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It's not just new divers that are fascinated by "strange things" as you put it. Some people are just more interested in the nature and environment than others are. I am not a new diver, but there is nothing more interesting to me than watching the sealife just living their unaltered life on the...

http://www.myspace.com/anp05 All divers and parrotheads very welcomed! I have already added everyone who posted before me as long as their page wasn't set to private and I could add them without their last names or email addys.

I've never been a captain either, nor worked on a boat but I have been on several boats and had conversations with a few different captains in the Keys about this very subject. Though there are several warning flags, I personally think the worst are the ones who 1) come late 2) haven't dove...

After mounds of research, I purchased the Tusa X-pert Zooms. I assume these are the ones you meant when you said Tusa. I personally love them. One is correct to say that they may not have as much force as a hard fin, but they also don't cause the leg cramps that hard fins do. Being a female...

I don't want to beat a dead horse, but I agree that this is not really a good situation you are putting yourself and your wife into. What new divers so often fail to keep in perspective is the fact that diving is a matter of life and death. Every dive has the potential to be our last, especially...

I have had the Sealife Reefmaster 3.3 mp camera for a couple of years now. I've used it not only on tropical vacations, but also in my local quarries in Ohio. I, like you, bought it for a vacation and didn't get much experience with it until after I returned. My advice is this: If you have the...

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Dr Bill, I ask myself the same question *all of the time* ;o) No but seriously, I can't push him into something he's not committed to. He can't even understand why I am so passionate about diving- so he wouldn't be much a diver without that appreciation anyways. Maybe someone needs to set up a...

I agree with many of the others as far as not pushing her goes. Diving is something that you really have to be dedicated to in order to do it safely. You must be focused completely in order to pick up the skills necessary to be safe. It sounds like you're lucky though- she seems to already have...

Yes, I definatly feel there is a need for marine conservation. I think we can all see our reefs changing- not only in their makeup and in species abundancy, but also in the cleanliness of the reef. Some are careless divers, beating up the reef up accidently or intentionally or taking more home...

Be sure to check out www.reef.org. I would love to post more about this, but I'm afraid others wouldn't like to read all I have to say. I am very passionate about REEF. They are a modest ogranization doing a great, great thing. I will pm you with some additional information so it doesn't clog up...

I have similar feelings about beach seining. I was encouraged to do it once for research purposes, but decided against it due to my own ethical stance. Though I didn't choose to contribute in that way, I'm sure the data it creates is very useful- I just don't want to be a part of what it puts...

Honestly, you can't go wrong when you contribute to marine conservation as you will help preserve the reef that we dive and the ocean that surrounds us. Every diver should be thinking more about what we can do to keep the reef around for the next generation. I do want to point out that though...

I personally own a Sealife Reefmaster 3.3mp. I can't remember the model right now (brain malfunction ;o) I think it's a DC-300. That sounds right. Anyways, it is an excellent beginner camera as it is inexpensive (I got it for around $200) and still takes decent pictures. Once you decide if you...

I am a past intern and volunteer for a marine conservation organization called REEF Environmental Education Foundation which is headquartered in Key Largo, Florida. While I interned there, I conducted several fish population surveys while snorkeling and scuba diving in Key Largo, Marathon, and...

Wow. I wear a 7 mil farmer john (14 mil total core) and can get to around 45 before I start to freeze. I have an extremely low tolerance to cold though... But either way, it does seem like 35 may be a little low to be diving wet. Remember that part of your face would still be exposed. I've had...

I don't know about Epcot, but if you do stay in Miami, you may consider driving down to Key Largo for a couple dives. I have not personally dove Biscayne Bay, but heard that Key Largo is much better. Some neat divesights are, of course, the Spiegel Grove, the Duane, French Reef, Crocker Reef...

I also considered getting a lower-mil suit to add to my 5 mil, but decided against it just because it would take so long to suit up. I live in Northern Ohio where the water only gets up to around 70 on the surface during the warmest time of the year. At depth, it can get as low as 30-35. So...

I would recommend the Sunscape Puerta Aventuras. It is in Riviera Maya, Quintana Roo, Mexico. My husband and I honeymooned there last August and had an amazing time. He is also a non-diver and had plenty to do while I was diving. I dove the Cenotes while there, and they actually gave us the...

My friend dives in Hawaii alot as he and his wife have a timeshare there. He also always dives in a 5 mil and says he's seldom comfortable enough temperature wise in a 3 mil. I wish I had a Hawaiian vacation planned! Have fun!