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Dennis and Roxanne put together the best Invasion to date. All the Invasions were great, but this one topped it. Atlantis Dive Resort did an outstanding job taking care of us. They met us at the airport and transported us to either the Midas Hotel or the resort... eliminated the anxiety of...

Are the Oceanic inflators on the Flex BCD serviceable or are they a throw away item? LDS recommended putting on a new one annually... That just didn't sound like the correct answer.

SeaLife posted a link to get the latest firmware upgrade on FaceBook. <snip> The latest Mini II features a firmware upgrade - if you own a Mini II already, go to Firmware | Sealife Cameras to upgrade now. </snip> The firmware upgrade is easy, and it's well worth it. I only took a few pictures...

I received my ScubaLife BC today for being a member of ScubaLife. Here are my first impression of it. 1) It feels like it was made from high quality material. 2) The cummerbund fits me, but it's big and not adjustable. (at least the adjustment did not look obvious) 3) It could use some...

I need to replace my zip seals again. The last time I was at Devil's Den, someone mentioned that there's an individual in Gainesville that will replace the latex on the zip seals with a better latex. Anyone with a contact who can do that? I go through DUI zip seals about every two years...

Well... we finished off all the lobster in the freezer last night. JupiterMermaid is twisting my arm to dive Sunday afternoon. OrlandoEric is thinking about diving... I need more lobster to keep the wife happy... (She does control the kitchen passes, you know) So, I'm going to dive both 2...

I got coerced in signing up for Jupiter Dive Center's 3 tank dive on 3 July. So, Kathleen and I will be on the boat. I need to get a couple of deep dives in Kathleen's logbook before we hit the Keys in August, so what a better place to guarantee it than Jupiter. Hope to see some of you...

I found a mask while I was exiting the water at the Bridge on Sunday. If anyone lost a mask, let me know... I'll gladly return it to its rightful owner.

Several of us dove Blue Heron Bridge yesterday, and as usual... we found something interesting. FlDiveJunkie took this picture. I emailed the picture to AlexB, and he said it was a Green or Carribean Puffer. Definitely not common to Florida waters. Al

I hope Debby with a "Y" is having a great birthday. Happy Birthday!!!! Al

Anyone hitting Blue Heron tomorrow? High tide is at 5:37. If the storms don't chase me away, I'll be there with Riley... (my 13 yr old) Al

I had a great dive today at Blue Heron Bridge. I had to get up awefully early in the morning to make a high tide at 8:30, but it was worth it. When I got down there, I parked right next to hmm... I don't remember her name... she's FairyBasslet's friend who was at the Invasion II. The one...

I had a long discussion yesterday with the Ranger at Phil Foster Park. One of the topics he brought up was the fact that the beach is closed at sunset. He told me that at first he gave the divers a break and let them dive, but he also told the divers to be out of the water by 9:15, because he...

Sweet 16!!! I hope you had a wonderful birthday. OMG!!! That means she gets her license soon. No one will be safe...

The ocean is bumpy... anyone heading out to BHB? I'm planning on being there both Saturday and Sunday...

Anyone going to Ginnie this weekend? I'll be up there taking (yes, taking) a cavern class with my LDS, if the Atlas V takes off tomorrow or Friday... Al

Below is an article I wrote for our club newsletter. I can't stress enough the importance of a Surface Marker Buoy when ocean diving. Spiegel Grove Incident During last month’s trip to Key Largo, we had an incident where we can all learn from. Did the diver do anything wrong? Not...

I was at my LDS yesterday, and they were telling me that there was going to be a meeting (probably county) to discuss making Lake Denton for residents use only. Has anyone heard anything about that? I'd sure hate to lose Lake Denton as a training site. It's excellent!!!! Great nav...

I was just looking at the marine forecast for this weekend, and it's not looking too good. Anyone planning on hitting Hibiscus this weekend? Marvel, How's the parking on Datura and Hibisicus? Do we still need to go to the parking lot north of the pier? Al

I went with my son's Venture Crew to dive Venice with Florida West Scuba Schools. I have to say Capt Steve Thacker runs an outstanding operation. I'll definitely dive with him again. We went on a two tank afternoon dive just south of Venice Beach. We went just south of where the dredges...