Certification Date 10/15/2006! Pictured above are Instructor Terry Briscoe, Candice Gerstman, Charity Gerstman, Instructor Phil Hutchens, Danny Partridge, Jennifer Bryant, and Richard Newman.

A new perspective on the classic old dive hand signal, OK !	Charity Gerstman, and her big sis Candice , two of our newest Barracuda Divers!

On October 22nd, Aquatic Encounters and Barracuda Divers held an underwater pumpkin carving contest ! Pictured on front row, Candice Gerstman, Charity Gerstman, and Jamie Bunis. Back row Instructor Oneal Swann, Justin Lynn, Danny Partridge, Darren Wamble, and Instructor Phil Hutchens.

Instructor Helena Uber, Vortex Springs, Florida	Rhonda Swann and Debbie Gillam, water side to view the pumpkin carving contest at Vortex Springs.

About to enter the water with their pumpkins, sisters Candice and Charity.	Heading out to carve their pumpkins; Candice and Charity.

Archimedes Principle in action ! Why didn't someone tell me these pumpkins were EXTREMELY positively buoyant? Charity trying to get her pumpkin to the bottom !	Charity 10 minutes later, STILL trying to get that &%#@%$ pumpkin to the bottom !

Candice surfaces with her Halloween pumpkin creation, a Ghost Jack-o-lantern !! Great job, Candice !	Charity surfaces 1 hour and 10 minutes later with her Jack-O-Lantern! After seventy minutes in 68 degree water, Charity was shaking all over! However, it was worth it because her pumpkin wound up winning first place, and a new rolling dive gear bag, compliments of Aquatic Encounters !

Charity, and the winning Jack-O-Lantern !	On the way home from Vortex, we stopped and visited the USS Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. Pictured in front of the battleship, Candice Gerstman, Debbie Gillam, and Charity Gerstman.

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