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Mike Severn's was purchased by Javier and Christina Cantellops, and is now called Island Style Diving. Javier and Christina are wonderful people and excellent instructors, with a great talent for personal connection while maintaining the highest of safety standards. You can learn more about...

Realizing you're probably already booked and packed for your trip, but I second the recommendation for Silent World Divers. www.silentworlddivers.com The best site I've visited there is called El Morro, a pinnacle just outside PV bay. It's a long boat ride, but well worth it. Dropping from...

WOW!

I’m currently on Maui, using my Paralenz for the first time. I’ve used it on about a dozen dives so far, and I’m still experimenting with the settings. I have it set to 1080P @60FPS, and find that the DCC Blue works well in Maui’s clear shallows, but that I need to turn off the Depth Color...

Yes. They run a top-notch diving operation. And the resort kitchen will cook the Lionfish you spear during your dives, if they likes ya : )

Spearing Lionfish is fun. They are delicious. Any questions? :D

I Like that spear.

We did a 3 tank charter to Glover's Reef on our last trip to Belize, with Hamanasi Divers, from the resort pictured in Allison's post above. Glover's was absolutely stellar. The island was like a crown of white sand, cross-trekked by Conch, spilling off into the abyss through coral and lava...

Nice work, Bob. A most excellent outcome.

Nice Straw-Man argument here, but nothing of substance. The fact is, we revere these creatures here, and all divers in this area are taught to observe them, record them, but never disturb them. Your level of unfiltered ignorance is common on the internet, and I dismiss it as wind through my...

Bob did nothing to "bully" this punk. And if you weren't so far away, you'd know how dearly we regard our "unwritten code of honor among divers". Given that, you're simply ignorant. Steve

My daughter was certified at 13. When she was 11, she did an intro to scuba on Maui, through Shaka Doug. The presentation was low pressure, laid back, but safe and sound... Doug is an excellent teacher. In prep for our trip to Belize, both of our children took the PADI course. Out of...

That motion was painful for me for quite some time. I found it helpful to use elastic bands for stretching/traction, which I still use daily, 16 months after my first surgery. The pain is gone, and I've regained very close to 100% range of motion. Wish you all the best.

After reading all the comments in this thread, it seems more important than ever to mention positive experiences with Belize dive operations. I made 13 dives with Hopkins Divers, out of the Hamanasi Resort, in Hopkins, Belize, last December. I found them to be an exceptionally safe, professional...

Hey Gary, way back in the dark ages of 1976, my buddy Mark had a similar idea. He was the first of us to get certified, and figured he'd help defray scuba expenses by offering his (scuba) services in a classified ad in the Austin American Statesman. The first and only response to his ad was...

Well, when you get to Hopkins, slip off for a few dives with Hopkins Divers, out of the Hamanasi Resort. No one will notice you're missing... : ) They're located just South of the village, and run a very safe and professional operation, with two large, comfortable boats. Dive options include...

I've found wide variation in material stretch and fit, in identical products, from the same manufacturer. I've got a mondo cabeza, hat racks fear me. I finally settled on the Sea Soft dry hood mentioned above, and it leaves my jaw in a comfortable, neutral position throughout my dive.

On a recent trip to Belize, our dive charter, Hopkins Divers (formerly Hamanasi Divers) offered Lionfishing as an option on every barrier reef dive. It was such a hoot, I intend to inquire about it with every dive operation I use in the future. Even my newly certified kids joined me, and...

We speared those while diving with Hopkins Divers out of the Hamanasi Resort in Hopkins, Belize. They offer the option to hunt lionfish on their barrier reef dives, and we loved it. I found the hunting thrilling but safe; even my newly certified 15 and 13 year old children participated. This...

Lionfish are delicious, but like any other fish, they taste better when you kill 'em yourself. Very satisfying. Got these in Belize... No problems underwater: The only good Lionfish is a...