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Gun Beach (Guam) this morning after work Seas were so calm, so beautiful and serene First time I’ve done this shore dive in the day light. Visibility felt like forever. There were at least four other divers and a handful of snorkelers in the vicinity, and a boat that breached the safety area but...

…Solo SM 2 dives, both peaceful and enjoyable I was carrying my 40 CF pony with 60%. No intention of using it but needed to work out some bungee issues while slinging it. Done. Dive 1. Tarzan Max depth 65 ft, Ave depth 47 ft Time 1 hr 3 min T1: 3652 -> 1978 psi (80 cf air) T2: 3710 -> 2112 psi...

Yeah I agree We spoke afterward (the skipper and I) and he asked me to keep any deco dives to planned boat deco trips. One operator does weekly “tech friendly” dives. The rec divers do two 1 hour dives with a 1 hour SI and the tech divers have three hours to do whatever they want. I assume if...

Solo SM yesterday Blue Hole in Guam On air As I was exiting the hole around 60 ft I came upon a single fin just floating there. Serene. Contemplation was momentarily perplexing and perfect. Looked around for a diver sans fin but nada. Grabbed said fin and came out over the edge of the hole and...

Exquisite

Ana where was this at?

Dude! You’re killin’ it!!!

Do you ever use an UV filter or light? I just read Nembrotha kubaryana has UV colors. That would be amazing to see.

I assume you’re asking me. Really depends on the next dive. For instance these two dives were not deco and on sidemount so double redundancy was already present. It was brought along for practice. I would have brought it even if it had 500 psi. After those dives I think I was at about 1500-2000...

Second dive: solo sidemount plus pony off the same boat, SI 52 min “Spanish Steps” drift with current. I’m a slow diver and don’t like to do much work so all the other divers blew by me and I was, again, left to myself. Found a beautiful nudibranch with its mantle rolled up around itself...

Two solo dives today, off a dive boat but I was fully alone and solo. First off the boat, last on. This is a classic gas burner, and often divers are done at 30 min. The divers get to vote on where to dive and if conditions are safe, the captain goes. Often everyone chooses this dive: “The Blue...

…ahh shoot… Now you’ve fully exposed me as the impostor that I am.

Just kidding I didn’t include that information on purpose. Max 12 ft. Ave 9 ft. Sheesh. There went my cool.

Max 120 ft Ave 48 ft

I know you’ve traditionally posted all of your experiences with your training, which I have not kept up on. So which CCR did you go with? in the spirit of solo diving, I thought you would enjoy this comment. I think I posted earlier about how I decided to take a solo course while I was here on...

Here I am on Guam. I’m here on a contract for two months. I had set a goal to do 65 dives while on island, diving around my work schedule. Originally I felt that was an aggressive but achievable goal. Well today was my dive number 65 on island. I still have three weeks of contract work left. I...

Where on Vancouver Island do you like to dive?

Jonn Glad you had a good dive and a safe one! I just swapped my 40 L Catalina to a deco tank So I had it oxygen cleaned and the regulator first and second stage O2 cleaned and swapped out for O2 safe gear. Three times this week that second stage reg has gone into free flow. I can lose 500...

Unsure if the first phyllidia is pustulosa vs nigra? Then the phyllidia carlsonhoffi vs madangensis vs picta?

Just found this thread! After being on SB for years… and perfect timing. I’m in Guam and finding plenty of nudibranch. I’m just beginning the quest for nudi knowledge and left my ID book at home. Anyone know what these are? My dive buddy was kind enough to snap a few photos of these to help me...