As the summer approaches its final days, we encourage you to go out and get wet! This summer has not offered the typical seasonal diving conditions. Instead of moderate visibility we’ve experienced numerous days of 50 feet plus visibility. Generally, the hot, sunny days bring on plankton blooms which severely impact the clarity of the water. Even though the days have been warm, our waters have offered positive conditions. For many of you, this isn’t new news, as you have been receiving our weekly “Conditions Report“ via e-mail. If you haven’t received this e-mail, please contact us and let us know you’re interested and we’ll get you added to the list. Most divers have found the reports very informative and are able to use the Thursday report to help plan their weekend. (For more details on e-mails, see E-MAIL LISTS below).

Aqua Safaris is excited to introduce a new member to our team, Grant Simpson, who joined us early this summer. If you haven’t met him yet, please come in and say hello. He’s typically in the water daily and would love to share the local conditions and spear fishing stories with you.

A big thank you to Wendy Friant, Cecil Shen, and A.J. Brown for helping out with the last Instructor course and congratulations to the three of them for successfully completing the NAUI Instructor Trainer Course. Their efforts added to this year’s success! Congratulations also to Sam Magill, Rich Walsh, and Loren Rex, all of whom complete the course and are now SCUBA Instructors! If you think you or someone you know would make a good SCUBA instructor, the next class starts November 21st, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for three weeks, skipping Thanksgiving. Call David today so you can start getting ready.

Escapade: The Best of Monterey Boat Diving
We charter the Escapade every 3rd Saturday with an 8:30 departure for a fast comfortable ride to all the favorite sites of Carmel & Monterey Bay.
Combine the friendly experienced crew with a group of friends and you have the makings for the ultimate local dive event. Join us Sept. 20th for our next adventure. Can’t make it on one of our group trips? Book your reservations with us for dates that meet your schedule. Two tank dives are $80 (tanks, snacks and beverages provided).

Aqua Safaris E-Mail Lists
We have defined special interest groups so that you can receive e-mails that are of importance to you. Many of our divers have responded and are reaping the benefits. If you are one that isn’t receiving our e-mails, simply address an email to dede@aquasafaris.com and in the subject line of your email, type in the key word of the e-mails you’d like to receive (see key words & descriptions below). The conditions report has been in operation all summer and we are happy to share that the CLUB e-mails will be in operation shortly. Thank you.

Parking Lot SCUBA Sale
Come check us out on Sept 6th & 7th. Every item we have will be at least 10% to 75% OFF! We have a huge inventory of used gear and it ALL must go!!! See specific items on page three of this newsletter. Stop by and enter our raffle for a free Baja trip.

Scuba Rangers: A Way Cool Kids Club
DeDe Houghton has started a SCUBA Rangers Program: a SCUBA club for active kids ages 8 and older with basic swimming skills. SCUBA Rangers SCUBA dive in a pool with real diving equipment, play games underwater and do other fun activities. There are five Ranger levels which are a natural progression to a junior SCUBA certification. The program runs quarterly (next session starts later in the fall) and consists of six sessions.
Call 479-4386 or e-mail (dede@aquasafaris.com) if you are interested.

Why Travel with Aqua Safaris?
We have been personally leading dive/adventure trips all over the world for the last 15 years. When you book a trip with us, is is to a country and location that we are familiar with. We know the best dive locations and have built relationships with resort and dive operators over many years. We are well experienced in international travel and will make your experience much more enjoyable. Give us a call or stop in and talk to us about your next Dive Travel Adventure.

Upcoming Travel
Travel opportunities abound as world conditions continue to stabilize. We have highlighted some of our exciting trips here—more details at the Travel Center.

Lake Tahoe Altitude Diving Sept 4–7

Baja Mexico Oct 17–26 $499
Our classic fall trip! Come and celebrate the passing of summer with us! The trip will be filled with a variety of activities including excellent boat diving, windsurfing, kayaking, hiking and mountain biking. We also spend time perfecting free diving skills and spear fishing, yielding lots of fresh seafood to be shared around the campfire every night. We’d love to have you come along. We also go again in the spring.

Channel Islands Oct 31–Nov 2
A great trip on the Conception: 3 days of fun in the sun! Guaranteed to have a great time. Up to 5 dives per day and some great food. Trip highlights will be night and lobster dives. Only $415.00. Space is limited—call today.

Cozumel, Mexico Feb 28–Mar 4
We are going back to Cozumel for Carnival week next spring. World class Caribbean diving and a week long celebration.

Christmas in Thailand Dec 24–Jan 3
This is our premier overseas trip and at $2995 we only have space for 6 more divers—almost fully booked! One very exciting trip: world class diving, an elephant safari adventure, river rafting and great food.