The Last Warm Weekend: Two Kids, One Lake, and a Whole Lot of Heart
The Last Warm Weekend: Two Kids, One Lake, and a Whole Lot of Heart November 15–16, Lake Phoenix, VA There is always one weekend at the end of the season when the weather gives...
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Core Memories, Clear Water, and Scuba Fever: Florida Checkout Weekend!
There are weekends where everything just clicks. The kind where the gear behaves, the weather cooperates, and the ocean shows off like she’s been waiting for you all week. This was one of those...
The Bay Bit Back (But We Still Won): DWF’s October Oyster Dive
A chilly dawn, warm water lies, jellyfish shenanigans, bushels of Bay gold—and one righteous shell drop. There’s a certain sound at 7 a.m. on a fall dive morning – wetsuit zippers, coffee slurps, and...
Seven New Divers Earn Their Fins at Lake Phoenix
Why walk when you can dive? This past weekend at Lake Phoenix in Rawlings, Virginia, seven brand-new divers took their very first breaths underwater in open water — and they crushed it. Checkout weekends...
Fins, Fire Pits, and First Certs — DiveWithFrank Takes Lake Phoenix!
What happens when you unplug, pack your gear, and head to a spring-fed quarry with four determined students, two sets of fathers and sons, a divemaster who radiates calm, and the best vibes this...
Back to Hydra — Drysuit Training, Chocolate Milk Viz, and Happy Popsicles
Sunday, August 3rd found me back at Lake Hydra—which, if you’ve been around long enough, you still reflexively call Dutch Springs (and probably always will, no matter what the sign says). I don’t get...
The Water Is Warming Up…Let’s Go Diving!
As winter is coming to an end it’s time to remind you that DWF is ready provide you with the training or travel opportunities you need to get back into the water. Contact Dive...
DWF Went Diving at Walt Disney World
Did you know that you can go scuba diving at Walt Disney World? More specifically, you can go scuba diving at the aquarium at EPCOT! Back in January, DWF headed down to WDW and...
This Weekend DWF Was Cold, Wet, And All Smiles!
Last weekend DWF got to teach two classes to expand my students’ skills envelope. On Saturday (a Divemaster), fresh off last weekend’s Zombie Apocalypse Diver class, decided to take his self-reliant skills as well...
Come Join DWF For A Boo-Tiful Weekend Of Diving!
Join Dive With Frank and Columbia Scuba @ Juturna Springs this Halloween as we ring in the holiday with a weekend of spooky scuba experiences! We’ll be up there the evening of Friday, October...
Juturna Springs Is Coming Along Nicely!
Almost two months ago DWF and some of his fellow instructors got themselves a sneak peek at our new quarry, Juturna Springs. This was a week before they had opened, prior to an entry...
This Weekend DWF Said Goodbye To Hyde’s Quarry, But Hello To 4 New Scuba Divers
DWF spent this weekend doing what he loves, welcoming new scuba divers into the tribe. But as this is the very last weekend Hyde’s Quarry will be open, it was tinged with a bit...
DWF Played Hooky At Dutch Springs This Weekend
One of the most difficult things I’ve found about being a scuba instructor is making sure that I find and keep a balance between doing enough diving purely for fun and putting aside time...
The 2018 Scuba Season has started with a shiver
I have a confession to make. The 2018 Scuba season actually started a little while ago, but DWF has been fighting a case of the sniffles/allergies ever since he got back from The Bahamas. ...
Big Things Are In Store For MD Scuba Diving In 2018
The last couple of times that I was up at Hyde’s Quarry (our regular scuba training venue) I started hearing rumors that a new quarry might be opening up. First, nobody knew where it...
DWF Made Some New Dive Buddies At Dutch Springs
This weekend at Dutch Springs was the kind of experience that made me want to become an instructor. We had 15…count ’em 15 different divers come together to get certified, fun dive, build our skills,...
