Running our boat was about 1.5 hrs each way into and out of the bay to get to E. Tawas.
The next trip up to Mackinaw Island, we skipped E. Tawas and spent a couple of days in Presque Isle and did some shipwreck snorkeling.
Firemedic 181, Sounds like a great trip. When going in the past, I made the stop at East Tawas on the return trip back and that added a good amount of time to get all the way up in there into Tawas. Nice town but if doing the Mackinaw trip, I would skip East Tawas.
Blueone, I agree with K Dub, when we were at Portside a few years ago, I was washing the snakes off the dock all the time, using the hose. The bastards kept coming back!!!! We were out towards the end between the two sea wall. Last year, was at Seaway, didn't have any issues with snakes. We...
Thanks TTMOT, appreciate it. I lost my dive buddy a couple of years ago, so I haven't been down in a little while but I have a good couple of candidates to partner up with and get back in the water.
I too have the Spare Air tank. Backup for diving if my main tanks run out due to a failure. This is a backup safety piece of equipment which should provide enough air to surface in an emergency situation. Mine is old and I should probably have it scoped to ensure the condition is still good.