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  1. Wobbegong wannabe

    Moreton Bay and Stradbroke Island diving advice

    Thanks for the tips! Agree re the turtles; I've often wondered what they think of divers. Being long lived they must have noticed the influx of strange looking bubbly creatures. Maybe they say to each other 'I dunno, there are more of them every year; must be global warming or...
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    Moreton Bay and Stradbroke Island diving advice

    Really? Cool, I never knew that:D! Are they accessible from where the commercial boats moor? It's been a while since I've been to Flinders but I used to dive it a lot, and never found or heard about the caves. Would love to know more...
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    Aussie Diving January 2013

    They are so cute. :D Where did you take them?
  4. Wobbegong wannabe

    Ningaloo Reef - Whale Shark

    We went with these guys and they were great; friendly, organized and lovely boat crew. Whaleshark, Dive Tour & Whale Watching | Ningaloo Whaleshark N Dive That was a few years ago though; someone else may have more up-to-date information. Either way, have fun!
  5. Wobbegong wannabe

    Where to take Great Barrier Reef PADI?

    Port Douglas (about an hour's drive north of Cairns) has lovely reef diving and several dive operators who can do a PADI certification. The diving in Port is supposed to be better than Cairns (particularly if you ask anyone from Port :crafty:), but Cairns is a much bigger town if you want to...
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    RIP Agnes Milowka

    I'm so sorry to hear. I had loved a number of her videos that were posted here, I found her inspiring. Rotten news. :depressed:
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    Tri-Mix Agencies?

    Thanks, it was DDD I was going to talk to. For your own info, I know that PB dive on the GC do a bit of interesting stuff, mainly to deeper wrecks in that area as charters for interested groups, maybe you could bunk in. Ask Herb, in my recreational experience they're a great outfit. Also, I...
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    Tri-Mix Agencies?

    Fair enough. The problem is finding deeper and more demanding dives, because AFAIK the recreational operators here won't do them. In Qld we've got the most over-regulated dive industry in the world and most operators play it very safe. I would really like to do some slightly more demanding...
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    Tri-Mix Agencies?

    That's the hard thing to do on your own, too. Sure, you can ask people, but as long as you're not actually popping to the surface like a cork and running into the boat prop most divers will say you're okay whatever the truth is, because it's good manners to do so. I've always tried to do...
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    Tri-Mix Agencies?

    Thank you all. Much appreciated!
  11. Wobbegong wannabe

    Tri-Mix Agencies?

    So is an intro to tech course beneficial for an average 50-dive diver? I had been planning to do just that. Would it be better to get some more experience first? I don't want to go on a course I have no chance of passing, but I would like to learn some better bouyancy skills which is hard to...
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    "Shadow Divers" Revisited

    Was anyone else suprised by Chris Rouse's apparent lack of concern about his son's welfare? That was the impression I got from both books, that he was pushing him into dangerous situations he didn't feel comfortable with. I go bushwalking occasionally with my dad and he turns into the most...
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    Recreational Wreck Diving vs Cave Diving. Why the Inconsistency?

    Isn't that what happened with caves? Isn't that why there are relatively more regulations about cave diving than wreck diving? The other thing about caves is that they are on land and have landowners that can be sued. You dive a wreck and end up part of the food chain, there's no easy...
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    General Vortex Incident Discussion

    Sounds like an interesting dive. You could probably use it as a resort concept, particularly if the marshmallow girls are DM certified...:eyebrow:
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    General Vortex Incident Discussion

    Would the unusual location play a part as well? It's probably difficult to conduct an investigation if you're not familiar with the terrain, rather than looking for a body in the woods or something more normal where you could go take a look yourself. Are none of the Sheriff's Office people...
  16. Wobbegong wannabe

    General Vortex Incident Discussion

    No-one is obliged to answer questions. If you ask a question and people refuse to answer then surely that's that. The same applies to the Sheriff's Office if people choose to exercise their right to silence. Why should here be any different?
  17. Wobbegong wannabe

    General Vortex Incident Discussion

    So, I read the first highlighted quote to mean that the Sheriff's Office firmly believes he is in there? Given what you've all been saying about the lack of evidence such as scratches etc., (in your opinions) do they have any particular evidence supporting that belief or is it more of a...
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    General Vortex Incident Discussion

    Who laid the original line? Were they really good, or has the cave shrunk in diameter since then? Sorry if it's been covered before, I've read the whole thread but not in a while.
  19. Wobbegong wannabe

    General Vortex Incident Discussion

    The target is idiots. IMO both deepswim and the missing person qualify for the term whether the missing person is living it up in Cuba or decorating an obscure part of the cave. I'm a noob diver (who didn't expect to be posting in the Cave section of Scubaboard for another 5 years or so...
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    General Vortex Incident Discussion

    Not in the slightest, but I've read a fair bit about overhead diving. What I did start thinking about was the lack of emphasis on the dangers of overhead diving in both my OW and AOW courses. There was no mention of it in the OW and only a passing reference in the AOW because we were diving an...
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