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AggieDiver, that was very well put. I started to write the same thing, then got interrupted and dropped it. But if you look at the paths taken by hurricanes going back to the 30's, you will see that early season hurricanes tend to break off to the north earlier than late season hurricanes...

The Karaoke is over at 10 p.m. I just got back to CA tonight after having been on LC for the past 3 months. I went down to watch the Karaoke quite a few times and it was always very tame...and over by 10.

I have found this guy on Jackson Point (Little Cayman) several times, but he is always down deep and extremely shy. I've followed him into caves down below 100' trying to get a decent shot of him, but never been lucky. Then last Friday I found him out in the open at Randy's Gazebo, patiently...

The slider switch on my Sola 2000S/F was becoming harder and harder to move, so I called back to my LDS for advice on it. (I am on Little Cayman Island all winter, so it's not easy for me to take the light in for service.) I was told to soak it in hot water to try to remove some of the salts...

Well, the real story is that at about 3-1/2 minutes after sunset each evening the queen sand flea of Little Cayman beats her wings furiously. This doesn't just create a sonic wave, it actually generates an RF field. So within approximately 50,000 ns every sand flea on Little Cayman gets the...

Like many people in the Monterey dive community, I took the time to write a long complaint letter about the change in the Point Lobos dive fee changes. Today I got a response back and I must say I like it! Without comment, here it is: ---------------- Mr. Bruce Sawyer I want to thank you for...

I think the original query was how to get in near the aquarium. Breakwater, McAbee, and even Lover's don't fit that bill. This is almost a loaded question. The land right next to the aquarium is owned by Hopkins Marine Station, a facility owned and operated by Stanford University. And all of...

I just got myself one of the new style Everflex wetsuits. This is a 3mm suit I'm planning on taking with me to Little Cayman. The other day I tried it on, and even with my wife coaching me from the rear I was not able to zip it up by myself. This one has the back zipper placed diagonally, so...

Since you didn't say, should I assume you will be on Grand Cayman? (I'm on Little Cayman, so if you're on GCM you might as well be on the other side of the globe!)

I have dived all the Monterey area dive sites under really miserable conditions. That includes Monastery with some really big rollers coming onto the beach. The only place I have ever been hurt is on that ramp at Point Lobos. About 6 years ago I slipped walking out, came down on my face, and...

Winter is the best time of year to be diving there! November and December can be kind of "iffy", though, as you discovered. Beginning in January, "normal" is that there will be one four day stretch every four weeks when the boats can't go to the north side. I remember one 6 day stretch last...

Yes, I think the whole reservation system should be junked. You cannot predict two months in advance whether a given day is going to be a reasonable diving day. There is a set of people who routinely make reservations two months out just on the off chance they are actually going to use them...

Actually, I thought this was the case last year. I remember seeing something about a year ago where changes similar to this had already been made. I own a home on Little Cayman and in previous years had to get a visa renewal after the initial 30 day visa. (But since I have been coming for...

Go to the store in Blossom Village, find Kevin, and ask him how to get ahold of Castro. Castro normally takes people out fishing on his boat, but I'm sure he could take a small group out for a dive trip. You would still have to get tanks from one of the resorts. If Castro can't (or won't)...

Doctorfish, I'd love to meet you and shake your hand! When do you get there? I'll be there after December 29. My house is the last one the boat passes on the south shore before it gets to the lighthouse. Or, it is the 2nd house on the left after Pirate's Point. Also, I tend to go to the bar...

Not exactly. At least on Little Cayman, the Aggressor can only tie up at the dual-pinned mooring balls. They are not allowed to tie to the single pin balls, which can be identified by having a smaller ball at the surface. That means, for example, that they never tie up at Barracuda, Blacktip...

I am in complete agreement with Doctorfish on this. I always wear a 3mm full suit, and even then there have been times on long (>75 min.) repetitive dives where I got chilled. I'm on my way to Little Cayman in another 3 weeks and just ordered a new top-of-the-line suit. The one I have down...

Tuesday it probably was getting hammered! Seas calmed down a bunch by Wednesday, kept calming further during the day, and then were best when you, Dave, and Oshri went out. I would have gone on Thursday but Wesley had major plans for a turkey that day. I've learned not to argue with her on...

Very interesting report, Dave. Wesley and I went out at Point Lobos on Wednesday and had much less visibility. Below 60' or so the visibility was about 20', but when we went out Middle Reef for the second dive it was less than 5'. Either one day made a very big difference for you or (more...

This all raises some interesting issues. About a year ago I made a new will and decided to leave a bunch of money when I croak to the University of Wisconsin. In talking with them, they made it very clear I should leave the money to the University of Wisconsin Foundation, not the university...