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Okay, so trying to plan a trip for the hubby and I, 25th anniversary. Last 2 weeks of Dec, 2015. Some dive background- -novice PADI open water divers with ~50 dives. certified in Virgin Islands, 3 trips to Bonaire, 1 to Cocoview/Roatan, mostly boat divers - like to stay shallow...

Planning our next trip and would like some advice. Probably an open ended question but really looking for an idea of where to start researching. Since we are flying from east coast US, figure it's better to spend 2 weeks in Hawaii. So the question is which 2 or 3 islands are best for...

Hi, Probably a lot of these questions have been asked before. We are thinking of going to Roatan this winter and going to CCV. About us: relatively new divers, about 50 logged dives, most from Buddy Dive/Bonaire, which we have been to 3 times. Enjoy boat diving, most dives were boat dives...

Just got back from a too-short week on Bonaire. Weather was okay - often cloudy, some rain, some wind, but overall pretty nice. This was our 2nd trip to Bonaire, went Feb 2011 as well. We stayed at Buddy Dive both times. I was a little apprehensive after reading the other thread about...

Hi, On my first week of real usage on vacation with my Aeris Contour BCD, the tank slipped through the strap on one of my early dives. The strap had been presoaked and tightened by my husband. I found that all the other BCs on the boat or around the resort we could look at had a rubber...

Hi, We (me and husband) are going to Bonaire for the first time in February for 10 days. Some background: We are very new divers, got PADI OW certified last March in BVIs after poolwork in Maine, and dove 1 other time (in tank at DiveQuest in Disney). That's it for experience. We...

Hello, I was told possibly someone on here could help me. I'm a new diver (was a snorkeler for years) and decided to spring for a set of Vortex V-16 Split Fins for my OW training. Took a little to get used to, but I loved them! Unfortunately a few days later we were snorkeling off...

Okay, I know I'm dreaming, but I can't be the first person to have lost a fin (stupid I know, but they sink like a rock and I didn't have dive equipment - I was snorkelling). :dork2: This was an oceanis Vortext V-16 split fin so aren't cheap. Any way to buy just one? I know - it's a long...

Taking the PADI OW class...finished all class and tests, onto the confined water. Everything was going great until..... Today we did the remove regulator/replace exercise. We were at the bottom of the deep end of the pool. I did it, got a little water in my mouth, no big deal, coughed...

From the other thread about newbie mistakes something I heard most common was divers going beyond their abilities/training. This won't be a problem with me, I have no desire to do that! So, this may be a pathetically stupid question, but can I (my husband and I actually) as newly OW...

Hi! I'm new and posted this in my intro but I figured I'd get more "exposure" :-) here: I am taking a PADI OW course in January, with the dives in the BVIs. I just bought a shorty 3mm suit mailorder. It's what the Dive Shop in the BVIs said I should get. As I'm hard to fit (short...

Hello, I am very new (haven't even taken my PADI OW class yet but I am signed up). Live outside of Portland, ME but am interested in warm water dives :-) Actually going to do the OW dives in the BVIs, not in ME. Just class and pool up here. My first question: I just bought a shorty...