Diver City SCUBA March 2017 News

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Do you have your tickets for the MUC Bud, Spud & Steak event yet!?
Join us Friday, March 17th (St. Patrick's Day) from 5-10 PM at the Viscount Gort Hotel.
Tickets MUST be purchased in advanced so enough meals can be pre-ordered. So get your tickets at Diver City by Tuesday.

The group has just arrived back from the trip to the Philippines. The trip was amazing, and I think Mona spoke for all of them when she wrote;

"As the boat pulled up to the El Galeon resort on Mindoro Island, I was immediately captivated by the scene. The dock and dive shop were just a few short steps from the resort, who’s restaurant was outside along the beach, offering a gorgeous view of the bay and islands beyond. Divers sat casually having coffee, relaxing between dives. I couldn’t wait to join them and very quickly did.
After a quick look at our quaint rooms, we headed to the dock to get oriented. A quick check-out dive revealed an underwater scene that I immediately knew I would fall in love with. All of our gear was stored for us overnight and set up pre-dive by the amazing dive shop and boat crew, making our 4 daily dives as easy and relaxing as could be.
The first few dives revealed countless beautiful fish and coral in all colours imaginable. We quickly spotted clownfish and blue tangs, more commonly known as Nemo and Dorie. Giant sea turtles visited us on our safety stops, and colourful nudibranchs jumped out of the background. Various species of pufferfish, boxfish and cowfish were often seen. As we became more familiar with the environment we began to find all the creatures who were hiding, including blue-spotted rays, flounders and tiny shrimps. The more rare nudibranchs also started to appear.
After every dive I relaxed at the restaurant on the beach, having hot tea to warm me up from the cool water. The chef, Antoine, made us fresh cookies everyday as a snack when we came out of the water. When the day’s 4 dives were done, he would cook up delicious food for us ranging ethnically from local adobo to pizza. The Point Bar was just a few steps away from the restaurant and dock, a great place to have some drinks after dinner.
To have had this experience day after day, was truly heavenly. Great diving, great friends, great food and great staff made for an unforgettable two weeks."

We can't wait for our next adventure!

Sincerely,
The Diver City Staff

Want to get the kids in to a super-awesome kids program? We are starting a PADI Seal Team on Wednesday, April 5th.

The Manitoba Outdoors Show was a lot of fun! It was great to see everyone who stopped by the booth and joined us in the training pool. 9 people Discovered Scuba Diving at the show, and many of those will be joining the dive community and continuing on to become Open Water Divers.
Congratulations to all who completed the session despite the temperatures!

Enriched Air (Nitrox) Course

Our next PADI Enriched Air diver course will be held on Sunday, March 19th at Diver City.
Limited space is still available. Stop by the shop early this week to save your space.

The Ocean is calling you!!

There is still space for double and single divers (and non-divers) available for the Cozumel trip. The group will be staying at Casa Del Mar and diving with Cozumel Marine world from April 20-30. We will be offering an Advanced Open Water, Deep Specialty and Drift Diving specialty courses that week.

Calendar of Events

March 17: MUC Bud, Spud & Steak - Viscount Gort Hotel
March 19: Enriched Air (Nitrox) course 1-6PM
March 25-26: Ice Diving weekend and training course

April 5: PADI Seal Team starts at Cindy Klassen Pool
April 8: EFR Course
April 15-22: Cozumel Digital Photo Fiesta
April 20-30, 2017: Cozumel group trip

June 3-4: First training weekend at West Hawk Lake
July 8-9: Regulators club weekend at West Hawk Lake
Aug 13-19: Regulators Club trip to Tobermory, ON

Feb 4-18 2018: Divi Flamingo, Bonaire
April 2018: Socorro Island liveaboard
February 2019: Fiji