks
as you can explore. This is a great place for beginner training, advanced, and
enriched air specialties. Trip fee includes: pool practice session, customized
itinerary, staff supervision, admissions, airfills, and dinner Saturday night.
TRIP FEE: $140 Diver, $40 vacationing buddy
DEPOSIT: $75 due on or before May 15 deadline
BALANCE: Due May 22
LAKE NORFORK, Jordan, Arkansas
JUNE 9 - 11, 2006
Join us for a big house party and dive weekend at this beautiful lake on the
other side of Hardy, Arkansas. Trip fee includes: pool practice session,
customized itinerary, staff supervision, group River House accomodations, boat
fees, airfills, and dinner Saturday night.
TRIP FEE: $195
DEPOSIT: $95 Due at time of booking, deadline: May 26
BALANCE: Due June 2
LAKE OUACHITA, Hot Springs, Arkansas
PLAY HOOKY DAYS: The last Wednesday of each summer month
June 28, July 26, & August 30
How delicious will it be to float around on one of Arkansas' most beautiful
lakes diving and playing when the rest of the world toils! We leave at 7:00 AM
and return home by dark. Trip fee includes: pool practice session, customized
itinerary, staff supervision, boat fees, airfills, and snacks.
TRIP FEE: $75
DEPOSIT: $40 due no later than June 14 deadline
BALANCE: Due June 20
TEMPTATIONS
THE SPIRIT, CARNIVAL CRUISE TO ALASKA
JUNE 14 - 21, 2006
SOLD OUT
BAY ISLANDS BEACH RESORT, ROATAN HONDURAS
JULY 1 - 8, 2006
How about a lovely week in an ocean view room of a former private estate? Great
personalized service, plentiful and delicious food, 3 dives daily, unlimited
beach diving, snorkeling, kayaking, shopping, botanical gardens, butterfly
farms, mangrove tours and lots of resting in the strategically placed hammocks.
Trip fee includes: land package of meals and room, 16% gov tax, airport
transfers, 3 meals daily, 15 daylight boat dives, 1 night dive, access to
Natural Aquarium, buoyed snorkel trail, hiking trails, kayaks, customized
itinerary, and an Easy Divers travel and dive escort. Note: passports are
required for travel to Honduras, please see our website for passport application
help. There are still some affordable tickets on Continental airlines, only two
rooms left at the resort.
TRIP FEE: Premium: SOLD OUT
Deluxe: $1564 Diver, $1449 Vacationer
Standard: SOLD OUT
BALANCE: Full payment is now due
THE JULIET, BAHAMAS LIVE ABOARD
JULY 8 - 14, 2006
SOLD OUT All final payments are now due
OCTOBER 7-13, 2006
Year after year this is one of our favorite dive trips! There is nothing like
cruising around on a historic 104 sailing schooner while eating, diving,
playing, and cavorting with dolphins to make your year perfect.
TRIP FEE: $1355 from Miami plus port tax
DEPOSIT: $400 due at time of booking
BALANCE: Due 60 days prior to departure
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, FLORIDA
JANUARY 18 - 23, 2007
Frolic with manatees, drift Rainbow River, explore the local springs, and take a
step back into time as we play and relax in the best that old time Florida has
to offer. The waterfront villas and our personal dive boat are already
reserved, other details are still pending.
TRIP FEE: To be announced
DEPOSIT: $100 to claim a villa bedroom
BALANCE: Due 30 days prior to departure
THE JULIET, TURKS & CAICOS
FEBRUARY 10 - 16, 2007
DEPOSIT ALERT! DEADLINE APPROACHING.
Our favorite boat travels in the winter months in search of whales and other big
creatures. Wouldn't a suntan in February be just the thing to make your winter
blues abate? I would LOVE to run this trip as scheduled, in order for that to
happen I MUST have at least six deposits by MAY 30th. If you have been looking
forward to this trip, now is the time to ante up your deposit. Please call me
if you would like additional information in order to make your travel decision.
TRIP FEE: $1595 from Providenciales plus port tax
DEPOSIT: $500 due at time of booking
BALANCE: Due 60 days prior to departure
COSTA RICA
MARCH 2007, date to be announced
This trip is not for the faint of heart but for the adventurous traveler who
likes a challenge and has at least a moderate degree of physical fitness.
Planned adventures include: hiking, canyoning, zip lines, white water rafting
and river floats, horseback riding, hot air balloon rides, and snorkeling. Trip
plans are currently being made. There will be a trip planning party to discuss
options and budgets.
TRIP FEE: $2500 ballpark figure
DEPOSIT: $500 due at time of reservation
BALANCE: Due 60 days prior to departure
AUSTRALIA
THANKSGIVING 2007
Trip planning now in progress, stay tuned for further details.
PLEASE NOTE: ALL trip deposits are nonrefundable, please call us for a copy of
the Easy Diver Travel application that contains the full cancellation policy and
penalties. Travel insurance is STRONGLY suggested. Visit our website for a
direct link to Travelex Insurance.
Saralynn
www.easydiversmemphis.com
901-753-2926