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  1. bubba105

    Whale Shark season is in high gear!

    Christi, amazing is the right word. The whale sharks are amazing enough but with the mantas we were on the bonus plan. We stay at Casa Del Mar & they booked us with Yucatek Divers. They had a nice new van and their rep, Luis, served as the second guide so we were in the water a bunch with 8 of...
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    Whale Shark season is in high gear!

    Christi, I was out there on June 26th also. I had no idea about the mantas but was very pleasantly surprised. By a long shot my best experience out there. I agree with your assessment, I said at least a dozen mantas. I had 4 in my camera lens at once. And the whale sharks, as usual, did not...
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    Maui Dive Advice

    Thanks for all the help, sorry I haven't been back here sooner. I got busy planning my Cozumel trip and forgot I started this thread. Believe it or not I was diving Dalilah in Cozumel last week and right in the middle of the dive I remembered this thread. A lot to digest here and discuss with...
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    Maui Dive Advice

    I'll be on Maui Sept 12-17 to adjust time zones halfway home from Palau/New York. Jet lag kills me so we stop in Hawaii whenever we go to Palau, tough life I know. We've done the BI on our last 2 trips, I'd be happy just to do the manta night dive in Kona for the third time but the bride wants...
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    Increasing crime in Bonaire

    We used to keep a styrofoam cooler filled with beer/water with the extra tanks, never touched. Seems as though things are changing. For those of you who frequent facebook, take a scroll on "forum Bonaire" for a little eye opener. We used to laugh about getting our truck vandalized. They can have...
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    Beqa Lagoon under new management

    For the better? I was there 2 years ago & the only things I could think of to change are, get rid of the high step in the doorway going into the bathroom (almost killed myself a few times at night) & kill off the mosquitos (which weren't that bad, I'm their favorite food).
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    Lumba Lumba – Pulau Weh – Serious Safety Concerns – and a dangerous incident

    You're right Don, 140, I don't know what I was thinking. You're also right about the hard working compressor, seems like a no brainer to me having a CO meter. BTW, Del Mar is using the big guy on Cozumel (don't remember the name), to fill their tanks. You prodded them to get the in-line tester &...
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    Lumba Lumba – Pulau Weh – Serious Safety Concerns – and a dangerous incident

    I would have to disagree with this statement. I'm a fire lieutenant, we carry CO meters & sometimes, just for sh*ts & giggles (and to test the meter), I'll get one of the guys to blow cigarette smoke into the machine. It reads anywhere from 35 to 90 ppm. If someone is smoking a butt while...
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    Since when did Palau become so convenient to get to?

    Sorry, just looked at World of Diving's site & realized it didn't include airfare. You can call them & find out what their price would be including air, it's usually better than you can do yourself. Will is the guy our group uses & he rocks.
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    Since when did Palau become so convenient to get to?

    Check out the package for the Sea Passion Hotel. Stayed there last Sept. & going back same time this year. World of Diving & Adventure Vacations - Scuba Diving, Island Vacations, Diving Packages, Live-Aboards, Adventure Travel
  11. bubba105

    Catalina Island death info?

    What is the cause of the frothing during CPR? My thought is water in the lungs. I have been involved in CPR many hundreds of times throughout my career, never involving scuba, with the exception of once, recently, where the victim was frothing initially & during the first round of compressions...
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    What are your biggest pet peeves?

    The person on the boat who, when everyone is ready to splash, says "has anyone seen a yellow mask". Get your mother to come on the boat or learn to take care of your own crap. Being cold, not necessarily in water, just cold in general, sux. So, being submerged in coldness really sux.
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    Need help with sea sickness

    Just got back from a liveaboard with the bride, who gets sick sometimes. She didn't take anything before we left port because she knows everything. Once she realized things were going poorly, she took a Bonine, which she immediately threw back up. Luckily, for me, we (I) had also gotten...
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    Palau Saving the Sharks

    As far as I'm concerned Palau is setting the standard for the world to follow when it comes to shark protection. President Johnson Toribiong is the best. Good man that Dermot. Should learn to smile thought :)
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    Beqa Shark Dive, Fiji

    OPSLDO, Fiji is really green & lush, the area around Beqa is like a jungle. There's only one way for it to look like that, rain. Don't worry about it, just bring a good rain jacket. It rains so hard you think it's never going to stop & 10 minutes later everything is dry, all year long. The boats...
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    Need some Coz hotel advice, pls.

    Just got back Saturday from a week at Casa Del Mar. As far as I'm concerned, you can't beat their all inclusive plan, $39 a day, all your meals & drinks, alcohol included. You can do appetizers, soup, salad, main course & dessert, if you can eat it all. I went downtown Sunday night, the rest of...
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    Palau in June - Wetsuit needed?

    The middle of the 2nd chart shows that the water temp in Palau varies very little, from warm to warmer. In all my trips I've worn a skin, just so I don't run into something stinging. My first trip I schlepped a 3 mil shorty, which never left the room & never made the suitcase again on a return...
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    surfacing from bottom

    Posts 6 & 7 cover the whole show on how to get to the surface the right way. A little trick an extremely experienced diver taught me early on is to watch the scatter. No matter where you are diving, except maybe a pool, there are minute particles right in front of you, they're everywhere. The...
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    Crotch-straps not on all BC's=RIDICULOUS!

    My first BC was a back inflate, too big & rode up big time. For that a crotch strap would be great. I've still got it, maybe I'll try one. My "poodle" jacket fits perfectly & I'm properly weighted so at the surface I only need a little bit of air. It's as constricting as say, flying coach...
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    Where to go with non-diver wife

    This is who we use, check out the packages, with airfare, to get an idea of total cost. Some places, like most resorts in Fiji, include meals. World of Diving & Adventure Vacations - Scuba Diving, Island Vacations, Diving Packages, Live-Aboards, Adventure Travel
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