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Honestly, this is one ship that should not stop in Bonaire. It is much too large. Damn, we will be on the island when it is in port. A good day to stay away from downtown.

I second mattboy. I did the DM course in my mid 40's. Last year, when I was 49 I had to do the 400 yd swim to catch the panicked diver who was drifting down the river and approaching the shipping channel. This year, now 50, I spent one month on a small island as a DM. I was amazed at how...

$1200!!!!!!!! I just looked up the DM course cost at my LDS. They charge $300 plus materials. It has been a few years since I did the course, but the price has not gone up much. Following the progression you should already have the OW and Rescue manual. The DM package, including the...

It does not matter where you get your appetite as long as you eat at home.

Just a week or so after my group arrived we started to notice bad air in some cylinders. The HCRF did not have anyone on staff who could properly maintain the compressors. A couple of the guys on the dive staff worked on HVAC or similar compressor equipment as part of their normal life and...

So, it all started with a thought sometime around April. I did not have any work lined up for the summer and thought that it may be time for me to experience the life of a divemaster in the Caribbean for a month or so. I found an opportunity with Operation Wallacea at their Cayos Cochinos...

It will take me a couple of weeks until I calm down. I was on Cayo Menor and the HCRF were running a rather sketchy operation. Poorly maintained gear, even more poorly maintained compressors, a bad air incident with one of the folks. Lets just say for now that this was ...

The DAN SMB has both options. Even when diving in a wetsuit I still have my drysuit hose on the regulator. It is safely tucked away beside my inflator. When it comes time to inflate the SMB, I use the drysuit hose to give it a shot of air to inflate. No problems with control because it can...

A couple of weeks ago I did my 500th dive. It was on a site off of the Cayos Cochinos in Honduras. Took me too darn long to get to 500 - the next 500 will be quicker. The sea creatures must have known. We were holding our 15 ft stop when this rather large fish with a vertical fin swam just...

El Orans are you sleeping?

I think that we will just miss you. We are staying at Den Laman from Nov 15 - 30. BDA is the dive op for both Sand Dollar and Den Laman. Best bet is to talk with Jerry Ligon at BDA. He is the resident naturalist. Both my wife and I took the Dive With the Naturalist session with him and it...

I looked at getting one in early July. The Itova website indicated that it would be available in May, but my LDS called them and they were not. The offered to sell me one of the prototypes, but I declined. I think that I will wait until I see a few reviews on it before looking to buy it again.

Limited talent does not equal incompetence in my view. At some time we will all face the situation where we do not have the aptitude to do something. This is not the same as being incompetent, which I take as a pejorative remark. I tried to learn to paint landscapes once. I now know that I...

I have the DAN signal buoy and used it a number of times over the last month. It is easy enough to deploy underwater - there are a couple of options for inflation. It is quite large and visible to a boat from a distance.

A good reason to travel with a dive buddy.

Flying with DAE is an interesting experience. We have done it twice enroute to Bonaire. The first time was from/to Aruba. We had to go to a small booth to confirm our tickets. The woman there tried to charge us for the ticket even though we had the booking in hand with a photocopy of the...

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No, no, no, you have it all wrong. You don't need to take it to a PADI facility, just take the specialty hose changing course. But becareful about the whole setup. Note that the other dive agencies do not have a specialty because they are not willing to take on the liability. In addition...

Well, there is at least one thing worse: a Scubaboard discussion on the topic of e-learning, regardless of agency.