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    Cancelled/postponed trips due to COVID - please share your outcomes

    I was extremely lucky with my trip. The lockdowns all happened the week I was set to depart and I didn't have trip insurance. Sorido Bay was excellent and gave me a credit for a future stay, which I did last year in December. I remember talking to the management that they were doing their...
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    Affordable hotel with decent beach and convenient for scuba?

    I'm looking at a possible trip to Cozumel later this year, and am trying to figure out hotel options. Both times I was in Cozumel were over 15 years ago, so my memory is a little limited. I stayed at Hotel Cozumel both times, and while very convenient for diving it didn't have a nice beach...
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    Can't book Batik flights with US credit card. Help?

    I had the same problem so reached out to my hotel. They recommended Nusatrip.com which worked well for booking Batik.
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    Raja Ampat Scorpionfish

    Thanks! To update everyone, I did look into iNaturalist and wow that site is amazing. I've IDed over 300 species from my trip thus far, but amusingly the 8 scorpionfish photos were not IDed more than just being scorpionfish. I'm guessing I'm not the only one having a hard time telling the...
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    Raja Ampat Scorpionfish

    Thank you VERY much for this! I was not familiar with inaturalist, but will explore it a lot more this evening. Seems like an interesting way of tracking sightings too which is fun.
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    Raja Ampat Scorpionfish

    Hello. I just got back from Raja Ampat Indonesia and am slowly working my way through all my photos identifying the various species I saw. One area I'm having trouble are the scorpionfish. I know multiple species are found in that region, and considering each comes in various colors I am...
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    Flight options to Sorong

    Sadly that is not us. Would have been great if it was! We are arriving from Sorong on the 3rd and take the boat to Sorido Bay Resort on the 4th. So this is before our trip to a land based resort. I have seen some small world type things before though. I remember posting some photos on...
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    Flight options to Sorong

    Shiqi you are right! They just opened them up! I'm looking at the night of the 3rd. Sounds like your email fixed it for all of us! Thank you! I'm tempted to do the same as you ConeyIslander and book 2 nights due to arriving on the same Batik flight early morning.
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    Flight options to Sorong

    Thanks for the idea. Sadly no availability there either. Their own website booking makes it seem like possibly a 5 night minimum for that period for some reason.
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    Advice on Indo Resorts - Murex Bangka or Sorido Bay in RA

    I'll be visiting RA for the first time in December and will be staying at Sorido Bay. I can't wait!
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    Flight options to Sorong

    I just booked that Jakarta Airport Hotel a couple of days ago for a December visit. I'm getting into Jakarta almost a full 24 hours before my flight to Sorong (Batik Air) and then plan to overnight there before my boat to Kri island. I've read about the issues with connections and such and...
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    DL7 File Format Documentation

    Thank you very much!
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    DL7 File Format Documentation

    Does anyone know where I can find documentation/specifications for the Dan DL7 file format used by several dive logs? While I can reverse engineer it from the files my own computer exports, it would be nice if I could find some sort of official documentation on it. Back in college I used to do...
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    Acropora coral identification

    Thank you! Sadly when I saw it I didn't have a UV or blue light on me since I came across this during day time at a snorkel spot on a whale watching tour. Oddly I did have a blue light (or rather filter to go over strobe) with a yellow filter for the camera in my hotel room at the time, but...
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    Acropora coral identification

    I'm trying to identify the below acropora coral I recently photographed off Moorea in French Polynesia. It was in shallow water, maybe 10 feet deep. Grows in a thicket. Reminds me a lot of the Caribbean staghorn acropora. I uploaded several photos to Google Drive so they could be viewed...
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    Moorea diving?

    Did you end up diving in Moorea? Which shop did you go with and how was it?
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    Any Barbados resorts with a good house reef?

    I've heard good things about Barbados Blue. And the hotels down south seem a bit cheaper which is always a plus, but I could just be looking at the wrong places. Thank you for all your help!
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    Any Barbados resorts with a good house reef?

    Now that I look a little closer, I think I've seen several references to the Holetown area in addition to Carlyle Bay. Aside from wrecks, are the natural reefs for scuba better up by Holetown?
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    Any Barbados resorts with a good house reef?

    haha I've tried Lake Michigan for diving before. Middle of summer and a 7mm still didn't feel like enough. Not to mention I only saw a single fish species between 2 dives. Thanks for the tips. I'll look around there.
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    Any Barbados resorts with a good house reef?

    With the majority of the world understandably banning Americans, my wife and I exploring our options for a possible trip later in the year. Barbados is one country allowing Americans in now I see, and it is really tempting to me. Seems like it should be safe and have decent scuba diving...
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