Lunarscope JUNE 2017

Inside this issue

02 Events Calendar Club Officers

03 Pending Club Events and Trips

04 Pending Dive Shop Trips

05 Lunarfins Belize Trip

06 Parting Shots

Lunarfins P.O. Box 57514

Webster TX 77598-7514

Lunarfins Board Meetings will now be held at 5:30 p.m. before the general meetings, in the Clear Lake Park Civic

Room as above.

If you have an issue to bring before the board,

contact any board member to get on the agenda.

General Meeting Information

Where: Except April and December: Clear Lake Park; 5001 NASA Road 1, on

the South (lake) side of NASA Road One.

When: Second Wednesday of each month at 7 PM except April and December.

Come early for a social time at 6:30 PM. Join us afterward at Mario’s in

Seabrook for food, drink and camaraderie.

Lunarfins, a non-profit club that promotes the sport of scuba diving.

Next Meeting: Wednesday, June 14

Speaker: Lunarfin member Louise Toole

The June 14th presentation at the Lunarfins General Meeting will cover the Life of Jacques-Yves Cousteau (JYC). The talk will be based on Jean-Michel Cousteau’s book - ‘My Father, The Captain’. Jean-Michel is the first son of JYC. He presents an interesting memoir of his father. There will be a few fun prizes at the meeting. June is the month that Cousteau was born and also the month he died. Join us and enjoy learning more about this great pioneer. Invite your friends. Also educational for children.

Available at meetings:

Lunarfins embroidered logo shirts $15. One small (gold), and one large (khaki). Or you can bring your own in to have the logo added for $8.

Stickers for sale ($1 ea)

Drink Koozies ($2 ea)

June 2017

Events Calendar

(Tentative plans)

Aug 19 Beach Party

Sep 23 Adopt A Beach

Oct TBD Lunch and a Tour

Oct TBD Mexico Trip

Nov 14 Happy Hour

Dec 02 Christmas Party

Jan 27 TGCC Awards Banquet

Feb 11 La Brisa Breakfast

Mar TBD Ocean Discovery

Apr 11 Open House Picnic

Apr 18 JSC Health/Safety Day

May 05 Gear Checkout

May TBD Club Trip

June TBD Pot Luck Supper

Membership

2017 membership fees are now being accepted.

Membership runs from April 1st to March 31st.

Please bring the form (below) to the next meeting or mail it in.

Don’t forget to fill out your interest and if you want to be included in the directory.

Only those who chose to be shown in the directory will get access to the directory.

Membership Application

This link will download the file to your computer.

ELECTED OFFICERS President Mike Peters 281-481-9091 mgpetershome@comcast.net Vice President Louise Toole 281-532-1179 toolela@yahoo.com Secretary JaVan Pruett 281-229-8631 caladyfish@yahoo.com Treasurer (acting) John Gorman 281-481-0667 john_gorman_2@yahoo.com Social Director OPEN Equipment Barney Corbin 409-497-4043 bcorbin78@yahoo.com

APPOINTED Training Information Bill Jones Mr.Bill.Jones@comcast.net Trip Information OPEN trips@lunarfins.com TGCC Representative Polly Swerdlin 281-814-4606 pmswerdlin@gmail.com Advisors Fred Toole 281-532-1179 fctoole@yahoo.com George Clark 713-303-7900 geokarclark@aol.com Newsletter & Website Polly Swerdlin 281-814-4606 webeditor@lunarfins.com

A boy asks his father, "Dad, are bugs good to eat?“ "That's disgusting. Don't talk about things like that over dinner," the dad

replies. After dinner the father asks, "Now, son, what did you want to ask me?“ "Oh, nothing," the boy says. "There was a bug

in your soup, but now it’s gone."

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June 2017

Pending Club Trips and Events

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Advice from an Alligator Take a bite out of life

Keep a low profile Bask in the sun

Have a healthy appetite Keep an eye on opportunities

Be thick-skinned

Don't be afraid to open your mouth!

August 1, 2017

The 16th Annual Bill Jones Cozumel Vacation

These trips have been named the most popular “all inclusive”

scuba diving vacation package in Houston. Price is $1349, staying

at the Iberostar Resort.

Email Bill to be on his list for the latest plus any classes offered.

Mr.Bill.Jones@comcast.net

Tickets on sale NOW!

Let’s Meet at Texas City Dike for a Beach Party! Saturday, August 19 4 p.m. until dusk

• Cost per vehicle is $5 cash • BYOB (no glass), finger foods to share • Beach chairs, canopies, games & your dogs More about the dike: http://www.texas-city-tx.org/default.aspx?name=rec.dike

FYI Barney found these articles; wonder who is next?

http://scubadiverlife.com/padi-sold-700-million-usd/ https://www.deeperblue.com/huish-outdoors-buys-oceanic-hollis-brands-aup/

Divers Paradise Sept 30-Oct 5 Guadalupe Islands www.dpscuba.com

Gigglin’ Marlin Dive & Swim Oct 7-14 St. Eustatius www.gigglinmarlin.com

Island Dreams Many to choose from www.divetrip.com

Maximum Scuba http://maximum-scuba.com

Oceanic Ventures Sep 2-8 Bahamas http://oceanicventures.com

Outside The Asylum Jun 17-24 Red Sea Liveaboard www.otadiving.com

REEF Trips Dive Vacations That Count www.reef.org/trips

Sport Divers Aug 31-Sep 9 Fiji www.sportdivers.com

June 2017

Trips Offered by Dive Shops etc.

LOCAL TRIPS Flower Gardens Texas Coral Reefs

Texas Dive Center

www.txdivecenter.com 281-741-9949

Shoving off on the Easy Diver Sport Divers www.sportdivers.com 281-338-1611

Our trips are generally 30 miles offshore, although longer trips or three tank dives can be arranged.

Freeport to the Rigs Weekends that weather allows

$250 pp - $15 additional for tanks

Rig diving daytrips by Captain Beard Charters www.captainbeardcharte

rs.com 832-603-1698

INTERNATIONAL

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June 2017

Lunarfins Belize Trip

By Fred Toole

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Punny… With her marriage, she got a new name and a dress.

The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recovered. A midget fortune-teller who escapes from prison is a small medium at large.

Once you've seen one shopping centre, you've seen a mall.

Eleven Lunarfins just returned from a diving trip to Belize organized by Barbara Corbin. We flew into Belize City and then a Maya Air flight to San Pedro, a community on Ambergris Cay. Ambergris Cay is the largest island of Belize, located northeast of the country in the Caribbean Sea. It is about 25 miles long from north to south and about one mile wide. Our accommodations at the Sunbreeze Suites were excellent. The rooms overlooked the pool, beach, boat docks, and Caribbean. Adjacent the pool patio was a wash tank for our gear. San Pedro has many small restaurants serving Belizean meals and drinks. There are also an ample number of shops and beach bars. A barrier reef a short distance off shore caused a rough boat ride through pass due to easterly winds. Most dive sites were within 15 minutes of the docks. On two tank dives we returned to the dock between dives for fresh fruit snacks. On days of three dives we had a lunch break after the second morning dive. The reefs appeared healthy, but there was a lack of fish. We think it might be due to over fishing by the locals. The dive guides have been spearing lionfish and feeding them to nurse sharks. On every dive we had several nurse sharks following us. Saw the guide spear only two lionfish, and other than that didn’t see many others. Dives were along walls and crevices with depths ranging between 90 and 30 feet. Water temp of 82. Everyone agreed we should plan another trip.

June 2017

The Lunarfins Scuba Club was organized in 1963 by a small group of divers who worked at the Manned Spacecraft Center, as Johnson Space Center (JSC) was known back then. The club grew primarily through the sponsorship of SCUBA training classes, local dive trips and social activities. Since that time, membership has broadened to include anyone interested in diving. The majority of our members are in some way affiliated with NASA but this is not a requirement for membership and we have members from all across the board.

Lunarfins P.O. Box 57514

Webster TX 77598-7514

281-814-4606 webeditor@lunarfins.com

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/grou

ps/687047211312336/

Website:

http://www.lunarfins.com/

TPWD reefs:

http://tpwd.texas.gov/landwater/

water/habitats/artificial_reef/

Parting Shots

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These and more are on our website

Barney’s presentation in May

Louise in Belize

Pot Luck Supper at the Puschinsky’s Saturday, June 10 there were about 30 Lunarfins and friends who enjoyed a feast of crawfish, ribs and several excellent side dishes and desserts. The best part was catching up with everyone. Fred Toole had his beautifully restored 1955 Austin Healey to show off.

Thank you, Bob and Marilyn, for hosting!