Discover Diving Blog
Check back weekly for postings about what's happened and what's coming up.
Learn to Scuba Dive
January 05, 2012Classes are starting this coming week at Discover Diving. Course tuition is just $249. Call the shop today for complete details.
Holiday Open House
December 03, 2011Join us for our annual holiday open house at the shop, 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM on December 3rd. We will be providing a variety of delectable treats and cheer throughout the day. Whether you would like to do a little holiday shopping, sign up for the 2012 Scuba Challenge Series or just stop in for a visit, we'd love to see you! Hope to see you there.
2012 Scuba Challenge Series
November 16, 2011Registration is now open for our annual winter fun in the pool. Join us for five exciting pool sessions beginning in January and running through May, 2012. New this year, we have included a Tuesday evening session in West Seneca East High School in addition to our Wednesday evening and Saturday afternoon sessions. That's three opportunities to join for each of our challenge sessions. Cost is just $25 / session or $99 for all five. Call or register online today.
Galapagos Update
August 25, 2011We have arrived in Ecuador and are awaiting our flight to Galapagos. The Aggressor agent met us this morning and our trip is proceeding flawlessly. We are all excited to begin a week of incredible diving. WeŽll post an update when we return to the mainland in one week.
Dive This Sunday
August 05, 2011Join us for a dive to the John Boland and Dean Richmond at 8:00 AM this Sunday. We will be diving aboard the Southwinds with an 8:00 AM departure off the docks. Call the shop today to reserve your spot. As of Friday evening we need three more divers to run the trip. The water's warm so let's dive!
Great Diving in Morehead City
August 02, 2011We had three fabulous days of diving in Morehead City. We had a great group of wonderful people and the crew of the Midnight Express did an awesome job. Captain Mike created an awesome video of our trip and postied it on his blog. Check it out! Copy and paste this address in your browswer: http://evolutionunderwater.blogspot.com
Join the Team
April 26, 2011Learn more about our Ride for Roswell team at Discover Diving. Join us at 6:00 PM on Thursday for more information and light appetizers.
March - April Newsletter is Online Now!
March 20, 2011The March-April Newsletter is now online on our website. Use the button at the bottom of the right menu screen to download your copy now and get all the latest news from Discover Diving.
Jan - Feb Newsletter
February 02, 2011Our bi-monthly newsletter is now online. We look forward to serving you in 2011!
December Newsletter
December 07, 2010Our latest newsletter is now available online for your review or download. Simply look under "News" in the left menu and click on the link. Happy holidays to all!
1000 Islands - Sept 25th / 26th
September 28, 2010The weather could have been a tad warmer (and maybe a little bit less windy), but that only meant the water was warmer than the air! No one was complaining. We had a great weekend and spectacular dives. A few lucky divers followed the mast off the Vickory to "discover" the crow's nest and a couple of deadeyes (150' - 160'). On Sunday, half the crew found their way to the air pocket 70' under the surface on the Daryaw. We ended the weekend with a dive on the Lilly Parson, including a 30-minute drift off the wreck. (How many of you knew that this wreck was built in Tonawanda, NY?) Want to join us next year? Check our calendar today for 2011 dates.
Dive and Dine - Sat. Sept. 18th 12 PM
September 14, 2010The season's winding down, but we can still put up a fight! Join us at Isleview Park for our farewell to the season on Saturday, Sept. 18th (12 PM) for a drift down the river (the water is still warm) followed by a potluck, family style picnic. The dive is free and we're bringing the meat. All we want is you, your family and a dish to pass. Please call us or signup online to let us know you're coming!
Tobermory, Ontario
September 14, 2010Tobermory 2010 is history, but the memories will last a lifetime! The weather and divers were great! Stop in the shop this fall for some great video of the wrecks that have made Tobermory a must dive location for WNY. If you missed this year... there's always 2011.
Grand Cayman Update
August 28, 2010What a week! We made a total of 19 dives including numerous excursions along the incredible Cayman walls, a trip to Sting Ray City and a couple of scooter rides including the West Bay Express, riding scooters for slightly over a mile along the coast. The weather was absolutely incredible and the water temperature was a balmy 86 degrees F at any depth! For those who ask why we go to the Caribbean in the summer, just ask any of our divers and they will gladly fill you in! As we send this post from our balcony overlooking the Caribbean Sea it is only with a little bit of sadness that we acknowledge we'll be leaving paradise in just a few hours. We'll be posting pictures of our trip later this week on the website, so check back in a few days. We'll see everyone in Buffalo. Cheers - Linda & Dallas
Back Home
July 20, 2010Hard to believe that our last post was a week ago. The dives in Key Largo were great, although we had to call off our return visit to the Spiegel on Friday due to weather. Fortunately we had a backup plan and headed north to Ginnie Springs for a fun dive and a quick freshwater rinse. This trip was worth the drive and will definitely be on our schedule again. Give us a few more days and we'll get some pictures posted.
Florida Keys Wreck Trek - Key Largo
July 14, 2010Just finished our first day of diving here in Key Largo. Conditions were great so we added an afternoon dive to our itinerary. This morning we did two great dives on the Spiegle Grove. We completed our day with a dive on The Benwood and finally a fun reef dive on French Reef. Fun dives and great wrecks. Tomorrow we dive the Eagle. We'll keep you posted.
Florida Keys Wreck Trek - Key West
July 14, 2010Couldn't get online for a few days, so this news is a couple of days delayed. Monday and Tuesday we completed 6 dives on the Vandenberg. We definitely "scratched the surface" and learned our way around the wreck, but we have a lot more to explore! Guess we'll have to come back. By the way, this wreck is awesome and worth every minute we spent underwater.
Pompano Beach, Florida
July 10, 2010Today was our first day of diving and it doesn't get much better! 4-Dives, mirror conditions and great people to dive with. (All we can say is wish you were here too!) We dove 5 (count'em) wrecks and one drift along a reef this afternoon. Okay, three of the wrecks were part a drift dive but they were still great to see. Besides wrecks we saw a lot of marine life too. Way too much to list here, but one of the more memorable encounters for most in our group was the huge grouper we encountered on our first dive of the day. Mike - one of or smaller divers - was afraid, maybe even really afraid. But he survived to dive another day! Tomorrow we're heading further south to Key West. We have 2 days of dives planned, including several on the Vandenburg on Monday and Tuesday. Check back. We'll keep you update on our latest adventure! By the way, if you're ever headed to he Florida Keys you owe it to yourself to stop in Pompano Beach.
River Drifts Are In Full Swing
June 30, 2010We just got back in from our weekly river drift. The water is warm (72-degrees) and with an improved entry point it couldn't be easier or more fun! If you've never dove the river (or even if you have) you owe it to yourself to join us at least once or twice this summer for a fun dive and a great experience. Not only do we have a free cookout at the end, but we also have plenty of staff available to dive with you if this is your first river drift. Join us and find out for yourself just how much fun this dive can be.
Wednesday Charter Rescheduled
June 30, 2010The wind blew us off (again) so we've rescheduled our 3-Tank Wednesday dive charter to next week July 7th. Not everyone on today's charter (June 30th) could make it next week so there's plenty of room on the boat. Hope you can join us. You can signup online of simply give us a call.
On-Line Sales/Signup
June 21, 2010The bugs have been worked out and online ordering and signup is up and running again. To use our online signup you will need an account. If you're a current student or have been diving with us for a while one has most likely been created for you. Give us a call at the store and we'll give you your account information. If you're new to our site you can simply create a new account yourself or if you'd like our assistance please give us a call.
Summer Kick Off
June 06, 2010Led by Dallas and Linda, we began our local dive season with training dives and our kickoff Dive and Dine on Saturday. Proof again that we should never listen to the weatherman, Saturday's weather was awesome! Ready to get wet? Lake temps are 8-degrees ahead of schedule. Join us and jump in!
Online Registration
May 27, 2010We have temporarily turned off the online registration feature of our website while we complete some upgrades to the system to give you an improved and easier registration process. In the meanwhile, please call the shop the register for any event listed on our calendar that you are interested in attending. As always, thanks for your patronage and we look forward to seeing you soon!
Holiday Weekend Schedule
May 29, 2010Please note that we will be open on Saturday, May 29th from 9 AM to 12 PM. We will be closed Saturday afternoon in order to spend time with our families for the holiday weekend. Enjoy your weekend!
Open Water Training Starting Soon
May 18, 2010Finally, the warmer weather is arriving in western New York and we are ready to begin our schedule of open water training sessions for diver certifications. Anyone needing to complete open water requirements can either register online or by calling the shop. Our training season will begin the first weekend of June. On Saturday we will dive at Windmill Quarry in Fort Erie, Ontario and on Sunday we will be out on Lake Erie with Captain Steve Hill aboard the Favors. Call to reserve your training date now or to just tag along for some recreation and an easy tune-up dive.
Congratulations to Ethan R!
May 17, 2010Wow - talk about beginner's luck! Just ask 12 year old Ethan how lucky he feels. Ethan is in the process of completing his NAUI Junior Scuba Diver certification, but along the way he also participated in a few or our 2010 Scuba Challenge sessions this past winter. On May 15th we held the grand prize drawing for a brand new digital underwater camera system by SeaLife and Ethan was the lucky winner. What a great start to a lifetime of diving! Congratulations to Ethan and all of our participants! Now that the ice has melted, we'll see you in the water soon.