- DIVE TRIPS -



- BERMUDA 2015 -

Trip Dates: June 19 - 26, 2015 & August 21 - 28, 2015
Accommodations: Tucker's Point Residence Club - Hamilton Parish
Dive Operator: Tucker's Point Dive & Water Sports Centre - Tucker's Point
Captain/Crew: None.
Participants: Doug, Julie, Dylan and Uncle Mike / Julie's Parents
Dive Sites: Castle Island Reef
Trip Overview: The only major trips we had planed this summer were for Bermuda. One early summer trip and a late summer trip. In June we took my brother along to help look after Dylan and to play a couple of rounds of golf we me. We had a lot of fun! In September, we made a Bedford Family Retreat of the week and had all of Julie's immediate family with us at Tucker's Point. -
[Trip Journal and Image Gallery]



- BERMUDA 2014 -

Trip Dates: May 17 - 24, 2014 & September 13 - 20, 2014
Accommodations: Tucker's Point Residence Club - Hamilton Parish
Dive Operator: Tucker's Point Dive & Water Sports Centre - Tucker's Point
Captain/Crew: None.
Participants: Doug, Julie, Dylan and Stephanie / Doug & Julie's Parents
Dive Sites: No Diving... just sight seeing and fun in the sun!
Trip Overview:
We have a couple of major trips planed this year, but we really wanted to make it to Bermuda for a early getaway this spring. So we made time in May for a week in the sun. I will admit, the water temps are not user friendly this early in the season... the pools and the ocean where damn cold! Things did warm up by September. - [Trip Photo and Video Gallery]



- FLORIDA KEYS 2013 -

Trip Dates: September 21 - 28, 2013
Accommodations: A Private Home Rental on Canal - Marathon Key, FL.
Dive Operator: Captain Hooks Dive and Tackle Center - Marathon Key, FL.
Captain/Crew: Captain Charlie!
Participants: Doug, Charlie, Chris and Paul
Dive Sites: Sombrero Reef
Trip Overview: Several of my close boating friends decided to put together a Florida Keys fishing trip this year and after kicking aroud the details we made it happen. We rented a nice 3 bedroom townhouse on a canal in Marathon and rented a 27ft twin engine center console fishing boat from one of the operators at the marina... and we brought all Charlie's fishing gear with us on the plane. -
[Trip Journal and Image Gallery]



- FRIPP ISLAND 2012 & 2013 -

Trip Dates: July 21 - 28, 2012 & July 21 - 28, 2013
Accommodations: A Private Rental Home - Fripp Island, SC.
Dive Operator: None.
Captain/Crew: None.
Participants: Doug, Julie, Dylan and Friends!
Dive Sites: No Diving... just surf fishing, golfing and fun in the sun!
Trip Overview:
This would be our second trip to Fripp Island with a group of our good friends who we enjoy boating with on the weekends. We spent the week doing something different as a group and enjoy some great beach time as well as several rounds of golf at different courses around the area. This has turned out to be an awesome annual trip.- [Trip Photo and Video Gallery]



- BERMUDA 2013 -

Trip Dates: June 21 - 28, 2013
Accommodations: Tucker's Point Residence Club - Hamilton Parish
Dive Operator: Tucker's Point Dive & Water Sports Centre - Tucker's Point
Captain/Crew: None.
Participants: Doug, Julie and Dylan
Dive Sites: None.
Trip Overview: We only went to Bermuda once this year since we would be doing some other traveling with the family. It was a nice week and we where joined this week by Julie's sister and her family who joined us for beach and pool time as well as a couple of very nice dinners out on the town. -
[Trip Journal and Image Gallery]



- BERMUDA 2012 -

Trip Dates: May 19 - 26, 2012 & September 22 - 29, 2012
Accommodations: Tucker's Point Residence Club - Hamilton Parish
Dive Operator: Tucker's Point Dive & Water Sports Centre - Tucker's Point
Captain/Crew: None.
Participants: Doug, Julie, Dylan and Stephanie
Dive Sites: No Diving on these trips... just fun in the sun!
Trip Overview:
Once again we have decided to put a hold on our diving life to spend more quality time vacationing with our son. We took two trips this year to our home away from home, Bermuda, and brought our wonderful nanny Stephanie with us to help out with Dylan and enjoy some fun in the sun beach time as well. - [Trip Photo and Video Gallery]



- BERMUDA 2011 -

Trip Dates: May 21 - 28, 2011 & September 23 - 30, 2011
Accommodations: Tucker's Point Residence Club - Hamilton Parish
Dive Operator: Tucker's Point Dive & Water Sports Centre - Tucker's Point
Captain/Crew: None.
Participants: Doug, Julie, Dylan and Stephanie
Dive Sites: None.
Trip Overview: We've decided to take a break from diving for a while and spend more time just vacationing in Bermuda. Our son is a handful anyway and it's just easier to spend our time sight seeing and lounging on the beach. It also helps not having to travel with all the dive gear now that we have baby stuff to lug everywhere! - [Trip Journal and Image Gallery]



- BERMUDA 2010 -

Trip Dates: September 11, 2010 - September 16, 2010
Accommodations: Tucker's Point Residence Club - Hamilton Parish
Dive Operator: Tucker's Point Dive & Water Sports Centre - Tucker's Point
Captain/Crew: Terry Pryse (Captain & Co-owner)
Participants: Doug, Julie and Dylan
Dive Sites: No Diving this week thanks to Hurricane Igor spinning towards Bermuda...
Trip Overview:
Once again, a Tropical weather system in the lower Atlantic is heading towards Bermuda and looking to put a negative twist into our vacation plans. But this time, it's more than just a random storm... it's a large Category 3 Hurricane named Igor and he looks to make a direct hit on the Island the day we're supposed to leave! - [Trip Photo and Video Gallery]



- BERMUDA 2009 -

Trip Dates: August 28, 2009 - September 4, 2009
Accommodations: Tucker's Point Residence Club - Hamilton Parish
Dive Operator: Tucker's Point Dive & Water Sports Centre - Tucker's Point
Captain/Crew: Terry Pryse (Captain & Co-owner), Ed Winslow (Dive master)
Participants: Doug Vanderbilt and Julie B.
Dive Sites: The Kate, Cristobal Colon, Breakers Reef #1 and Cathedral reef
Trip Overview: The visibility was lower than normal again this year due to the hurricane that just missed the island the week before. But as you'll see from the photos, It got better as the week went on! This would be the first dive trip in quite some time that Julie would not be diving with me. Why you ask?... Because she was a little more than two months pregnant with our very first child at the time of our trip! - [Trip Journal and Image Gallery]



- GRAND CAYMAN 2008 -

Trip Dates: September 13, 2008 - September 20, 2008
Accommodations: Treasure Island Condo's - Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
Dive Operator: Divers Down - Grand Cayman, BWI
Captain/Crew: Johnny, Beth & Eric
Participants: Doug, Julie, Chris & Valerie Long
Dive Sites: Eagle Ray Pass, Lemon Reef, Leslie's Curl, Stingray City & more...
Trip Overview:
Wow, I think we really lucked out this time! It seems that for the past two weeks the dive operations on Grand Cayman Island have been closed down due to back-to-back weather systems. A Hurricane and then another large Tropical Storm hit the island just before we arrived. For our week of diving... well the visibility could have been better, but for the most part I think the week turned out great! - [Trip Journal and Image Gallery]



- FIJI ISLANDS 2008 -

Trip Dates: February 07, 2008 - February 23, 2008
Accommodations: The Fiji Aggressor II (Suva, Fiji) / Castaway Island (Mamanuca Group)
Captain/Crew: William, James, Marnie, Joe, Rob, Jese, Deo and Sam
Participants: Doug & Julie, Tabby & Linda, Barry & Cherry, Larry & Nita, Ken & Jill, Alicia & Curt, Yvonne & George and Craig!
Dive Sites: Week One: Wakaya, Manta Rock, Makogai, Half Pipe, Bligh Water's 'E6' & 'HI8', Nomena Reserve, North Wall, North Save-A-Tack, Kansas & more...
Week Two: Supermarket, Joe's Fram, Wilke's Find, Coral Garden, Plantation Pinnacle, Yadua Wall, Eric's Mountain, Magic Island & more...
Trip Overview:
The weather this time of year in Fiji can be totally unforgiving! During our first week on board the Fiji Aggressor II, James told us that we had just missed a Typhoon the week before we arrived and that the diving conditions would be worse than normal... [Trip Journal and Image Gallery]



- BERMUDA 2007 -

Trip Dates: September 28, 2007 - October 5, 2007
Accommodations: Tucker's Point Residence Club - Hamilton Parish
Dive Operator: Triangle Diving Ltd. - Grotto Bay Hotel, Hamilton Parish
Captain/Crew: Graham (Captain/Owner), Dane & Graham
Participants: Doug, Julie & Bruce (Julie's Dad)
Dive Sites: North Rock Reef & The King George Wreck...
Trip Overview:
Once again, a tropical weather system in the lower Atlantic looks to interfere with our dive plans on yet another Bermuda vacation. The trip started out terrific even though the visibility was a bit low, but the weather soon took a turn for the worse!! - [Trip Journal and Image Gallery]



- BERMUDA 2006 -

Trip Dates: June 17, 2006 - June 24, 2006
Accommodations: Tucker's Point Residence Club - Hamilton Parish
Dive Operator: Triangle Diving Ltd. - Grotto Bay Hotel, Hamilton Parish
Captain/Crew: Graham (Captain & Owner), Dane (Dive master/Instructor)
Participants: Doug Vanderbilt and Julie B.
Dive Sites: The Kate, The Pelinaion, Cristobal Colon, North Rock, Cathedral reef....
Trip Overview: The visibility was low due to a tropical storm that passed by the island several days earlier, but as you will see from the pictures, It got much better later on in the week! - [Trip Journal and Image Gallery]



- CAYMAN ISLANDS 2005 -

Trip Dates: July 16, 2005 - July 23, 2005
Accommodations: The Cayman Aggressor IV - (port of call: Grand Cayman, BWI)
Captain/Crew: Captain Sam, Matt, Chris, Avi, Kathy and Barty
Participants: Doug, Julie, John, George, Nyk, Kathy, Kelly, Larry, Glenn, David, Chris, Luther, Bob C, Bob D, Gary & Betty
Dive Sites: GC - WSC, Babylon & Devils Grotto / LC - Randy's Gazebo, Meadows, Great Wall & 3 Fathom Wall / CB - Russian Destroyer #356
Trip Overview: Hurricane Emily gave this trip a rough start. We missed the first day of diving due to the island being closed by the Government. Once allowed in, the diving for the rest of the week went great!! - [Journal and Gallery]



- MARATHON KEY, FLORIDA 2004 -

Trip Dates: October 30, 2004 - November 6, 2004
Accommodations: Looe Key Reef Resort (mm 27.5) - Ramrod Key, Florida
Dive Operator: Paradise Divers - Big Pine Key, Florida
Captain/Crew: Larry Wright (Captain & Owner) IANTD Instructor
Participants: Doug Vanderbilt, Don Becker, Casi Becker & Ron
Dive Sites: The Cove, Big Pine Shoals, Looe Key Reef, The Channel & Lobster Reef
Trip Overview: This is a annual lobster hunting / spearfishing trip of ours. We always seem to have great luck with the weather this time of year so we just keep going back for more!! - [Journal and Gallery]



- ONTARIO, CANADA WRECK DIVING 2003 -

Trip Dates: August 13, 2003 - August 19, 2003
Accommodations: The Anglers Inn Motel - Mallorytown, Ontario (on St. Lawrence River)
Dive Operator: Above & Below Scuba Services / Jymi Livesey (Captain & Owner)
Mixed Gas Supplier: Dive Tech Training Centre / Dan Humble (Owner/Instructor Trainer)
Participants: Doug Vanderbilt, Matt Harlan, Alan Helig, Eric Dornick and Rick Carlstrom
Dive Sites: The Kinghorn, The Keystorm, The Victory & The King
Trip Overview: It was cold, deep, dark with a smoking 3 to 4 knot current. Above 100' there was some light which made my pictures look green, but at a depth of 150' there was no point of even turning my camera on! - [Read More]

 


The St. Lawrence River - Canada




- WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 2001 -

Trip Dates: May 14-20, 2001 / Sept. 16-22, 2001 / May 19-25, 2002 / June 1-7, 2003
Accommodations: Best Western - Deerfield Beach, Florida
Dive Operator: Dixie Divers Dive Center / Vessel: "Lady Go Diver" - Fort Lauderdale, Fl.
Captain/Crew: Rob (Captain), Brian (First Mate/Divemaster)
Participants: Doug, Matt Harlan, Harry, Alan Crew, Rick Carlstrom, Dana, Mark & John
Dive Sites: The Guy Harvey, Miller Lite, Capt. Dan, Hydro Atlantic & The Lowrance
Trip Overview: Deep mixed gas wreck diving at its best! - [Read More]



- KEY LARGO, FLORIDA 1997 -

Trip Dates: July 17, 1997 - July 24, 1997
Accommodations: Key Largo Holiday Inn - (mm 100)
Dive Operator: Sea Dwellers Dive Center - Key Largo, Florida
Captain/Crew: Jeff (Captain/Owner), Rob (Co-Captain/Owner)
Participants: Doug Vanderbilt, Colleen Murphy, Bob Johnson
Dive Sites: French Reef, Bentwood Wreck, Molasses Reef, The Aquarium
Trip Overview: This is the dive trip that got me started in underwater photography! [Underwater Image Gallery]


Dive trips prior to 2002 were photographed in 35mm film and I am still in the process of converting them all to digital.


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