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I've heard the diving in Jamaica isn't that great, although I've never been. A very good friend of mine closes his business every year on Jan 1 and goes for several weeks, but, he does it on the super cheap, like less than $100/day. Also, I looked into travel to the Caymans, and, the actual...

Just started doing some research on a trip to the Caymans. I've read through a number of threads and I can't seem to get a grip on where to go for the best diving, most bottom time and relatively (as far as Caymans go) inexpensive. I'd like to do shore diving as much as possible. Would prefer...

I just booked St. Martin, staying Grand Case (The Blue Emerald) Sept. 17-24. Octopus dive shop is closed for the month (they're here in NY). I've read through a forum on St. Martin and it seems that on the French side Octopus is widely regarded.... does anyone have any other recommendations for...

My family had a place in W. Palm beach for years, so I've been there several times, however, never to the keys. The keys are suddenly coming up as more of what my wife wants... she'd like to dive, but doesn't want a 'dive dive dive' vacation. Checking it all out right now, thanks for the...

Dan: Thanks for the feedback, I hadn't considered St. Marteen, have heard good non-diving stories about the place.... I'm still leaning towards Bonaire despite the cheap deals all seem to originate from Newark Airport which is a hassle for me now (used to live 30 minutes from there). Looking...

Hello, it has been a few years since I've been here. My wife and I have about 100 dives each (AOW), and neither of us have dove since 2001 or 02. We're looking for a place to go and dive/hang out mid -end of September. First vacation without our kids. Criteria: 1. We'll need to do a...

This is my first visit to scuba board in at least 5 years... In July or August 2001 I posted a lengthy Galapagos Aggressor trip report ($$$$) which, if I recall, detailed diving with whale sharks. Not that I'm an aficionado, but I thought it was a very cool place to dive. A co-worker went to...

All of the members of the dead dive but it is Billy Kreutzman who is the avid diver and has been for years. He turned Jerry and the band onto it in the late 80s, but Bill has been diving for decades. After Jerry died Bill moved out to HI where he laid low for a long time, apparently diving...

I've never been but have read a few books on traveling there... From the Bradt guide: "The other established northern resort is Kuredhu in Lhaviyani Atoll and it is also the largest, having 300 individual chalets in a box-like holiday camp fashion (it used to be a camping island). The rooms...

That is tricky, I've dove PP and Similans Surin in both early November and mid December. The early November was very poor most of the time (the exception being Hin Maueng/Daeng two days, vis was great, last days there). But, my liveaboard out to Similans/Surin that time wasn't very good at all...

I may be trying to book an impossible trip... there may not be a place which is good for both diving and spearfishing. I thought someone who regularly visits this forum may have known of a 'mecca' of some sort... if such a place existed where there was good diving on the leeward side and...

I posted this in the travel forum, but perhaps I'm better served here: I have a buddy who is an avid spearfisherman (Block Island and NJ... I see someone on this board has resided in both places). Anyway, he just got OW cert and we would like to hit the Caribbean for diving and spearfishing...

I assume spearfishing is not legal in most tourist areas. Apparently it is legal in St. Croix, but I can't find cheap airfare. Going south is probably out of the question, once you start hitting non-direct flights the cost goes out of my buddy's range. We are going to take our chances in...

A friend of mine would like to do a quick trip in September. The main requirements are cheap, and spearfishing. I'm going for the diving and could care less about 'slaying' something. Where in the Caribean is there good diving and spearfishing (free diving spearfishing, not with tanks)...

I like to dive a little heavy. The most physically sound argument against it becoming neutral increases the surface area and therefore drag of your BC. IMO the weight (less than .5% of your total weight) doesn't make nearly the 'work' (air consumption) difference as the increased drag. I...

Most shark species are petrified of you. They take off if you get too close. I was vaguely apprehensive at first but quickly overcame it after a few dives with sharks. And, my wife and I had a hairly experience with a Galapagos shark in July 01 (trip report posted in Travel/SouthAmerica, July...

What about a mako? They are the most common large sharks in that area. Those and blue sharks are really the only large sharks that come in on the tournements anymore. And, I thought it was a bull shark who killed all those people in NJ in 1917... several in the Manasquan River.

Hey, SeaJay... it has been a while since I visited the board... how is (did?) your quest for Guiness going (went?) Where in LI are you? I grew up in Westhampton Beach, and although I have done very little diving off Long Island I have fished extensively off there and my wife has several...

I posted a rather extensive trip report on my Galapagos Agressor II trip taken in July of 01. It is toward the end of South America (again, look by date, July 01). It has depth, water temps etc... I asked the same questions you did (and there is also a thread with a very extensive and...

I didn't have children. I would love to a year like that... drift from Palau to NZ then off to West Coast Australai...