Archive for February, 2009
Melanie Tuck-Hoppins
Congratualtions Melanie on acheiving the PADI Advanced Open Water certification. All in 2 days, phew, well done and happy diving.
Melanie Tuck-Hoppins
MV Island Star
New Open Water Divers. On their last trip to Barbados these three MV Island Star cruise members completed their PADI Open Water Diver certifications yesterday in Carlisle Bay Marine Park. Congratulations guys!
Volodymyr ChernenkoJoseane SchneiderBarbara Raso
LOVE Diving
Congratulations to all divers certified during Valentine’s week.
PADI Open Water Divers
Michele Braun from Calgary Alberta
Dwayne Kowalchuk from Calgary Alberta
Laura Green from Toronto Ontario
PADI Advanced Open Water
Sarah Tide from Paris France
PADI Rescue Diver
Captain James Young from Quarryville PA (welcome to the PADI team from YMCA)
Well this time we have proof…Manta Ray!!
Absolutely fantastic! Scuba diving off of the Hilton Hotel on the final few yards of Lobster Reef we spotted this lovely 9 ft Manta Ray just before the safety stop. There is video footage hopefully to follow, and this time including the Manta. Thank you for the picture Shane Johnston. Definite picture of the week, let’s [...]
Toronto Outdoor Adventure Show
[ February 20, 2009 12:00 to February 22, 2009 17:00. ] Divers, Snorkelers and Kayakers: Barbados Blue will be at the Toronto Outdoor Adventure Show from Friday the 20th – Sunday the 22nd. Come on over to the Barbados Tourism Authority booth to get your info and introduce yourselves. We would love to meet you up here in the cold to bragg about the weather and [...]
Eagle Rays at Welcome Inn
Thank you to Mike for getting us organized… as promised video clips of some of the Eagle rays seen while scuba diving on Welcome Inn reef along the south coast of Barbados. Also seen are large colonies of yellow finger coral (Madracis mirabillis), juvenile bi-coloured damselfish, spotted moray eel (under a fish pot, local fish [...]
Milliman members Turtle & Shipwreck Snorkeling
Happy faces of Milliman group members after a Turtle & Shipwreck Snorkel excursion. Group picture taken in front of the dive shop, provided courtesy of Stephen Melek.
Milliman Group photo after a Turtle & Shipwreck snorkel
Snorkeling in Carlisle Bay Marine Park
Cupid in Barbados Blue
Underwater cupid in Carlisle Bay
Accompagnied by some short video clips (stay tuned, will be posted soon), Cupid seen above made his way around Carlisle Bay Marine Park on Friday afternoon. Look carefully, check out the wings! For those divers who were there thanks for your video assistance, and thank you all for the BIG laughs. [...]
Spotted Eagle Ray
Scuba diving off of Welcome Inn reef on the south coast of Barbados Mike got a great shot of this Spotted Eagle Ray.
These rays are personally one of my favorite creatures. They can be seen year round, however they are more common off the north, east and south coasts of the island and are seen [...]
Alice Davison, Benoit Zagdoun & AMR Hussein Mahran
PADI Open Water
Congratulations Alice PADI Scuba Diver to PADI Open Water Diver upgrade
Advanced Open Water Diver
Felicitations Ben pour reussir avec PADI Advanced Open Water
Advanced Open Water
and congratulations James PADI Advanced Open Water
Happy and safe diving!
