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Hey all- Have an opportunity to dive Bonaire this February. We have never been there. We will be staying at Buddy Dive. It seems to have good reviews. Just looking for general info on the diving or any thoughts on the island, must do’s, etc. Any help would be great, even just a “pointer” in the...

hey all- we went and did it. two great dives on the Silver Prince. saw some whales and dolphins on the way out. i was more exited about seeing a Mola-Mola at the surface!!! way cool. we did Mono Lobo, then Red Rock (Stillwater). both good, although i enjoyed the heck out of the red rock dive...

hey all- been a long time! haven't been to monty in 6 months or so. we have been diving the local cold water in sacto (river/lake) anyway- we'll be doing my/our first monterey boat dive this weekend :D we're all stoked! any info on conditions (not vis, just swell/waves)? it seems as though we...

Hey all- Been a while, it’s good to be back. I’m trying to set up a boat dive for myself and two other relatively inexperienced OW divers. Both do have some experience diving Monterey, but this will be the first boat dive here for all three of us. All three of us have boat dive experience in...

hey all- heading out in a year or so on a barefoot in the BVI- boat full of divers, low-med experience. just looking for general dive conditions (i know they can change from minute to minute!) for instance- Cozumel is typically "drift" diving. is BVI? just general stuff like that. also- any...

So. Let me start out by saying I did not bring my camera on this trip… A couple of friends want to go-a-diving, so I says “why not”. It is my “new buddies’” (new buddies’, old friends) 2cd dive after certification.( The 1st was also with me, at Lake...

So, I have 60 dives, the wife has 40. We have drift (mexico), night Mexico, hawaii), cavern (mexico cenote), wall ( real wall, no bottom in Hoduras) and cold water(Monterey) experience. We are both Padi OW ...(no advanced) , and our bouyancy is good, although the wife tends to be verticle when...

so, i talked to my student friend, and it looks like they are diving macabee for classes. which means so are we. can anyone tell me about parking? i heard you can pay El Torito $10 for all day?? i don't want to eat there.... also, tips on macabee? any structure there? thanks!!!!!! ps- i...

anyone going to be there? (besides the obligitory students?) my (new) buddy is doing his open water, so wifey, Coral and I will be joining him. we'll probably dive 1 time sat and sun. Amy hasn't been in the water for almost a year, due to the new baby. we hit the pool last weekend, all is well...

hey all- wife and i are coming to Kona and Maui this sept , but this time we have a 6month old baby coming with us. we usually shore dive , but this will be awfully tough (no solo diving here) with the baby. any suggestions? babysitter or buddy anyone??

Another future diver has entered the world! My wife and I had a spectacular dive trip last June where we enjoyed the fantastic dive op at Cocoview resort. (Thanks to all the wonderful staff!!!!) We had been trying to conceive (naturally and with ÅÉelp? for over two years, when we decided to...

Another future diver has entered the world! My wife and I had a spectacular dive trip last June where we enjoyed the fantastic dive op at Cocoview resort. (Thanks to all the wonderful staff!!!!) We had been trying to conceive (naturally and with ÅÉelp? for over two years, when we decided to...

Well, thanks to all. after tons of research and waiting (we booked 8 months in advance) we tripped out in Costa Rica for a week, and then headed over to Roatan. My wife and I returned from our 1st CCV trip June 7th. we did catch some wind and waves , but nothing us California divers can't...

hey all- finally got some of my pics posted to my gallery. i figured out (kinda) how to use my camera with about 2 days to go, guess we'll have to go back! see my report in the bay islands forum... let me know what you think about the pics!

hi- i keep getting the "your pics have been uploaded" message, and then nothing is there. first i browse, then open the pic (which shows it in the"browse" area to the right) then submit , it says "uploading" and then successful- but nothing. am i doing it wrong? thanks!

get a hold of Waihuka diving adventures (home of the "shark dive at roatan)??? they charged me too much on my CC. any help would be appreciated!

Um… We’re outta here!!!! Finally, after 8 long, never ending months of planning, the time has come; we are leaving for Costa Rica for a little over a week. Then on to Cocoview. We’ll be there from 6-1 to 6-7, it’s our first run (at Costa Rica, and Cocoview…) so it’s ziplines, hiking and...

Jeez, so many questions I have…. With the eneloop battery(AA for my strobe) do I need an eneloop charger? I was going to use the Maha MH-C204W Black World Charger from Thomas Distributing. It claims to charge all types of battery (from the website---)“The MH-C204W will Fully recharges high...

hey all- moving into the world beyond point and shoot, i am starting to wonder- how do you secure your rig while diving? are you holding it the whole time?? if so, do you have a lanyard of some sort attached as a backup? what about shore dives? are you walking in holding your camera? thanks!!!

hey all- now that it has been out for a while, how is the dx holding up? any issues? (is the viewport still dim?) any thoughts would help. i'm looking to finally step up from the point and shoot relm. this should make a good transition, yes? i'm looking to buy the "pro=pack" with the 110...