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    Tubbataha incident?

    Tubbataha Reef National Park Facebook pages posting condolences for the passing of a “visitor”. Anyone know what happened? Heading there in a few weeks
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    A bit off topic - Birthday restaurant in Manila?

    We will be at Crystal Blue, then transferring back to Manila on my wife's birthday for a night at the Belmont Manila before our Tubbataha liveaboard. Been looking but haven't found anything, would like to take my wife and our friends to dinner. Any suggestions? Eat at the Belmont? Not super...
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    Guam as port of entry - 1.5 hours enough?

    Looking at routing Manila - Guam - Honolulu - LAX on United. We have global entry. Arrival is 5:35 am on a Sunday, and layover in Guam is 1:20. I assume we clear customs and immigration in Guam and not HNL. Is 1:20 sufficient time (assuming all goes as planned)? Thanks
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    Oly 4/3 best lens for blackwater ....

    Dove Lembeh last year and did a couple blackwater dives. Have an old OMD EM-5. Was shooting with the 60mm macro. Had decent lights but focusing was a youknowwhat. Heading to Crystal Blue in Anilao in a few weeks and would like to try again. Stick with the 60? Some other lens? I;m reading...
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    Pre-Dewi land add on?

    Considering a Dewi Nusantara RA trip 2026. Trip starts on a Thursday, would like to get in a few days early for land based jet lag recovery, relaxing and diving. At the very beginning of all of the research so have no idea what is possible. Any recommendations for a good resort reasonably...
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    Blue Angel dive op?

    Haven't been back to Coz since pre-pandemic. Used to use Blue XTSea and our favorite DM Pedro Pablo, picked up at the BA Pier. I know he's at Blue Project now but they do not pick up north of the Marina so we'd have to drive/cab there every day Going back with a group of 7 or 8 in November...
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    Scoot carryon out of SIN - Strict?

    Not seeing me getting below 22 lbs with a camera. Have a small backpack and small roller. How strict are they at weighing or does it just depend on the day And if overweight is it simply a matter of & (cuz if so who cares) ?
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    Lembeh/Gangga Cell ... wifi....

    I've done a lot of travel but always just rely on the verizon travel plans rather than SIM cards... I'm a cell phone luddite.... I do now have an E Sim card now which seems to make switching easier. Unfortunately I have to stay somewhat in touch Staying NAD Lembeh and Gangga Island Resort...
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    First dive trip to Indo. What do you wish….

    Heading out in 3 weeks for first indo trip with a acclimation day in Singapore. 1 week at NAD Lembeh 1 week at Gangga Island. Have international dive travel experience but first time in this part of the world. Always seem to overpack regardless Anything you wished you had brought...
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    Scoot early check in at Changi

    We land at Changi at 8 am, and fly out the next day on Scoot to Manado at 9:30 (separate ticket). We are staying at the Crowne Plaza. Does it make any sense to do the early check in for Scoot in Terminal 1 and heading into town, as opposed to dropping the bags off at the hotel? Would seem...
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    Otolin over the counter in Singapore?

    Understand you can get OTC in indo, how about Singapore?
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    Kauai in September

    Wife and I heading in September have never dived there. Not a “dive trip” but a family trip so looking for likely 1 boat dive day and a couple shore dives. I am 1k plus DM cert she is about 800 basic OW but not AOW. We’ve done coz a lot, Galapagos, Palau and Fiji, but I think the thrill...
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    Scoot expands SIN - MDC days and rebooking question

    Reading that Scoot is now back to flying SIN to MDC on Mondays (although it's not really clear, some parts of their website you can book a monday other parts say not available). When Scoot restricted its schedule we ended up having to book LAX - SFO - SIN - CGK as a result of having holdover...
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    PSA if traveling to a Red Sea liveaboard and you use a yoke fitting

    Got back two days ago from a Southern Red Sea itinerary on Blue O Two's Blue Adventurer. We had the whole boat, and we all dive yoke regs. Upon boarding, all the tanks were DIN so they inserted DIN to yoke adapters. Some out of an alleged brand new batch, some old. Then the fun started...
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    Transiting Jakarta? Check your Garuda times

    Not going until next April, transiting through Jakarta as Scoot does not fly the days we need. Have not yet booked Garuda but they changed the Jakarta - MDC departure from 10:45 am to 2:45 am (!) and the MDC - Jakarta departure from 3:55 pm to 7:55 am. As of now still works with our schedule...
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    N. Sulawesi One Night Recommendations?

    Knock wood our Covid delayed first Indo trip is next April. Due to the resort dates, have to fly through Jakarta unless Scoot expands its schedule (oddly though, to get to Jakarta we still go thru Singapore). Leaving the resort on a Saturday and was going to fly MDC to Jakarta that day, but...
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    Fishing in the Marine park?

    Have a friend there now, got a message saying that they are publicly allowing fishing in the marine park? Is there any truth to this?
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    RIP Dr. Bill

    His son posted that Dr. Bill passed away after his long battle with cancer. Absolute legend, will miss seeing him out there. :(
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    Missing snorkeler - Maui

    I am reading on a Maui Facebook page that a snorkeler went missing at Molokini on Tuesday Sept. 14. As of now, 9/17, not been found. Just what is posted, but someone said she was a ride along with a dive boat that decided to snorkel. I can't even imagine what this person, and he loved ones...
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    Trip Report Maui dive report

    Went last week, May 9-16. Not a dedicated dive trip, but just get a bit wet among all the other things to do. I have been diving there since '92 when we got certified here. Unless you cert in a quarry, the first place you dive is always "wow," cuz it is. But last trip was 2012 and my wife...
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