East West
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What was one of your most memorable dive's . Newcomers and oldtimers , I sure would be interested to here about your's . Let the good times roll . +++ East West +++
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There have been several but this is one of my favorites
There is a large ship sunk in 80 ft of water about 18 miles off the NC coast called the Markham. It is generally considered not as good a dive as several others around here and in fact its nick name is "The Murkham" since for some unknown reason the viz is often less. The boat lies on its side, has worked itself quite a ways into the bottom and rises within 40 ft of the surface. It was sunk as part of the artificial reef program.
A couple years ago, in nice warm summer water, I dove it. We had absolutely epic VIZ. Bright sunny day. For the last half hour of the dive we just floated up near the top. There were huge schools of bait. They were being guarded by a fleet of cuda. Schools of amberjacks kept crashing the bait. Other predators shot through. Numerous schools of smaller bait fish kept swimming downward falling like silvery rain. All around us moved all types of smaller fish. If you glanced down you saw big grouper and a number of sand tiger sharks patrolling. Every where you looked stuff was moving and alive and it seemed like you could see forever. An absolutely spectacular dive. National geographic quality.
There is a large ship sunk in 80 ft of water about 18 miles off the NC coast called the Markham. It is generally considered not as good a dive as several others around here and in fact its nick name is "The Murkham" since for some unknown reason the viz is often less. The boat lies on its side, has worked itself quite a ways into the bottom and rises within 40 ft of the surface. It was sunk as part of the artificial reef program.
A couple years ago, in nice warm summer water, I dove it. We had absolutely epic VIZ. Bright sunny day. For the last half hour of the dive we just floated up near the top. There were huge schools of bait. They were being guarded by a fleet of cuda. Schools of amberjacks kept crashing the bait. Other predators shot through. Numerous schools of smaller bait fish kept swimming downward falling like silvery rain. All around us moved all types of smaller fish. If you glanced down you saw big grouper and a number of sand tiger sharks patrolling. Every where you looked stuff was moving and alive and it seemed like you could see forever. An absolutely spectacular dive. National geographic quality.
Wakatobi: Pastel, The Zoo
Komodo: Cannibal Rock
Alor: Cathedral
Bunaken: Timur II (night)
Lembeh: Nudi Retreat II (night)
Raja Ampat: Sardine Reef
Komodo: Cannibal Rock
Alor: Cathedral
Bunaken: Timur II (night)
Lembeh: Nudi Retreat II (night)
Raja Ampat: Sardine Reef
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A handfull of dives finding great shells. Too similar to pick one.
Grand Cayman, Kittiwake.
Though it had been there less than a year, it was collecting all kinds of life. I can't put my finger on exactly why but this one sticks out in my mind a my favorite. A close second was a night dive off of Roatan. The water was alive that night. We turned our dive lights off and waited a minute or 2. Then all you would have to do is wave your hand through the water and it would look like hundreds of lightening bugs would light up. Fantastic!
Though it had been there less than a year, it was collecting all kinds of life. I can't put my finger on exactly why but this one sticks out in my mind a my favorite. A close second was a night dive off of Roatan. The water was alive that night. We turned our dive lights off and waited a minute or 2. Then all you would have to do is wave your hand through the water and it would look like hundreds of lightening bugs would light up. Fantastic!
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Diving in the Society Islands, exploring the underwater beauty at Superman's Flight in St. Lucia, playing with sea hares and nudibranchs in the Sea of Cortez at San Carlos. All good, along with almost every other dive I've done to date. Can only think of two or three that weren't.
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This may sound trite, but my first dive. Boracay, with my brother, and he convinced me to do OW, we were bored with the beach. I had NEVER in my 50 years to that point considered scuba. Ever.
What I remember most about my 1st dive is my amazement, the thrill. I remember next to none of what I actually saw. But it was the most epic, most memorable of my 81 so far.
That dive took something off of my bucket list I hadn't even known was on it.
What I remember most about my 1st dive is my amazement, the thrill. I remember next to none of what I actually saw. But it was the most epic, most memorable of my 81 so far.
That dive took something off of my bucket list I hadn't even known was on it.
Can't pick one.
A half hour playing with juvenile sea lions on scooters off Anacapa . . . Maybe that's the best. Or the one where we dropped into the pod of dolphins off Rangiroa, and they played with us for over five minutes. Or the one off Lanai where we got buzzed a couple of times by a young humpback whale.
Or the one where I put line in virgin cave . . . yeah, maybe that was the best one ever.
A half hour playing with juvenile sea lions on scooters off Anacapa . . . Maybe that's the best. Or the one where we dropped into the pod of dolphins off Rangiroa, and they played with us for over five minutes. Or the one off Lanai where we got buzzed a couple of times by a young humpback whale.
Or the one where I put line in virgin cave . . . yeah, maybe that was the best one ever.
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