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Me and the mrs are headed to the galapagos at the end of july. The past week around San Francisco has been unseasonably warm (low 70s) and beautiful and today I read that we are in the midst of la nina and that it should continue for the next 3 to 6 months..here is the story...

Having enjoyed ourselves on both the palau aggressor and tahiti aggressor in the past 8 months, we are trying to plan out '06. Unfortunately, the galapagos aggressor is booked solid from july through september which is when we most wanted to go. Interestingly enough i asked the same question...

my excitement is building as we leave in a week for the tahiti aggressor from fakarava to rangiroa. we have extended 3 nights at the kia ora to relax at the end of the trip. i assume we will be diving both passes a number of times each day. Is there anything else to do on rangiora but dive? the...

hi all, the mrs and i are on board the tahiti aggressor from dec.10-17th (thanks mike v. for the tip about full moon) and it concludes on rangiroa. We're going to stay a night or 3 at the Kiaora hotel depending on landbased or day trip diving availability. To those of you who have been so many...

I've searched this site up and down as well as undercurrent for a trip report from someone and there is precious little information about any of the boats offering trips to view the white sharks at Guadalupe island. I'm curious if anyone here has any info on this operation and specifically the...

So, I know very little about travel in Africa, but would very much like to plan a 2 week trip there next year with my wife with one week dedicated to land based safari tour and the other dedicated to scuba diving. I would greatly appreciate suggestions as to how to get the most for my time and...

Got to enjoy Maui again over the weekend. Higlight was looking to my right at reef's end at molikini and seeing 15 spinner dolphins. I gave chase to get a few photos, but they're awfully fast. i posted a few photos in my gallery http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showgallery.php/cat/1031

a few shots from a beautful viz weekend in northern cal.

the mrs and i thoroughly enjoyed oursleves for 10 days in palau with a stay on the agressor (what a crew!) and i thought i would link my photo gallery. i can't thank doug sloss enough for the insight and guidance he provided me for using a camera underwater. also, noticed he got plenty of...

HI all, just returned from an incredible trip to Palau and thought i'd share some of the highlights. My gallery is located here: http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=959

Don't tell me it's gone? I loved it. we still have whine and cheez but no sharks?

My wife and I are avid divers and lately she has been having problems clearing her ears upon descent. Sometimes it's quite painful and no matter how slow she takes it or how high she ascends to lower the pressure, the problem persists. Can anyone reccommend a great doctor in san fran or the...

Again, thanks for everyone's suggestions and help thus far. i searched galapagos under this forum and have read every thread that was hit which was very helpful. It sounds like we would prefer to go in August or September. I have it narrowed down to the 2 aforementioned boats. the agressor II...

My wife and I are definitely going to the Galapagos islands this year and need to get our trip booked in the next 2 weeks. We are going for 2 weeks and will be on a liveaboard to head up to darwin and wolf. I've done some reading and spoken with others who have gone and am getting a lot of...

Hi all, I've searched this forum and done some loose research on CSL about the dive sites and what to expect. My question involves migration patterns and generally what could I expect to see diving there for a week around Presidents Day weekend in February. It sounds like there are some larger...

I had the opportunity over the weekend to try the aquatica charter's shark dive off the coast of catalina island. I had a great time with their crew and can't wait to return. We saw at least 9 different blues and I was in the water with 5 circling...

hi all, i plan on ordering 3 lenses for a digital rebel (sigma 15mm FE, 50mm macro, and 105mm macro) and was wondering where i can find them the cheapest. I searched biz rate and got a few stores but they were all the same price. Are there any discount web stores that i may have missed that...

I've reached an impass as I flooded my camera not too long ago and have been trying so hard to find the perfect replacement and have read entirely too much and am burning out. I've want an ikelite housing (because of my tendancy to flood other housings and i like that i can clearly see the...

Ok, i really like the learning curve associated with underwater photography and am really psyched whenever i get lucky with a shot that seems to make big improvements over the rest of the crap i've taken. I have not used very serious cameras underwater, but have flooded two cameras since...

Does anyone know where i can find a few boots (minimum 2) for faber 85's? The dive store that we've purchased most of our gear from doesn't carry them and mentioned they've had a difficult time finding any. Thanks in advance