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Hello, I will be in Japan late summer with an option to get to Okinawa for a second dive trip for my son who is very much on the younger age of cert and asked for shore diving next trip. Can someone comment on how good the Okinawa shore diving is? I realize this can be in the eye of the...

Thanks all for your replies! It has been years since I have posted and forgot how helpful the forum is. I decided ultimately to just start with my 7mm. It is a Henderson H2 and my understanding is these suits are a little more stretchy but a little less warm than average, so it may be a...

Hello, I am going on a trip where water temps are around 77 degrees. I have a full 3mm and 7mm suits (that are rather stretchy and comfortable but not very warm) and a 7mm hood. I am a pansy in water, so the full 3mm leaves me shivering at this temp. My options then are the full 7mm suit...

Damselfish, the issue is that we are renting gear to shore dive on our own. I am 100% sure the diveshop would rent him gear for him to go out guided with them on their normal dive trips. But my buddy being a newbie might be a good excuse for them to hassle us and demand he dive with them if he...

Thanks Tktaylor! This would be my second trip to curacao and I felt the same as you in terms of it being nice and easy, especially when you are toting a beginner with you. I just wanted to make sure he could get equipment with a newly minted C-card ;)

Hi, I am planning on a trip to Curacao with two divers: me (quite experienced and have shore dove Curacao, bonaire, redsea, etc. before) and a friend (who will have no dives aside from his OW Certification just before trip). Will I have trouble getting gear rental for my friend to shore dive...

I got flagged for a special search and was escorted from the gate. The search itself took about 30 seconds though. Lucky me I guess. Flew via Quito.

Wow. I took my first liveaboard trip on the Humboldt Explorer in Galapagos a couple weeks ago and passed by the wrecked Aggressor. I am frankly stunned reading the comments on lack of a safety briefing/drill, thieving crew, running out of water/food. I have no skin in the game, but let me...

Took a trip in June. The crew was all great. The boat was nice enough but not super luxurious if you care for that. The food was pretty good and lost of fresh healthy options. The diving was very good. Spent most of the time at Wolf and Darwin as you should. Loads and loads and loads of...

Oh and trip report: awesome. do it.

I started a thread thread before seeing this one. I was on a different liveaboard trip and passed by the Aggressor wreck on Saturday 6/15. it was listing and about half under water. I don't know anything about what is recoverable - but the potential to recover it didn't even cross my mind...

I just got back from a liveaboard trip in Galapagos (not an Aggressor) and we passed by one of the Aggressor boats, I think 1, grounded on rocks. I heard that the boat hit rocks in the middle of the night on the way back from the north islands. I was told it suck around 6/12 but saw it on rocks...

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thanks all for your thoughts. too bad there is no longer a dive op in Tofino.

Thanks Bob. Any suggestions on where else on Vancouver Island I should look to find my way out? I can find some dive shops googling but any thoughts on which might be more active/worth the drive from Tofino would be appreciated.

Hi, I will be in Tofino from 8/3-8/10 and would like to do a day scuba diving. I would be willing to drive an hour or two if necessary to get to a decent dive shop/dive location (but closer is better). Any suggestions on who to dive with or where to go to get the best experience on Vancouver...

Tim-Buc-Tuu has great food with a local flare and reasonable prices. Its not very fancy looking, but very tasty. FWIW, its #1 for Grand Cayman on Tripadvisor. They don't serve booze, so its BYOB or BYOW -- which also saves a pretty penny. Tim-Buc-Tuu Diner, West Bay - Restaurant Reviews -...

It looks like sunset, like most ops, are game if you have 6 or more takers planned out in advance. Unfortunately, I am just one (two if you want to go out the night of the day you arrive ;)). Most ops that have a prescheduled dive do it on Mon or Thurs.

Hi, looking to do a night dive one of these nights before I leave Tuesday morning and the op I am using isn't doing this. Anybody know of an op that will be going out any of the next three nights? I am googling but there are a lot of ops and their websites don't always keep up with the day to...

Bearkeley, thanks for the info. How would you describe the fish life at Culebra compared to other places you have been? For example, is it mostly smaller stuff or did you see much like rays/turtles/eels/sharks/etc.?