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The 24 hour news cycle is indeed a vicious beast. Officials and reporters pressured for more information and stories, ASAP! Facts may get twisted up in the frenzy of it all, but I still don’t believe the mainstream media outlets “make up” things. The whole scenario was absolutely horrendous and...

What do you think the media wants us to believe? And why would the media want us to believe anything other than the truth?? Just curious.

Thanks, KathyV, for your response and helpful tips. We have signed on for the full all-meals-included and 3 boat dives a day package. I have a feeling we won’t have any extra energy to explore the island after a day of diving. We will have a non-diving day to explore a bit. I’ll explore the...

Our Canadian dollar gets us about 75 cents American. IT’s always painful to buy USD. But we don’t go diving to save money that’s for sure...and tipping is part of the deal. We will likely rent a car for a day or two...any recommendations?

Thanks for your response. I concur about tipping ...I just wanted to be sure I have enough USD with me...

Hi, this fall, my husband and I will be diving at the Cobalt Coast dive resort on Grand Cayman and experiencing their “valet” diving services. How much do we tip the dive crew, assuming we are happy with the service, as I think we will be. We’ll be there for two weeks (we’re splurging!) ... when...

Hi..I loved your video. What photo program do you use for editting? ANd what kind of camera/lighting were you using? My husband and I will will be diving on GC this November! Thanks, Cathy

:) I get a lot of medical advice from Dr. Google too!

Yes, I think that is one reason they are keeping track of snorkelling deaths and the kind of equipment worn. The air-exchange rate with the full face mask can be poor, apparently. Plus, it’s difficult to get off your face if you’re in a panic situation. I have no personal knowledge of this —...

..And just a day ago, a 78-year-old man from California was pulled from Ulua Beach Maui..he’d been snorkelling and was foud unresponsive..but medic crews managed to get his heart beating again and hopefully he’ll be okay. He was snorkelling with a regular style mask and snorkel...not the...

I am on Maui right now and in the past month or so, there have been up to 12 deaths along Maui beaches...most of them snorkellers, most of them men, most of them 65-plus. My husband talked to a Lifeguard about it...the Lifeguard didn’t say too too much, but tapped on is his heart...as in...

A little more info. It doesn’t happen on all the videos...it seems to happen only when I’m shooting video of turtles. What’s with that??

Hi, I am just learning about my new Sealife Dc2000. I shot some video yesterday while snorkelling and there was quite an annoying sound....I seemed to me it might be the internal working of the camera as it was trying to keep the scene in focus. Does anyone know about this and how to prevent it...

Where do you stay??

Does anyone have any experience with ABcarrental and their relatively new service offering air/gas/tanks? I know they have only the one location...but what the heck, you're driving round anyway. Any info on this outfit? We're going to Bonaire in November and the person we rented our condo...

Just wanted to give a shout out to Michelle and Maui Dreams dive Co ...we've had two great shore dives with Michelle....she was great with a newbie diver and really knew her stuff about all the critters we saw. We dove at Ulua Beach one day...and Makena Landing today. Conditions a little murky...

Hi...my husband and I will be in Maui this coming winter. We're certified AOW..but haven't done any diving for almost 2 years. We want to do a refresher course..any recommendations for a good dive shop, in the Ma'alea (sp?) harbour area? Thanks, Cathy ---------- Post added November 3rd, 2015...

HI...my husband and I are planning a month-long trip to the Big Island next January/February. We're trying to find a decent-sized ,clean condo -- at least a one bedroom with a full kitchen. We would prefer to be within sight of the ocean..though that's not a deal-breaker. We will dive, snorkel...

Thanks for reminding me about the "herding cats' video!!

When we booked our tickets in April, there was a United flight arriving Sunday morning. We even upgraded our tickets for more leg room.