DEMA with Friends from Digideep
October 16th, 2004 by James
When I returned home, Andi, Aline, and Lars from Germany had already arrived and were happy to finally see me. I was pretty tired having only caught a few hours of sleep but I felt like I should take them out for a beer, so we went to the Onion Creek Cafe in the Heights. I’m glad we went, as it was a beautiful night and I hadn’t had a beer in weeks…:-) I was hosting these three who were visiting from Germany, staying in Houston for the Dive Equipment Marketting Association (DEMA) show. I hadn’t met them before (except over the net) but they were nice and I think we all had a good visit at James’s house.
A cold front came through so the next day was absolutely gorgeous. There was still some swell pumping in from Matthew so I took all of us down to Surfside Beach with the longboards. Andi really wanted to try surfing and conditions were perfect for surfing lessons - a light offshore breeze, warm water, thigh high swells with good form. A great bonus was that Andi brough along their Canon S60 with underwater housing - so we took it out in the waves to get some photos.
Photos from Surfside Beach. Photos in this section are by me, Lars, Aline, and Andi. Lars has some more shots in his gallery at: http://www.sinnfrei-aber-cool.de/images/2004_10_11_surfside/
Eric says I look like a mountain man with this beard - I didn’t shave while I was offshore - and he’s probably right. I did shave when I got home, so I’m back to “normal” now. Before that Lars captured this photo of me after the days surfing that pretty much says it all - time for some sleep!
My friends Eric Cheng and Craig Jones came in to town for the DEMA show so we had a blast. Eric put together a comprehensive report about underwater photography equipment showcased at DEMA which can be found at Wetpixel.
Andi, Aline, and Lars at my house for breakfast. Eric takes notes, and Eric and Craig take photos at the Amphibico booth at DEMA.
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