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 started off the summer (the summer solstice was this Thursday) with some Zombie Killing Mahem! 2018’s first PADI Zombie Apocalypse Diver class brought together some of the roughest, toughest, zombie hunting enthusiasts this...
DWF (along with my awesome Divemaster Mary) spent this weekend welcoming three new PADI Open Water Scuba Divers into the fold! This was one of those weekends that reminds me exactly why I became...
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. ...
This weekend DWF finished up his very last scheduled PADI Open Water Scuba Diver course of the year. Flanked by my awesome Divemaster Andrew we took four students through their four Open Water checkout...
DWF survived yet another trip around the sun this weekend and decided to celebrate his **th birthday by taking some students to Hyde’s Quarry for Open Water, Dry Suit, and Peak Performance Buoyancy dives....
DWF and his team of Zombie Hunting Scuba Divers staked out the chilly waters of Hyde’s Quarry for some zombie annihilation, scavenging, infectious material recovery operations, and oh yah…a whole lot of fun. ...
Hyde’s Quarry has opened back up for the 2017 scuba season, and DWF was out there this weekend to welcome 5 new PADI Open Water Scuba Divers into the world! This was a pretty...
When I woke up yesterday morning and saw it was snowing my first thought was “you gotta be kidding me!” I have learned something this season. When I have the chance to teach a...
This weekend, Columbia Scuba welcomes 6 brand spankin’ new PADI Open Water Scuba Divers into the world of scuba diving. With the help of fellow MSDT “Pro-Dive” Serif, we each worked with our classes...
Let me be the first to congratulate Columbia Scuba‘s 8 newest PADI Zombie Apocalypse Divers! This week DWF had his biggest Zombie Apocalypse Diver Class evah! Assisted by my awesome DMiT Stu, we kicked...
Congratulations to Columbia Scuba‘s 2 newest PADI Dry Suit Specialty divers! We had Hyde’s Quarry pretty much to ourselves today to take the students’ newly acquired dry suit skills for a spin. Down at...
DWF celebrated his **th birthday this weekend by certifying 7 brand new PADI Open Water divers! Last week the class finished up our confined water dives as well...
DWF spent this weekend assisting Columbia Scuba team member and fellow MSDT Serif with an Open Water class at Hyde’s Quarry up in Westminster, MD. Flanked by our awesome up-and-coming DMiT Dwayne, we kept...
DiveWithFrank had another awesome weekend of summer diving. Hyde’s Quarry has really warmed up. Surface temperatures were 76 degrees, while the temperature at 25 feet was still a balmy 53 degrees. Congratulation to Columbia...
Who ordered a weekend with clear water, a couple of PADI Open Water Certifications, and a side of Peak Performance Buoyancy? Great job everybody!
September 24 – October 4, 2026
Sun. Salt. Soft coral walls. The South Pacific done right.
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April 24 – May 1, 2027
Warm water. Caribbean reefs. Easy diving. Big adventure energy.
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Three trips. Plenty of teeth.
One heck of a season.
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