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Hi psterman, Definitely Anilao if your a Macro guy, your other natural choices are PG or Subic, all easily reached for a two to three day diving adventure!!! Cheers, Roger

It is really hard to accurately predict these storm movements. The forcasters in the Philippines show the storm crossing northern Luzon, while the USN shows it doing a circle off the west coast of Luzon. Fortunately the storm is now a tropical storm vice typhoon. Hope it just continues to...

Jackuk, The only thing which would have bothered me would be the "porn" and the bragging about the Buddy Breathing. When you choose to do the course in 3 days you should be ready for the fast pace of the course. Since it is obvious that you want to continue on your quest to become...

There are certainly lots of dive operators to choose from in Cebu and Bohol. You can look at the Philippines Paradise Divers Forums where folks talk about all things Philippines... Cebu has 3 main dive destinations (Mactan, Malapascua and Moalboal) Bohol has Alona, Anda(up and coming) and...

Really depends on your depth, with the dive plan you described, and provided you are competent deploying the Surface Marker Bouy at depth, I would shoot it from depth. This allows the group to have more of a chance "re-grouping and continuing on the dive. On a related note, skills like...

I just looked at the website, the information is pretty dated. For example, some of the packages were last updated in 2008. It also lists Boracay as having 2 of the top ten dive sites in the Philippines, it still lists the pier in Dumaguette which has been closed for quite a while...

Hi Monica, The only "first hand" knowledge I have is about Moalboal, and during my dive last night, the water was clear and the critters were out.... I saw a turtle, Dark Shouldered Snake Eel, Moray and several others..... I did notice a couple of newly broken coral branches..... but very...

So Taki, Do you have any other ideas on a BCD? Cheers, Roger

Feel free to take continuing education with just about any agency. When I conduct an AOW course, I am doing a short Check Out dive with the student prior to the start of the course.... As usual, one of the responders tries to pen a response deriding PADI. It seems to be the popular thing to...

If you are on a dive boat with many many customers, it might be a tricky but discuss it with them and the way you do it is that you enter the water first mess around for a couple of minutes and have the boat crew hand you down any additional weight you might need or vice versa. Cheers, Roger

Hi Clint, It has been many years since I dived Subic, but one of my friends and customers just went there last month and took a wreck course from Andy aka "Devon Diver".. My friend enjoyed his time on the wrecks. He seemed to think it was worth it. Another Friend just returned from Subic...

The log book really helps you keep track of your historical weight needs. In our small operation, each time a new group of divers arrive, we take the time on the first dive to get the weight right. the DM and I will also carry a little extra just in case. Don't be shy about asking your...

In addition to Deep and Nav, I always recommend the Night, Drift(if available), PPB, or Search and Recovery. When I teach AOW, the 4 out of 5 dives are from a boat so for those that dont already have boat diving experience they get a little experience during the course. Cheers, Roger

Well the storm has past and we did not really feel anything but a few strong winds and a little heavy rain, Dumaguette and Siquijor experienced heavier winds and rain than us.. It back to diving later today :) Our thoughts are with the folks in Mindanao who experienced the full force of the...

Monica, we hope you make it to Moalboal, if you want or need any assistance I would be happy to help. Just PM or contact me through my email.... Roger at Outerreefadventure dot com .... Cheers, Roger

Since you want to mainly relax for the second half of the trip Malapascua certainly could do it for you if you can find long term accomodations. Since I am on a budget these days, if I had a month to spend in one place it would probablly be in Bohol, Dumaguette or Moalboal. You should be...

The following link will allow you to read about the Typhoon expected to arrive in the Philippines in the next 24 hours. PAGASA - DOST - DOST SERVICE INSTITUTES Our small operation has ceased boat operations in order to move the boat to a safe harbor... Other operators may continue to operate...

CBM32, As a relatively experienced diver it was crystal clear what you meant. It is real tiring when posters attempt to demean others, especcially in the BASIC SCUBA Forum where there are special rules of civility. Cheers, Roger

Most of my safety stops are done in a horizontal position because they are spent at the top of the reef still looking at critters. If I am in blue water I will do it vertically since It is really easy to hang there in a neutrally bouyant state. I have not read or heard of any benifit for...

Living and working in a tourist area, sometimes I see divers who are either hung over or still feeling the effects of a long night of partying.. I am hoping for some definitive references on Drinking and Diving. I am aware that in general, BAC is reduced at an hourly rate of .015. I am...