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Kate We were on Pemba in January last year and the diving was amazing. We went to Manta Reef Lodge on the northern tip of Pemba. It was an excellent resort. As mentioned before, the conditions tend to be a bit more advanced than elsewhere (deep, strong currents, variable visibility), but...

I'm back!! It's now been 18 months since my first corneal transplant (11 since the second) and the final stitches came out this week. In another 6 weeks or so, I will be able to do my first dive since March 2005!! Both transplants were a success, and I now have corrected vision between 20/15...

Andy No it doesn't mean I'm giving up diving..... I'm itching to get into the water but am still healing from various eye surgeries. In fact the S1 took a dip in our swimming pool when I fell in the pool with the camera!! Together with my cellphone!! I replaced the camera wiht an S3. When I...

Hi all I am posting this thread here because I felt it might not reach the South African divers in the normal marketplace fora because of the dominance of American posts. If the moderators feel this is wrong, then feel free to move my post. I have a Canon Housing for the S1is for sale...

Goeff and others I thought it might be an idea to add my further experiences on this topic. I had my second cornea transplant done in my left eye the last week of November - I had my right eye done in April. So, the left eye... It is is doing well at the moment and I currently have...

Rescuers end search for missing scuba divers July 22 2005 at 11:35AM By Ali Sultan Zanzibar, Tanzania - Rescue teams gave up the search for four Danish scuba divers and their Canadian instructor on Friday, a week after the group failed to surface at a designated spot off the coast...

Which is why I always carry my own SMB. When we dived in Pemba in January we had a situation where we couldn't drift with markers because of the risk of entanglement with the reef (the gentle prevailing current was sort of diagonally up and over the reef), The skipper knew the conditions...

Stefo I think pilot fish was referring to the fact that so many divers missing at the same time was unusual Which dive centre were they "based" at? I was at Manta in January, but the island you were referring to (Misali) isn't familiar to me? I presume it's at the southern end of the island?

This appeared in our local paper Does anyone have any more details? Four divers missing in Zanzibar July 18 2005 at 11:15AM Dar es Salaam - Four Danish tourists and their Canadian diving instructor are missing in the Zanzibar islands off the East African coast, police said on...

You should be able to fly LAX-ATL-CPT for around US$2000 flying Delta and SAA

Vetdiver... It's bit of a bummer but, hey, if I can't see anything theres not much point is there :) It doesn't mean I can't line my stomach with beer or some of our fine South African wine. I'll make you a deal. I can't take you diving (Andy will have to do that) will you let me...

Goeff Rather you than me in Iraq!!! Anyway, thanks very much for your input. Just to let you know I had my transplant done last Tuesday (19/04). We in South Africa have a much smaller donor base so the wait was pretty long. The surgery went well, but I had a small cyst develop inside my...

Andrew I'm here. No more diving for 18 months :(( Had my cornea transplant last Tuesday and the doc says a big no-no to getting my head below water. The other eye is scheduled for January next year so no diving at least until September next year...... Simon

Mike I dived Gansbaai in the second week of June last year and it was fantastic. The vis was around 25m (in fact you could see the bottom). We saw about 60 sightings of allegedy 12 different sharks. Some boats have more luck than others, but a lot depends on the day. ShakaZulu - it...

So I enter the competition and only halfway through the entry do I notice this competition is CLOSED to the entire world except the US and Canada. So much for scubaboard being a global community..... If you're going to going to spash out a big advert for a competition at least say I mustn't...

Absolutely. I did notice however, that my Mode Dial (I have an S1 - WP-DC20 combo) became really tight. Ordinarily I switch between Movie and AP but at 40m I couldn't turn that sucker.

I was just wondering how deep people have had their Canon housings (with or without camera) While I wouldn't advocate anyone really pushing the housings to beyond the limits recommended by Canon, I have on several occasions taken my camera to 45m (148ft). I have found the build quality...

I keep mine long-term in a little sealed plastic bag which has a bit of silcone grease in it. If I know the housing will be used every couple of weeks I keep the o-ring in place and just shuffle it around every time it gets cleaned. And yes the manual specifically states the housing must not...

Bob When I try click on any of the links beyond the introduction I get messages about bad links. You goy any ideas - I had the mandrake stuff on my PC but it crashed and am looking to reinstall the actions. Thanks Simon

Good point - Shark high season is around August to October, and considering the price I'd forget about doing it in Feb. . Not so. It is very rare that there is nowhere to dive in the Cape because the seas are too rough to dive, especially in Cape Town. We probably lose about 15 to 20 days a...