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Lake Phoenix
Lake Phoenix
No mater what your experience level is, Lake Phoenix is the perfect place to complete
your open water training.
Training begins at 11:00 am Saturday morning with an orientation of the lake’s facilities.
When you arrive at that lake, you’ll need to sign in at the “Dive Shack” at the front
entrance gate. Your name will be listed on the Sea Colony manifest and will entitle you to
entrance to the quarry for two days of diving. If you are planning to camp at the lake or
stay in one of the lake’s cabins, you’ll need to pay your lodging fee directly to the lake at
the Dive Shack. Information on camping fees and visitor or snorkeler entrance fees can
be found at the Lake Phoenix Web Site Services Page.
After the orientation, we’ll break everyone up into small groups and assign each group an
instructor and dive master. Your instructor will then brief you on the day’s dives. Typically
you will do two back to back dives on Saturday afternoon and finish your training with two
back to back dives on Sunday morning. Sunday morning dive briefings will begin at 8:00
am giving you time to break down your camp and be on the road by early Sunday
afternoon.
If you get hungry, located on the lake grounds is The Deco Stop concessions which
serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Alternatively, there are several nearby eateries
including Subway, Dunkin Donuts and the Nottoway Restaurant. On Saturday evenings
we generally like to invite the entire group to the Nottoway Restaurant where they setup
their banquet room for us. Dinners there run in the $8 to $15 range. After dinner we’ll
head back to our camp site. Those who are taking the Advanced Open Course will
prepare their equipment for a night dive while the rest of the group gathers around the
campfire. The night ends with storying telling, dive scrapbooks and smores around the
campfire!
Things to Bring with you to the Lake
You should remember to bring the following items with you when you do you certification
dives at Lake Phoenix
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Mask
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Fins
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Snorkel
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Booties
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Log Book
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Bathing Suit and Towel
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Bug Spray and Sun Screen
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Snacks and Drinks
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Looking out over Lake Phoenix
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