Tahsis BC - Gateway to Nootka Sound - By John Rawlings

[Curt Bowen]

http://www.advanceddivermagazine.com/ar ... ahsis.html

Tahsis BC - Gateway to Nootka Sound
Article by John Rawlings


The first aspect of the site that immediately draws your attention as you descend down through the jumble of rocks on a gradual slope is that virtually everything is completely covered with a literal blanket of brilliant red and pink Strawberry anemones, making Mozino Point one of the most amazingly colorful dives to be found anywhere.

[guitarmaker]

Great article and beautiful photo's. I particularly like the photo of the Longfin Sculpin.

[Jan K]

Makes me want to pack and go there !
Beautiful photography, great writing

[Tom Nic]

Great article, highly entertaining, and superb photography! Well done!

[spatman]

thanks for posting the link, curt. great job by all involved!

[John Rawlings]

The really interesting thing about it is that we spent a week in the big rental house and didn't watch one single Kung-Fu movie!!! Calvin would have had a hissy-fit!

[spatman]

The really interesting thing about it is that we spent a week in the big rental house and didn't watch one single Kung-Fu movie!!! Calvin would have had a hissy-fit!

so much for that tradition!

has scott taken anyone to Nudi Kung Fu since we were last there?

[John Rawlings]

has scott taken anyone to Nudi Kung Fu since we were last there?

You know, I completely forgot to ask him that!

He's been reading this thread, though, so maybe he'll answer you directly.

- John

[SeattleYates]

The really interesting thing about it is that we spent a week in the big rental house and didn't watch one single Kung-Fu movie!!! Calvin would have had a hissy-fit!

so much for that tradition!

We DID however watch perhaps the greatest zombie movie ever: Zombieland!
Hmmm...a new tradition perhaps?

[ldevore]

Great article! Do they have He up there, or did you have to bring your own?

Lauri

[John Rawlings]

Great article! Do they have He up there, or did you have to bring your own?

Lauri

We brought our own, but Scott appears to be working on that now that Curt's introduced him to heliair.

[Curt Bowen]

The really interesting thing about it is that we spent a week in the big rental house and didn't watch one single Kung-Fu movie!!! Calvin would have had a hissy-fit!

so much for that tradition!

We DID however watch perhaps the greatest zombie movie ever: Zombieland!
Hmmm...a new tradition perhaps?

Lol You can watch TV all day when you are in the nursing home
Life is short and the "To Dive" list is ever growing....

[LCF]

Loved the article -- I could absolutely hear Curt in fine form over the radios. I'm terribly sorry I wasn't able to make this trip, because any ADM trip is high on my list of "must-dos" after our great time in Port Hardy!

[Curt Bowen]

Loved the article -- I could absolutely hear Curt in fine form over the radios. I'm terribly sorry I wasn't able to make this trip, because any ADM trip is high on my list of "must-dos" after our great time in Port Hardy!

That's right, you missed out! Lol
Maybe next time, unless you're chicken.....

[John Rawlings]

Loved the article -- I could absolutely hear Curt in fine form over the radios. I'm terribly sorry I wasn't able to make this trip, because any ADM trip is high on my list of "must-dos" after our great time in Port Hardy!

Lynn - one word: "GORGONIANS"

[LCF]

Oh, rub it in, John! I got my tech cert for two things -- cloud sponges and red gorgonians, and have yet to see the latter!

[John Rawlings]

Oh, rub it in, John! I got my tech cert for two things -- cloud sponges and red gorgonians, and have yet to see the latter!

Which is the BIG advantage of Nootka Sound....you can see BOTH on the same dive!

Next time, eh?

[spatman]

Which is the BIG advantage of Nootka Sound....you can see BOTH on the same dive!

heck, up there you can see both in one turn of your head.

[John Rawlings]

Which is the BIG advantage of Nootka Sound....you can see BOTH on the same dive!

heck, up there you can see both in one turn of your head.

HA! True!

[seainggreen]

Beautiful photos and a great story as always! Thanks for sharing this.

[Scott]

so much for that tradition!
has scott taken anyone to Nudi Kung Fu since we were last there?

Haven't gone back down to Nudi Kung Fu cuz no one can seem to get past the Narrows. It's still waiting for your return visit.

[John Rawlings]

so much for that tradition!
has scott taken anyone to Nudi Kung Fu since we were last there?

Haven't gone back down to Nudi Kung Fu cuz no one can seem to get past the Narrows. It's still waiting for your return visit.

We need to come back with a team to explore new sites and see what else is out there! I'm betting that there's some really magical stuff just waiting to be discovered and dived!!!

- John

[Scott]

so much for that tradition!
has scott taken anyone to Nudi Kung Fu since we were last there?

Haven't gone back down to Nudi Kung Fu cuz no one can seem to get past the Narrows. It's still waiting for your return visit.

We need to come back with a team to explore new sites and see what else is out there! I'm betting that there's some really magical stuff just waiting to be discovered and dived!!!

- John

I think I found another couple of sites the weekend you guys left but they need a little more investigation. One kind'a disappears into the darkness at about 70 feet. Have to mess with Curt's heliair recipes and then go have a look. I could definately use a bunch of folks to explore for new site tho'.

[Curt Bowen]

so much for that tradition!
has scott taken anyone to Nudi Kung Fu since we were last there?

Haven't gone back down to Nudi Kung Fu cuz no one can seem to get past the Narrows. It's still waiting for your return visit.

We need to come back with a team to explore new sites and see what else is out there! I'm betting that there's some really magical stuff just waiting to be discovered and dived!!!

- John

I think I found another couple of sites the weekend you guys left but they need a little more investigation. One kind'a disappears into the darkness at about 70 feet. Have to mess with Curt's heliair recipes and then go have a look. I could definately use a bunch of folks to explore for new site tho'.

Heliair-babyair. Let's go! Lol
1st one to the bottom wins the prize.

[Grateful Diver]

Heliair-babyair. Let's go! Lol
1st one to the bottom wins the prize.

Having tried keeping up with you, I know who's gonna win ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)