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Both Florida and the Caribbean. I call ahead before I get on the plane. The replies are interesting.

I'm 82. I encounter all sorts of age discrimination, dive boats included. I call ahead, am frequently turned down. And it's impossible to rent a car outside the US. I have to get my significant other (63) to rent the vehicle, and I quickly drive away. I can drive a stick shift on the left, she...

Welcome! It occurs to me that some people may not know that NL stands for Nederland (Netherlands).

There is a huge difference between native species reclaiming an original habitat which they occupied in the past, something that occurs frequently, and a native species expanding its normal territorial limits. The latter is very rare and generally happens only when climate or environmental...

A beautiful island and a magnificent culture. Don't pay any attention to those who criticize politically. Bring cash, don't rely on credit cards. Most things are a financial bargain. World class music and excellent diving over healthy reefs.

No, you really cannot dive underwater with your vest fully inflated.

I learned to dive in the 1960s from a book called, I think, The New Science of Skin and Scuba Diving. I was very careful and read everything I could get my hands on. I bought my equipment at a local department store. By the early 70s shops began requiring a C card to fill your tank, so I...

Yes, Shark River inlet is different from McClearie park. The inlet consists of two massive jetties extending out into the ocean, eventually continuing underwater. The marine life is more abundant, especially with Caribbean tropicals in late summer. It is, of course, tide dependent, and there are...

Shark River inlet. This inlet, along with the sites you mentioned, are excellent places to observe the Caribbean tropical reef fishes the Gulf Stream brings to NJ in late summer and early fall.

Human bites carry more nasty bacteria than snake bites. It's more just not minding the occasional bite which may be unavoidable when capturing a beautiful snake than 'allowing' the bite. On another topic, I've only been able to see up to season 9 of Brokenwood. How far has the series gotten?

What made you think it was a Copperhead in the first place? There are none in central Florida, latitude distribution notwithstanding.

Probably a Yellow Rat Snake. The little ones can be nippy. Harmless, valuable rodent predators.

I use a Seiko dive watch I've had for a number of years. I wear it while diving and also topside. I don't carry around one of those nasty cell phones that have become ubiquitous. I do keep one in my truck, but seldom use it. I sometimes use a dive computer, but not when I'm diving in shallow...

I'm 81 and still dive, though not nearly as much as I did even 5 years ago. The hardest part is not the diving, that's easy, it's getting in and out of the water with equipment. I only dive solo these days, mostly from shore, so only easy access places are possible, and for the past couple of...

I had pulmonary emboli in both lobes of both lungs after a botched same day surgery. I was hospitalized for two weeks, on blood thinners for a few months. That was 20 years ago, when I was 60 years old. I've dived scores of times since then, and still do some diving, though not as much as when I...

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Am I wrong or are these fin skegs available in most colors, maybe not orange. Who cares about colors?

If it matters, I think the OP is in Spain.

Believe me, you will not notice any difference when the time comes.

This discussion is 12 years old. In addition to the worms the swarming tiny creatures are mostly isopods and copepods.