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I have a Sol and I am not aware of any way you can get the wrist unit to display start and end pressures. (I assume you mean after the dive. This data is of course displayed while you are diving.) The data is recorded, however, and when you download to the SmartTrac software you can get that...

Yes, Peter, I'm sure you went right over it. The difference is that we were there explicitly to find that GoPro, so we were searching every possible hiding place. I didn't even take in the scenery until after we found it. And of course, the scenery was awesome. We had about the same...

I will second the comments made by ScubaBros. You made excellent choices and I am sure you will be very happy with the gear. I currently use the G250V, which is very similar to the G260, and I think it is the best breathing second stage I've ever had. I have an A700 (which is much more...

"Middle of the sand channel somewhat close to the boat ramp" covers a whole lot of area, especially since I don't normally think of "sand channel" as starting until you get out to the worm patch. OTOH, Christophe's description of where he lost his is specific enough that I'm actually...

I got a report from Paul Festus at Any Water Thursday afternoon that conditions were too good to ignore. So today (Friday) my wife and I went to Point Lobos. Paul was right! The water was completely flat with no surge whatsoever. When I was out on Seamount, I could see there was a very gentle...

I've had many great dives in the area shown below, and I get there by kicking out from S. Monastery. With a kayak, you can save yourself a lot of surface swim time. As you can see, there's plenty of interesting area outside of the reserve boundary. For more info. go to Point Lobos Underwater Maps.

I spend every winter on Little Cayman and am out diving every day. The water temperature in January will probably be about 80F, but it could be as cold as 78F or as warm as about 81F. In any case, I always use a 3mm full suit. I have two of them--one much better made and tighter fitting than...

Doesn't the City of Monterey put on a fireworks display off Del Monte beach? That could make an otherwise boring dive site a little more interesting!

Andy Phillips on Utilla runs one of the best IDC programs I know. Before you make any commitments, you should talk with Andy. He does read email and does respond...personally. And he does it very quickly. Utila Dive Center | PADI Career Development Center | Scuba Diving | Bay Islands...

Well, the reason I asked is that last month when I went to Bali I stayed at Liberty Dive Resort in Tulamben. When I first arrived, I told them all I needed was to rent tanks and weights. The guy was very skeptical, but said that since I was an instructor he would let me have them but I would...

Can you explain this? What prohibits you from diving without a guide?

Personally, I think the north end of the beach is a little easier to manage than the south end, just because the climb back up the sand berm isn't quite so hard. But which end you do may depend on sea conditions. As somebody earlier mentioned, you want to go in at the ends of the beach. That...

Yes, I remember that at the beginning of the trip everybody was color-coded as red, yellow, or green, depending on your experience. Green meant, "there's the water, have at it!". If you were yellow, you had to go out with a divemaster. And if you were red, you had to get in with a divemaster...

I have a home on Little Cayman and am out diving from shore every day during the January-March timeframe, every year. Thus I get to watch the comings and goings of the Cayman Aggressor very closely! They are on the north shore of Little Cayman for 3-4 days each week when the weather permits...

Well, yes and no. When it's a screaming fast drift dive I don't see any other way it can be done. And we did a couple of those. But when it's still water and you are scouring a bare silty bottom for Ribbon Eels and such then yes, it's almost not worth diving if you have to follow a group. In...

I went back and forth via email with somebody representing the Indo Siren, and in the end it sounded like they were still pretty controlling. The exact words were, "Our cruise director is responsible for the safety of our guests (and for the safety reputation of our fleet) and will learn...

Thanks for the pointer. I will look into it. I understand your point about the guides, but still would rather go look on my own. To me, part of the joy of diving is discovery. If somebody else finds a frogfish and points it out to me, it's his, not mine. I didn't find myself, so I don't...

Let me start by saying I absolutely love Truth Aquatics (Truth Aquatics: The Best In Liveaboard Diving, Island Kayaking and Hiking). Every year I take at least one liveaboard trip with them to the CA Channel Islands, and those trips are great. They will anchor the boat in a new dive site, give a...

I just returned from a 6 day stay on Bali followed by a 10 day liveaboard trip on Komodo Aggressor which started in Flores Isl. and ended up on Bali. Frankly, I had a better time on Bali than I did on the Aggressor, and it was way cheaper. We were in Tulamben, and stayed at Liberty Dive Resort...

We just arrived in Densapar yesterday afternoon after a long flight over from SFO. Following advice I had seen here on Scubaboard, I had made reservations with AutoBali for a rental car we would pick up at the airport. Big mistake! The owner had promised to meet us after we cleared customs to...