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Oh, we are booked for end of April early May time frame so will be there at the wrong time. Too bad about the timing as it sounds like a great trip to go see the giant mantas. Oh well, another time, hopefully... although coming from the Philippines, Ecuador is pretty far. Yes, we are very...

HI laurenceh, What a great video of such beautiful animals! Where in Ecuador did you see these giant mantas? How accessible to either Quito or San Cristobal is the location? A group of us from the Philippines are going to Ecuador next year to do a liveaboard to the Galapagos. It would be...

HI all, Just wanted to post some feedback on the Lavacore products in case anyone is looking at them, cause I know that I was scouring this site for reviews when I was deciding on whether to buy the Lavacore products. Backround, my wife and I are tropical divers with a trip to the Galapagos...

Hi, everyone, thank you very much for the extremely helpful responses. It seems that the consensus is 7mm so we will go with 7mm wetsuit and 7mm boots with 5mm gloves and 5mm hood. I get claustrophobic with hoods so want to cut down on the thickness with a 5mm rather than a 7mm hood. We cant go...

Hi, Sorry if this has been asked before but could not find a previous thread that dealt with this exact question. We are planning to do a liveaboard to the Galapagos Islands next year April 28 to May 8. As we are from the Philippines and used to diving tropical, we would have to get new...

Hi, I just got back from the Ahe Dive Resort in Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua, Indonesia and we had the opportunity to dive with the whale sharks and it was wonderful! The trip itself is long and the resort needs some improvement in its operations, but the diving with the whale sharks more...

Hi phil8diver, Great to hear that the diving was awesome. I will definitely be going to Apo Reef second half of this year based on your feedback. First half of this year is reserved for our trip to Layang Layang. Enjoy your trip to Tubbataha. Was there last year and the diving was good...

Hi phil8diver, Just want to find out if your trip pushed through and what you thought of the diving at Apo Reef. I am extremely interested in this as a potential dive trip and would love a trip revies. Thanks a million.

Hi, I am interested as well in any feedback on the MV Carpe Diem as I am considering it for a Maldives trip April next year. Thanks.

Hi Travelnsj, Thank you for the response. I guess we will be keeping our schedule then that is between the new moon and full moon. Hi guamrider, Thank you for the response. Your answer was very informative and helpful. Since we have a coupe of photographers with us we will keep our...

Hi. A group of us are scheduled to do a liveaboard in Palau this coming November and we are really looking forward to the trip as this will be our first time there. Some people have told us to make sure that the week that we choose for our trip is a week that has either a new moon or a full...

Eureka shut down their operations in Punta Fuego and there was no replacement as of the last time we were there (5 months ago). We used Jo and Johnny's Beach and Dive Inn. Their contact info can be found at Welcome to Tali Beach. Diving in Fortune Island is nice and there have been manta...

I have been using a Seaquest Balance for the past year and it is a great BC. Maintaining my horizontal trim was very easy with this BC. The mesh pocket never really bothered me, even though I used to fill it up with my spare mask, my light and my safety balloon. I just recently switched to a...

Thanks for all of your helpful responses. Stopping the air completely if necessary is exactly the feature that I am looking for. It was the reg freeflowing before even getting into the water that was the problem in the first place. Thanks for the info on the accessory. I will look into it...

Hi Henrik, Thanks for the almost immediate response and the confirmation that such a feature exists. I guess there is nothing left for me to do but to go and buy two of the XTX50's for my wife and I.

Hi. Very nice trip report and pics. I have actually seen your trip report before and, again, it is one of the reasons why I have been considering Palau.

Pardon the noob question. I presently have an Apeks XTX40 second stage reg. It has happened a couple of times that the reg started to freeflow. A slight adjustment by my shop fixed the problem but it was a pain not being able to stop the flow during the dive and while on the boat before the...

I have only experienced nosebleeds from diving once before. After a dive my nose started bleeding and stopped after a while. For that weekend trip, every dive would end with a slight nosebleed that would eventually stop. Went to an EENT doctor who told me that a reverse squeeze had caused a...

Hi Robin, Thanks for the feedback that we will not have to worry about the weather in May and the confirmation that liveaboards are the way to go in Palau. I imagine that although we will miss the window of Jan-March for either the sharks schooling or the manta's mating, from what I have read...

My wife, myself and another couple are planning a dive trip to Palau next year. Based on all of my readings here on Scubaboard, it seems that it is best to do a liveaboard as much as possible when going to Palau. So I am looking at the Ocean Hunter III liveaboard cause they have the schedule...