Weeki Wachee 24 Oct 2009

Weeki Wachee Pumpkin Carving and Costume Contest

We headed up to Weeki Wachee Saturday for some spooky fun. We were invited by our friends from Clermont at South Lake Divers. We arrived a bit early and walked around the park, went for a boat ride and caught a mermaid show.
Time to gear up for the pumpkin contest. Good thing that it was a shallow dive. Most of us took about an hour to carve our pumpkins. They were then put on display for the mermaids to judge. We surfaced to change tanks and don our costumes.
Leeann had a great kelp costume that flowed with every movement. Shannon was Super Girl. Allison was Ugly Betty and I was just an old lady looking for her dog... We all had a blast. After a bit the mermaids made their choices. Larry from South Lake Divers won for his skull and crossbones pumpkin. For his effort he took home a new aluminum 80 cf scuba tank. As it happens Larry also won the DC1000 Sealife camera for his portrayal as Dumble Diver. He won the heart of the mermaids with his underwater magic tricks. Congratulations Larry, we will have to work harder next year. The mermaids also picked Shannon's pumpkin to be placed on the head of David of the Deep statue for the nighttime mermaid shows
Carl