Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Vancouver + hotel accommodations

[Ray Keefer <psubs2001@yahoo.com>]

Hi Phil,

No worries. You exemplify one of the best charactisitics of PSUBbers. We are all do-ers. We are all busy pursuing our passions and having fun doing it. I am amazed that we are even able to meet yearly. Can you believe it? This is the eigth time the group has met!

Regards,
Ray

--- On Wed, 8/19/09, Phil Nuytten <phil@philnuytten.com> wrote:

> From: Phil Nuytten <phil@philnuytten.com>
> Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Vancouver + hotel accommodations
> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> Date: Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 6:27 PM
> Hi, Ray,
> The False Creek area is on the opposite side of
> Vancouver  proper from Nuytco - If you think of
> Vancouver as San Francisco, then North Vancouver is across
> the harbor- just like Oakland.
> There is a rapid transit ferry system called the 'Sea Bus'
> takes passengers across the harbor from downtown Vancouver.
> It's a 15 minute ride.From where the Sea Bus lands at a
> large market/hotel  called Lonsdale Quay -it's about a
> 5 minute walk to the Nuytco/Can-Dive shops. There are a
> number of pretty reasonable hotels in the older area east of
> the Sea Bus (the Gastown area and beyond) - and a lot
> quicker to get to the North Shore (North and West
> Vancouver). West of the downtown area, Robson Street is full
> of small hotels and that's a 10-15 minute drive to Nuytco.
>    False creek is further but it's all
> relative, I guess . . . it's about 30-35 minutes from False
> Creek to Nuytco. The Granville Island market at false creek
> is pretty neat, also.
> 
> Sorry we haven't been able to give you much assistance with
> this stuff - we're right in the middle of our 'crazy season'
> - just finished two major submarine contract expeditions
> back to back ( google 'Living Oceans' and 'Pavilion Lake' -
> one 'L' in Pavilion - and you'll see what we've been up to -
> Our 5 passenger, 1000' 'Curasub' is just back from pressure
> testing at San Antonio, Texas (our pot isn't quite big
> enough to take that hull) and we are stuffing it full of
> electronics and hydraulics prior for delivery to
> 'Sea-Aquarium' at Bapor Kibra, on the island of Curacao
> (google sea-aquarium, curacao) slated for October. We have a
> crew leaving nextweek for a deep pipeline project in South
> Korea, and on, and on! Sure not complaining - just very
> busy!
> As far as sub diving: by October the field operations
> should have slowed down and we will have at least a couple
> of subs available - probably Aquarius and one or two
> DeepWorkers.
> Phil
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Keefer" <psubs2001@yahoo.com>
> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 5:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Vancouver + hotel
> accommodations
> 
> 
> Hi Jay,
> 
> The convention organizer, me, doesn't yet know where the
> diving or conference room is going to be. Even the visit to
> Phil's place isn't nailed down to his shop or his museum.
> Though fortunately those two are just half an alley away.
> 
> Dave Walls and I had planned to go up on Friday, 21 August
> 2009 to meet with Phil to finalize details. We are still
> going up.
> 
> Well since the group wants The Inn at False Creek. That is
> where we will stay. We will drive to where ever the other
> events occur.
> 
> I will drive up from Oregon for the convention and can
> carry 4 in my car.
> 
> I can split a room. Last year's convention cost me $1,600.
> I have to economize this year.
> 
> Regards,
> Ray
> 
> --- On Sat, 8/15/09, Jay K. Jeffries <bottomgun@mindspring.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Jay K. Jeffries <bottomgun@mindspring.com>
> > Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Vancouver + hotel
> accommodations
> > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > Date: Saturday, August 15, 2009, 7:49 AM
> > Ron,Thanks for your offer of
> > recommending a hotel for us.  We need to hear
> something
> > from our Conference organizer as most of us try to
> stay in
> > the same hotel.  This makes for easing
> transportation
> > issues and allows members to socialize in between
> PSUB
> > functions.  It is convenient if the hotel has a
> > conference room available also.  Ideally the
> hotel is
> > centrally located to Phil Nuytten’s facility in
> North
> > Vancouver and where ever we are going to make dives
> with
> > subs.  It helps to have a varied choice of
> dining
> > facilities close to the hotel.R/Jay   
> Resepectfully,Jay K.
> > JeffriesAndros Is.,
> > Bahamas
> >  Save
> > the whales, collect the whole set.
> > 
> >  From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]
> On Behalf
> > Of ronleonard@shaw.ca
> > Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:40 PM
> > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Vancouver + hotel
> > accommodations
> >  OK, remind me of the area of
> > Vancouver you want to stay in, or what hotels you have
> been
> > looking at and I'll see what I can recommend or find
> in
> > the area.
> >  Aside from that, a
> > nice spot is the Inn at False Creek. http://www.innatfalsecreek.com/.
> > It's a decent place, central to most things, right on
> > the edge of Downtown and very close to Robson St
> (great
> > shopping) and Yaletown (great restaurants and brew
> > pubs).
> >  Ron
> >      On 14-Aug-09, at 3:11 PM, Jay K.
> Jeffries
> > wrote:
> > 
> > Jon,I also will have a car to share
> > as I will be driving up from (and returning to)
> Seattle if
> > the hotel situation can be resolved
> > short-order.R/Jay  Resepectfully,Jay K.
> > JeffriesAndros Is.,
> > Bahamas Save
> > the whales, collect the whole
> set.   -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]
> > On Behalf Of Steve McQueen
> > Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 5:22 PM
> > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Vancouver + hotel
> > accommodations Jon, I would be willing to pitch
> > in for a van if that is the decision. It would be nice
> to
> > know I'd have a way around. Steve
> > McQueenIndianapolis,
> > IN
> > 
> 
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