Semi Local...Isle Royal

[scott1611]

I was able to go last year at the beginning of Sept.  I had gotten certified in May (both OW and AOW), had 36 dives in when I went up there.  I did my deep specialty while we were up there.  For me it was such a treat, like a kid in a candy store. 

The cost wasn't bad, we kept it down by staying in the sleeping shelters.  We had nice weather the entire time, we got 8 dives in over the 3 days we were there.  I was able to dive the Congdon bow and stern (well, not the actual stern stern ). Emperor bow and stern (2x), Monarch, and the America (2x).  I loved the Emperor stern, that was very cool to see...just wish I had more time to look at it.  The America was just something else, with the nice weather and the sun...it was surreal diving that wreck.

I'd love to get back up there, but I want to make sure I can get down south and dive the ocean.  So if I can swing an Isle Royal trip next year without affecting my savings toward a trip to Cozumel or some other place in 2009, I'll probably be back up there sooner rather than later.