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    Upcoming Curacao and Aruba Trip - Advice Requested

    Hi there! My wife and I are heading to Curacao and Aruba late October. We plan to spend a week on each island and could use some advice. 1. Rental cars - we've noticed there are a lot of "off-brand" rental car agencies on each island. By "off-brand" I mean not Hertz, Avis, Budget, etc. Any...
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    Looking for my original PADI OW instructor

    Try calling PADI Customer Service: 800 729 7234.
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    pocket rescue mask

    My experience is that a wet filter greatly increases the breathing resistance making it difficult to render rescue breaths. My preference is to carry a rescue mask without a filter in my BCD - in choppy water it helps a lot with airway protection. I find it also makes it easier to get a good...
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    Take Only Pictures, or just take,take,take?

    I opt for taking only photos for the following reasons: 1. Many wrecks are final resting places and should be treated as such. 2. Bringing up artifacts for archeological purposes is only useful when those artifacts are collected in accordance with archeological standards and protocols. 3...
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    What's the best way to find out if conditions are good to snorkel in Vero?

    Give Deep 6 Vero a call (772-562-2883) and ask for the scuba department. They usually have a good sense of what is going on.
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    Military Members Roll Call

    Captain, USAF Chemical Research Officer, Acquisition, Comm, Manpower 1991-2001
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    Planning Trip to Big Island

    To find out more about chambers and evacuation,You can always call DAN (Divers Alert Network (diversalertnetwork.org, 800-446-2671). They seem to be pretty happy answering questions even if you are not a member.
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    Planning Trip to Big Island

    I second the comment about the Manta Ray night diving. I would strongly consider this a "not to be missed" dive activity -- it is an awesome, unique and incredible experience. I also concur with going with a two tank (twilight/night) excursion. As for experience, I did my first manta ray...
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