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It's been two years since I read your original post, a happenstance which began an incredible two year personal SCUBA odyssey, culminating in having participated in the Monterey Bay Aquarium's, Day of Discovery! I've included a photo of one of the countless encounters I've had with guests at the...

I stayed at Tasik Ria Resort near Manado and had a great experience. Please, learn to speak a bit of Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), just the basics will go a long way to help create a wonderful trip. Selamet tinggal!

Of course, our oceans are worthy of care. No one is arguing that point. The issue is, where is the evidence to support certain claims? In the case of the Drakes Bay Oyster Company, there is no scientific evidence to support its closure, only politics. It's evident the politics of the Drakes...

This is one reason why the Drakes Bay Oyster Company had to be removed. Who's next?

Get a hold of Bob Brayman's International Career Institute at Hall's. I attended an equipment repair course, in Marathon, in 2011. There were two veterans attending the full course, paid for with VocRehab funds... They'll be able to help you with the particulars of the program and how it can be...

I believe, there's a huge analogy between SCUBA diving and spirituality. It's a great way to explain the duality of our body/spirit experience; our body needs a SCUBA system to experience what is underwater, our spirit needs a body to experience what is physical/Earthly. Our body should do right...

I recently took a friend on an ab trip near Ft Bragg, what a wonderful weekend it was! My friend had never participated in an abalone dive before and, of course, couldn't perform the necessary skills required to obtain these beautiful mollusks. Anyone interested in free diving along the northern...

Every dive I make, I feel like the luckiest guy in the world. Though, my dive in Bermuda was indeed a special experience.:D I conducted a couple of dives in the Puget Sound and was similarly enthralled by the jellies swimming through the clear dark water. Diving with the abalone (not picking...

FantaSea is a dive shop within walking distance from our position in Hamilton. I scheduled the dive from the Holland America ship. The Dive Master met us at the security checkpoint and escorted us to the diveboat directly in front of our cruise ship, so make sure you're ready to go when you...

Red Abalone near Albion, CA.

Have fun! But get to the Channel Islands as soon as you can.

I have a dream to cpatain a dive boat for disabled divers and your posts keep me focused on the responsibilities I wish to accept. Thank you for your time and effort.

Yet another socialist power grab by a Democratic administration gone wild. How's that change workin' for you?

I used an S-90 during a trip to Bermuda and posted a few pics on this site. Hopefully, the link above takes you to one of them. I used a plastic housing with no external flash (I'm a newbie) but there is an aluminum housing that's very nice and has attachments for external lights. Without...

I'm considering attending Bob Brayman's International Diving Career Institute. I'd like to complete the equipment repair course and the Dive Business and Sales course. Is this an appropriate investment of time and money?

Awesome. I've begun to get involved with a program in California called the Disabled Veterans SCUBA Project. It's similar to Soldiers Undergoing Disabled SCUBA (SUDS), out of Washington, DC. It's nice to be able to assist these guys as they expand their capabilities and skills. Thanks for...

There's been a lot of press on the goings on deep in the Gulf these days, that's for sure. It's people like you that keep us from living in caves. Thanks.

Thank you for your comments, DCBC. I'm a retired US Marine and dive recreationally. Though I'm excited for him, I know this profession is competitive and arduous. Your comments will help him understand what he's up against. Fair winds and following seas to you and yours.

I've got an 18 year old nephew who wants to attend DIT in Seattle, WA. Given a conservative estimation that he is an average academic student but eager and capable physically and success is dependent on his results, is DIT merely a diver mill or do they put out a quality product that is...

Look up Reef.com Also, there's an organization in Southern California call, Disable Veterans SCUBA Project, which assists disabled vets and their dive buddies.