Airport tip...

[Skittl1321]

You can knit on the way to Mexico, but not on the way from Mexico. I put mine in the very front of my carry on so I can grab it before re-checking the bag in the states.

Clearly the Mexican authorities do not care about people needing to distract themselves from flight anxiety!

 

[Jim Lapenta]

Can do the eating and meeting without diving. Warm water for me is ehhh. I'm more happy on a wreck in 40 some degree water 100 feet down. Big animals? Ok but you can get them in the Atlantic or Pacific without having to take the passport. For me a fish is a fish except for Great Whites and whale sharks. It is to each his own. The engine room of the Keystorm in the St Lawrence, for me, is better than any wall.

 

[Mossman]

You can knit on the way to Mexico, but not on the way from Mexico. I put mine in the very front of my carry on so I can grab it before re-checking the bag in the states.

Clearly the Mexican authorities do not care about people needing to distract themselves from flight anxiety!

Sure they do. The airport coffee bar sells booze.

 

[cvchief]

Warm water for me is ehhh.

I'm more happy on a wreck in 40 some degree water 100 feet down.

For me a fish is a fish except for Great Whites and whale sharks.

The engine room of the Keystorm in the St Lawrence, for me, is better than any wall.

Now that is a guy crying out for a strong dose of Coz......

I got cold just reading it. And while I wouldn't mind going back the the C53, as I have only dove it once, NO ONE ever wants to go and miss a reef dive.

 

[cvchief]

Can do the eating and meeting without diving.

Oh and I can change your mind on that too. I mean I like Primanti, but it still doesn't get it done:

 

[Mossman]

Can do the eating and meeting without diving. Warm water for me is ehhh. I'm more happy on a wreck in 40 some degree water 100 feet down. Big animals? Ok but you can get them in the Atlantic or Pacific without having to take the passport. For me a fish is a fish except for Great Whites and whale sharks. It is to each his own. The engine room of the Keystorm in the St Lawrence, for me, is better than any wall.

You've been seeing a lot of whale sharks and white sharks back in Pennsylvania?

I have seen a baby white shark off Santa Barbara Island, but it honestly wasn't very impressive. We were more worried that mama might be hiding somewhere. Farallons, maybe, but not guaranteed like Guadalupe.

Whale sharks are rarely spotted in Hawaii and maybe Florida/PR, but again nothing like the "guarantee" of the Yucatan spots (Isla de Mujeres, Holbox), Placencia, or the Bay Islands.

Wrecks? I'll take Truk Lagoon over anything in the U.S. any day.

 

[ronski101]

what I have always wanted to know is what is done with all that stuff they (usa included) steal from you? I bet they divide it up amongst themselves at the end of the day....

 

[cvchief]

what I have always wanted to know is what is done with all that stuff they (usa included) steal from you? I bet they divide it up amongst themselves at the end of the day....

PA Airports used to put the stuff on Ebay: eBay Feedback Profile for pastatesurplus

 

[Skittl1321]

Sure they do. The airport coffee bar sells booze.

Have you ever seen a drunk girl throw a tantrum? It would not help me with flying.

That the duty free shop sold my favorite Milka chocolate was a bonus though.

 

[ggunn]

You can tie people up with duct tape. Or make a nice sap with it and knock someone out.

But the more I hear about all the hassles traveling to other places these days makes me want to say the hell with traveling to dive and restrict my diving to US destinations and US territories. I had no problems going back and forth to Puerto Rico.

Bonaire was ok up until they confiscated my late wife's fork with the built up handle she needed due to her muscular dystrophy. It had been to a number of other places via flights. They didn't give a rats ass that she was disabled and needed that in order to feed herself with some dignity.

TSA in the US was fine with it on several trips to Florida and back. They understood.

Right now if I was going to dive out of the country I'd try to find an op that had the type of gear I prefer and rent it. Or not go there if I could not get it. Confiscating some allen wrenches? Batteries? No thanks. Definitely off my list of places I care to visit.

Not worth the bullcrap.

Seriously? You'd let a trifle over allen wrenches or batteries discourage you from traveling to someplace you would otherwise want to go? To each his own, I guess...

And speaking of to each his own, I have no desire whatsoever to dive wrecks. When diving I much prefer the works of nature to the works of man. DSFDF.