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I took my OW over Xmas New year 1996/97. PADI At the time I was told that I was good to go to 40 m/135 ft, but strongly advised not to go beyond 30 m/100 ft without additional training. My dive sites in Canada only had 30 m/100 ft in accessible depth so I only went that deep on my AOW+ ( No...

Watching season 1 and 2 of Ozark again. (Netflix) Season 3 on Friday. :snorkel:

Swimming because people were not social distancing themselves, diving for same reasons, boat diving was shut a few days ago as it is difficult toi keep separation on the boat. However I was diving with Cebu Dive Centre and they staggered the dives to keep the crowd lower at the shop. The worst...

While the actual decree said shutdown at midnight tonight, (Monday 23 Mar midnight local time) the police came by and shut down diving today. I had planned to do three shore dives but was on my first surface interval when the diving was canceled. Only one training dive, to finish off a group...

I always have one with me, except on ice dives and always use it on the surface. As soon as I splash off the boat or wade into deep enough water to float, I use the snorkel until the group is gathered and ready to descend and then as soon as I surface after the dive I switch back. It is the...

You can roll some duct tape around a little bit of 550 cord, leave a loop at one end and then you can attach it as a zipper pull on jackets etc so you always have a little bit with you on your travels,

There is a pretty strong curfew in effect, not sure about the times as I am in an Airbnb remote form the main hotel/restaurant area. One of the instructors was standing just outside his own gate having a smoke a few minutes after curfew time, he was ordered by armed police to get back in his...

I checked the Philippine Airline site. Manila to Vancouver one way is now more than I saw Cebu-Manila-Vancouver Winnipeg return about 6 weeks ago. Only foreigners can fly on them and they will return more or less empty. If you leave no idea when you will be able to return.

I am in Moalboal Cebu, Philippines. Local traffic is not shut down but there is a a curfew on bars and restaurants as well as being out of your place after a certain time. Not sure what the times are as I am in an Airbnb about 4 kms away from the dive operations. Boat dives are shut down so...

I am in Moalboal not, when I got to the doive center this AM they said that all diving would be shut down at least 2 weeks starting day after tomorrow. After my second dive it was changed to shore diving only from the dive shop, no traveling by car or boat to dive. I am diving with Cebu Dive...

The World Health Organization has stated that dogs cannot get the virus and all canines in quarantine can be released. That's right WHO let the dogs out.

Over 30C in the Philippines and over half the population in strict lock down. Anyone else notice that the person crying fake news the most is usually the one generating the most fake news? Kind of like teenage boys talking about having sex.

I for one found the results interesting but not all that surprising once I reflected on them. About half are in the age 50 o 70. Most people here are serious divers with lots of experience diving, some younger people just starting out and curious, some obviously headed to become serious...

I wonder if the president's office "suggested" that they process the refunds fast because of the virus. It will not be the first time that he would take that sort of action, if you recall when the bullet in the baggage scam was going on, he promised to shove any bullets "found" up the a$$ of the...

Cebu Pacific gave me a refund for a trip canceled a couple years ago for the plane that went off the runway and closed Manila airport impacting flights for a week or so. It took them several months to make the refund and I had to send the CEO an email asking if they were going bankrupt because...

That is who I am diving with.

Cebu Island is closed to anyone coming in. You can leave, not sure where you can go to as other islands are closing but you cannot enter. Island is internally open, you can travel around so far. Stuck in Moalboal for now, I'll just have to dive daily until things open again. I had Cebu cancel...

I was reading about the incident in Bali that occurred a couple years ago where some divers were separated from their boat and wee on the surface overnight in high seas. Some divers were separated from the group and were lost. I made this little rig to prevent that from happening. Hook the...

I am stuck in Moalboal with nothing to do but go diving. It's an easy gig but someone has to do it. :snorkel:

Not Ontario but Manitoba, less than 15 kms or so from the Ontario border. West Hawk Lake. Ice diving is so cool. :snorkeler: