Venture Patrol 

The Troop 406 Venture Patrol was just formed this year,  as their first High Adventure they are going scuba diving at Florida Sea Base (it is headquartered in the heart of the Florida Keys, on an island (Lower Matecumbe Key) 75 miles south of Miami)).    Our Venture Patrol went through it paces early last year when they underwent rigorous NAUI dive training.   Many of the Scouts and Scouters enjoyed it so much, they went on to become advanced divers.   We are heading down to dive during Easter week.  You can check out the dive conditions  and a lot of other stuff at the upper keys.

Dive Crew pool lessons

                        

Allan says "go thatta-way"                                       Andy hangs at the pool.

 

        

Nick suits up with his buddy.                       Mr. Robin, Chris, John and Nick suit up too.

         

Diving at the deep end of the pool.          Breathing stations.                               The crew lines up.

Dive Crew Certification Dives & Advanced Dives

We took our certification dives at Dutch Springs.    http://www.dutchsprings.com/sitemap.html  I took these photos with a cheapie disposal able underwater camera.   Not too bad.   The dive conditions were fantastic.   Over 45 feet visibility (you can tell from how clear the photos came out).   

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Allan watches over the divers at the rock wall.               Allan hovers over the new divers.

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Andy at the rock wall on his grand tour.                  Chris fills a lift bag during his advanced dives.

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One of the fish chasing us during our dive.              Mark gives the liftbag a try.

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Mr. Partlow checks out the liftbag on its way up.           Nick and dad pose for a quick shot.

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Nick explores the sunken plane at 20'.       Nick at the school bus at 40'.              

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Nick drives the crane at 65'.                     Nick drives the fire truck at 15'.

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Mark, Mr. Partlow and Nick on the platforms.