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    Question Travel Pro 30" roller duffel as dive luggage ?

    I'm an old dawg diver who needs a new dive & travel bag. Dive globally, so I need airplane accepted luggage. I have read many posts here on ScubaBoard. The flight industry standard in luggage is Travel Pro. Travel Pro makes a 30" roller duffel. Does anyone have any experience with the...
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    What are these Caribbean reef critters ?? . . . attached to coral heads.

    Thanks, again. It seemed like a Goby . . .
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    Small Goby-like fish ??

    This was at the dive site "Oro Verde" near Grand Cayman at about 40'. It was not disturbed by my presence.
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    What are these Caribbean reef critters ?? . . . attached to coral heads.

    I am enthused about the small stuff in the oceans . . . I had never noticed them before, then they were all over the place. Any idea about this tiny Goby-like fish ? It was about an inch (25.4mm) long.
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    What are these Caribbean reef critters ?? . . . attached to coral heads.

    Coral ?? Thanks. It looked like a mollusk.
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    VIDEO quality of Olympus TG-3 ??

    I have been a long time fan of the Olympus Tough series and have owned several, but I recently dropped (lost !) my TG-810 camera and enclosure on Tormentos Reef in Cozumel :depressed: Soooo, now that I have to replace it, I want to get a center-lens camera so that the edges of the photos...
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    sea life micro hd or olympus tg-3 or canon g16

    I have been a long time fan of the Olympus Tough series and have owned several, but I recently dropped (lost !) my TG-810 camera and enclosure on Tormentos Reef in Cozumel :depressed: Soooo, now that I have to replace it, I want to get a center-lens camera so that the edges of the photos aren't...
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    Nudibranch Lovers

    I think these are Sapsucking Lettuce Slugs, found on Villa Blanca Reef, Cozumel
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    St. Maartens/Sint Martin & Saba 2013

    Jean-Michelle is a MOST accomplished diver. Do not pass up an opportunity to work for him. He speaks great English. Good luck. If you are still there in March 2014, then maybe I will meet you.
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    St. Maarten Hotel

    Hope you had a good time. Sorry for previous . . . I missed the dates.
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    Snorkeling spots in St. Thomas and St. Maarten

    ST. Maartens if you can get to Tinamar - it has great snorkeling. It is located on the French side, off of Orient Bay. Check with Sally or Chris at Octopus Diving - if he can't take you, then he will know who to recommend. Snorkeling Saint Martin | Octopus Diving | Scuba Dive & Snorkel St...
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    St. Maartens/Sint Martin & Saba 2013

    I just returned from my third trip to St. Maartens, with flights over to Saba for some great diving. The purpose of this message is to recommend the following dive facilities: St. Maarten - Dutch side: Vinnie Agosti, long time island dive shop operator at Aqua Mania/Dive Adventures (same...
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    Trip Report: Montego Bay (Captain's Watersports), May 15-16, 2010

    In December, 2011, my son and I were in Montego Bay on a short stay for a nephew's wedding - so squeezing in dive time, we had a great dive with Cariblue- Dive Sea World. The advanced-age dive guide/PADI Instructor, Victor Higgins, is a Jamaican native (estimate: mid-50's) who is widely known...
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    Trip Report: Montego Bay (Captain's Watersports), May 15-16, 2010

    Deedaddy66 - Thanks for the advice regarding Cariblue - Dive Sea World. I booked a dive with them. They seem very accommodating - they guaranteed that we would see lots of WATER !!
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    St. Maartens 2010-AquaMania/Dive Adventures

    Jersey, I stay at the Sea Palace in Phillipsburg. Hopping place for the Heineken Regatta. Great dives at Saba. I used Lynn & John's established operation at Sea Saba. It is an advanced dive center and I was exposed to some great advanced diving. I flew over on WinAir, but the flights are...
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    St. Maartens 2010-AquaMania/Dive Adventures

    Vinny is the Master of dive arrangements leaving from the Dutch side - although the island is small enough that all operators have excursions all around the island. AquaMania=Dive Adventures. In 2004, on this board, a local diver recommended Vinny - I just got back from St. Maartens. 8 dives in...
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    Costa Rican Caribbean Tips?

    LWB, I have only been to CR once - but I had agreat time. Cano Island is a notable dive localtion and is worth a visit. I did not want to waste time driving, so we flew. The local airlines have daily flights to Drake Bay airport (DRK) for about $100 ea way. My guide was the best, because he...
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    Costa Rica Dive

    Drake Bay has many Wilderness Adventures. I was there last week of February ,2009, and I made 6 dives at Cano Island; jungle trek at Sereno(sp?) Park; Snorkeled with bottle nosed dolphins and spinner dolphins out in the deep ocean (with a local marine biologist); took horse-back trip up a...
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    Diving near Alajuela, Costa Rica

    Cano Island I just spent a week at Cano Island off the Osa Penninsula and made 6 dives. The water was clear because the Pacific currents washed out the crud. BIG critters and lots of them. Sometimes the current would bring in some plankton, then wash it out within minutes. Generally...
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