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Thanks for sharing, @MaxBottomtime! That is a great story. Good on ya. I want to hear more of these!

I went to St. Croix for the first time in July and loved it! I've been diving on St. John for years and figured I'd finally give STX a shot. Would definitely return! Check out some photos here: Virgin Islands 2017 | Facebook

I was on a first date on Sunday that was going well enough until, in the course of conversation, the lovely woman across from me said, "Do you scuba dive at all?" The realization that we were both scuba divers took the chemistry to a new level (even more so when we discovered we were fellow...

Yeah, who knows? All I know is there has to be at least one person on SB who has been out to Guadalupe this season and knows the deal with the current strobe policy - please help!

Hey folks, I'm heading back to Isla Guadalupe soon for the first time in six years, and I was curious what the current rules on underwater strobe usage are. Are they allowed, or no? An e-mail to Nautilus yielded this gem: "Video lights are 100% okay. If you take 1 photo there needs to be one...

Hey folks, Just wondering if anybody has used Ikelite's new Dry Lock system, and if so, how it compares to the old FL system. It does seem like there are improvements, but I don't know if it's worth the substantial cost of upgrading.

I've been surprised by the dearth of information on SB regarding Big Fish Expeditions. For those of you unfamiliar with BFE, it's a small company run by photographer Andy Murch, specializing in shark and whale encounters (as well as other large animals). I did my first trip with Andy three...

Hey folks, I will be on Isla Mujeres from August 6-11 to snorkel with whale sharks! Staying at Na Balam. Just curious if anybody had recommendations for places to eat, as well as anything I should do/see when I'm not snorkeling? As far as food, I don't eat seafood, but I love Mexican cuisine...

Just want to drop a line and say that I've dove with Low Key for years now and they are a solid op. As far as "bigger sea life" goes, depending on the dive site you'll probably see tarpon, green and hawksnest turtles, stingrays and possibly an eagle ray or nurse shark. Having spent plenty of...

To quote Jeff Orlowski (director) and Andrew Ackerman (cinematographer): "Often we would be shooting in very small spaces, so wearing fins wasn’t always a good thing. They make it easier to swim, yes, but also make it easier to kick coral and disturb sand. I would often ditch the fins and walk...

Just returned last night from my trip to St. Croix! I stuck with not renting a car, just hung out in Frederiksted and dove with N2theBlue. My trip basically went like this: Wednesday 2 morning boat dives Afternoon pier solo dive Guided night pier dive Thursday Same dive plan as Wednesday...

Hey, Northern Sairee would probably be a better fit for being able to reach everything on foot, but Chalok is quieter. I worked with Phoenix and Roctopus when I lived on KT. Phoenix is midsize, Roctopus is smaller. I liked the people at both of them. Everybody goes to the same dive sites, so...

Will do. Thanks for the info!

Well, the trip was a wash. Saturday we could not go out at all due to thunderstorms. Sunday we spent thirteen hours on the boat without seeing a single shark. Such a bummer...

Now that is interesting... does LaPorte's rent tanks? I don't have my own (yet).

Sounds good! I've always heard positive things about Rainbow Reef, I'm sure you'll be in good hands.

Katherine - I filled out the survey, hope it helps! Joe - I originally was certified with Low Key on St. John in 2010. I also did my Advanced Open Water course with them in 2011, and since I've become a Divemaster I've returned for just fun diving with them in 2014 and 2016 (and will be diving...

Hey Patrick, I'm down in Lebanon, NH (90min drive from Burlington). Not much to dive in my immediate vicinity, but I come up to Burly sometimes to hang out for a weekend. I'm diving Lake Champlain with Waterfront Diving on 7/22, and probably will go up at least once in August and September as...

I asked Charlie and, to quote, "You can observe the sharks from within the cage, on the roof of the cage, swimming aside of the cage, or laying on the platform or as we call it “The Playpen”." So, sounds like I have some options. Thanks for the weight suggestion!

Thanks for all these answers! The Scubaboard community never disappoints :)