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If you do go, be sure to let us know how it was! I've been passively interested in this trip for quite awhile too and there's not a lot of info on the board about it.

Congrats on getting them posted (and nice photos!). I like the scallop best.

I really hope this has all been blown out of proportion. Here's a link to a little blurb on the Hogan just in case anyone else is wondering about the site: http://www.loisann.com/dive_sites.html#exp

Not sure who is certifying you, but to get a basic open water certification you don't need any swimming skills/stamina beyond what a moderately healthy person with average swim skills would have. Someone more knowledgeable can weigh in on the exact requirements (or you could ask your...

FWIW, these same advisories were in effect a few weeks ago as well. We went diving anyway and I didn't notice anything unusual about the water or suffer any adverse effects from being in it. I think that one was runoff related, as it had been raining (noting like a little petroleum, pesticide...

Almost every single thing you've said in both of your posts is 100% wrong. It sounds like you may be mistakenly thinking Divetank is a grey market dealer like Leisurepro. They aren't Divetank is very much a functioning legitimate dive shop. It has been family owned and operated since...

I'm sure you guys have bigger fish to fry right now and I'm not sure whether anyone else has reported this but the link I have bookmarked to go straight to the forums (www.scubaboard.com/forums) has been returning a blank page all day. I thought scubaboard was down until I randomly typed in...

Looks like Kug's made his/her decision, but I'll weigh in anyway. Bought my DUI drysuit and got great service and pricing from Richard. Also - no dealing with shipping from Canada on DUI suits, they never cross the border and are shipped directly from DiveTank's Washington store.

Freaking awesome - thanks for sharing! This dive is definitely on my list. Now all I need to do find a way to get to the big island without missing any work or spending any money...

BevMo also has a pretty nice scotch (and beer, wine and other liquor) selection when you have trouble finding stuff. Thanks for the list of cheapies, Andy - a few of those are new to me.

It looks like he makes a living by being friendly and soliciting handouts. Very ncely done video - thanks for linking to it.

I don't doubt what you say at all. 6 footers at 8 seconds are a lot different than 6 footers at 20 seconds. All I was trying to point out is that I don't necessarily think the victim was negligent in deciding to go forward with this dive. I consider myself a pretty reasonable and safe diver...

Thanks for the info, FLL. You (or a mod) may want to edit the post to remove the victim's name per the TOS (or at least what I understand to be the TOS - I honestly haven't read them myself). I'd hate for his family to do a google search for his name and have to read some of the off-topic...

I'm sure you'll get better answers from some of the locals, but I have been very comfortable in a 3mm full in Hawaii. I dive dry at home, but used to be pretty comfortable in SoCal in a 7mm suit. If you're not prone to cold, you could probably get away with a 3mm shortie, if you are prone to...

Just wanted to butt in and say those are some outstanding photos you linked to, leeaf! I was trying to make the same decision (Indonesia or Fiji) a few months ago. It's our honeymoon, so we ended up settling on Fiji due to the topside bula/aloha thing. Would love to check out RA...

I just told him I put EAN in his tank. If it really is that upsetting to him, I think he deserves to be upset.

This does remind me of one questionable, vaguely nitrox sticker related incident I had down in the LA area. I was on a boat that filled banked 36 into my non 02 clean, unstickered steel 72 rental tank all day. The fill monkey on the boat asked me not to tell the shop I rented the tank from...

Agree with Mel. I have never had any trouble getting my unstickered 02 clean tanks filled in the Bay Area (Wallins, California Dive Center) or Monterey (MBDC). edit: now I'm too slow on the keyboard! Have you asked them why they require something beyond an 02 clean VIP sticker? I'd bet you...

Rock boots (or tough-soled booties) will serve you well on Bonaire because of the rocky shoreline and sometimes rocky entries. That said, I don't think you need to worry so much about urchins. I did not encounter any urchin trouble on any of our night dives, though we did not do night dives...

I'm up for a late Friday dive for sure. Leaving work at about 3pm. I'll PM you my cell and e-mail, Ben, just in case you don't make it to Lobos. I managed to weasel myself onto a private boat for Saturday day. I haven't decided for sure whether I'm going to stick around for Saturday night...