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Lorenzoid, The Yemaya took us to more remote and advanced locations throughout the Cioba Marine Park. Of the 15 dives we took, I think only 3 were actually off the coast of Coiba Island.

MV Yemaya II Scuba Diving Trips & Shark Diving Trips - Dive Cocos with Coiba Dive Expeditions This is two-part trip report. The first part describes that absolutely outstanding dive operation offered experienced ADVANCED divers aboard the MV Yemaya. The second part describes the...

Buton, I'm going to Coiba in March 2013. I would GREATLY appreciate your trip report when you return. I am particularly interested in water temperature and water currents in order to pack the appropriate thermal protection and fins. Thank you

Sideways, We were given the dress code requirement through the travel agency that developed the trip for our LDS. When we arrived in Bali, our tour guide, Merta, reiterated that dress code when we were outside the resort. The great staff at Wakatobi also told the women who were taking the local...

Highdesert, I don't blame you for the confusion. You're dealing with 4 elements; United web page, United personnel at the ticket counter in Austin, Singapore Airlines web page, and Singapore personnel at the Houston ticket counter. None of the 4 elements were in sync. Our group trip was...

Highdesert, Your are correct about the differing information regarding Singapore's Baggage rules for Economy Class travel from the USA. Several Economy Class travelers on our flight, relying on the baggage information on the Singapore web site were accessed excess baggage fees for having...

I have included just a few of the 3358 photos I took while I was at WDR. I use a Canon SD870IS PowerShot Point-and-Shoot camera with a Canon underwater housing. I do not use the built-in flash on the camera or any external flash. The SD870 has a programmable button that allows me to reset the...

RESORT ACCOMMODATIONS: 1. Sanur Beach Hotel Bali Discover Paradise in The Most Romantic Hotel Bali The hotel is located directly on Sanur Beach. The beach itself is considered white sand in Balinese terms, but don’t be expecting Panama City Beach, FL, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, or...

THANK YOU TSandM FOR YOUR HELP. DISCLAIMER: THIS IS A LONG TRIP REPORT. Part 1: Travel, Travel Tips Part 2: Resort Accommodations and Diving Part 3: Photos TRAVEL: A group of 24 divers traveled from Austin, Texas to Wakatobi S.E. Sulawesi, Indonesia flying with United Airlines from...

Eagle Ray Pass. My first dive at ERP was in 2005 and I've been back every year since then. First dive of the day, bright sunshine, calm seas (I'm talking water skiing conditions top side). We descended down to 95 fsw and made our way through the pass. Looked out into the most incredible blue...

Has anyone had any recent experience (last 12 months) positive or negative with the Celebes Explorer Liveaboard? Celebes Explorer provides an itinerary in the Celebes Sea in the Sipadan region. Thank you for your time.

Has anyone had any recent experience (last 12 months) positive or negative with the Celebes Explorer Liveaboard? Celebes Explorer provides an itinerary in the Celebes Sea in the Sipadan region. Thank you for your time.

Thank you all for of your insights and help. I greatly appreciate your responses.

Hawkwood, Thank you for your response and info. I'll contact Whites regarding silicon seals.

MOST EXCELLENT PHOTOS!!! It just goes to show what happens when you dive like you are "one of the gang". Drop the ER day job and start knocking on National Geographic's doors. That way I can live vicariously through you and your photos. Thanks for the email. If I wasn't going to Grand Cayman...

Greetings dry suit divers, I just started my research regarding purchasing my first dry suit and would appreciate your help. My LDS has the White Fusion Sport (WFS) dry suit which I tried on and it fit great. The problem I had with the WFS, which I didn't know previously, is that I'm...

The most recent story about the USS Kittiwake sinking is found in today's cayman compass; cayCompass.com :: Kittiwake will be sunk 5 Dec. For those who can't access the web page, here's the story: Kittiwake will be sunk 5 Dec. 16 November The retired submarine rescue vessel USS...

Downing, You are spot on regarding the water color. craracer's wife took some photos of me on my camera for my wife who is a non-diver. When I returned home and displayed the photos on the flat screen TV, she was quite taken by the color of the water around Lighthouse and Half Moon Cay...

I’m craracer’s 2nd dive buddy to whom he refers to in #23 As many of you who travel solo to distant dive destinations know it’s quite a crap-shoot to find a respectable dive buddy. Let me tell you that you should consider yourselves very fortunate if you ever get the chance to dive with...

I am part of a 6 person group of divers who takes a liveaboard trip each April for a week. We've been doing a liveaboard trip together for 6 years and take our trips on a now defunct liveaboard. Now that we are liveaboard orphans, I'm interested in our group going to Grenada or St. Vincent &...