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Not as deep as my usual, the stuff to see is between 20-70 ft.

You should try Anilao photo academy... It's geared towards underwater macro photographers and it's $175 a day right now for a full room and board and three dives. I'm the only diver guest here right now, so I have the guide all to myself. When there were two of us, we each had our own guide...

Guys, we're divers chatting about diving! OP wants to keep this thread useful to travelers! BTW 5mm and I'm shivering at the end of the dive. Came up after an hour with a little less than half tank... Could have stayed down a while longer but we both were really cold. I think we do about 80...

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-rapid-testing.page Turn around time is really fast, 3 to 4 hours in my experience, sometimes up to 6. They currently running Cepheid testing that also includes influenza a and B and RSV. Appointments are available 3 days before date of testing, I...

You're going to pay the same to rent it as you will to buy it, you can get it for 25 bucks on Amazon. I don't think you can dive in the Maldives without a reef hook... You need it to not get blown away in currents, and all of the healthiest sites have currents at least sometimes. I was preparing...

They checked what we had. I had my covid test and my proof of insurance and my vaccine card as paper items, and then I had my QR code for the Philippines health pass digitally on my phone. I would definitely make sure to save a screenshot of that QR code onto your phone in case your internet...

One of the other divers had this magnificent waterproof on the outside, shaggy fleece on the inside garment to wear after dives and I am regretting very much not purchasing one. Someone had it last trip and I wanted one, but then justified to myself not buying one because it's a tropical place...

I spent a lot of time with a blue ring octopus today, I might have gotten some good photos. Learning how to focus with a +12.5 diopter.

I unfortunately tend to run very cold and was starting to feel very shivery at the end of my third dive yesterday. In the 5 mm. Water temperatures are currently 25 to 26°. Everyone is complaining that it's chilly. I'm spending a lot of time being still doing macro photography, might need a...

I'm not sure about the difference between the 8 and 10 night trips, probably better to ask the company. We had about six divers per guide, four guides total. Maldives has some pretty strong currents so you want to always have your reef hook and safety sausage and stay with your buddy. I got...

I found my insurance using the square mouth browser that had a lot of options. I think mine was about $40 for almost weeks. So I arrived at the Philippines, my paperwork was checked four times in the process, everything checked out. The free test that I got in New York via their rapid covid...

Nice! I'm living in Iowa City! I'm going to buy mozzie spray over there, shouldn't fly with spray can.

Yep, got it! :)

I ended up with a 5mm with fleecey lining that should be nice and warm. I have a hood, but not vest. They tell me that the water is 23C, which should be good in a 5mm. Bio-luminescence makes me feel like a child again, and I spend as much time as possible playing with it when it's around. We...

I will exterminate ANY mosquito in my room before going to bed. That whine of a mosquito in your ear... NOPE! I like my air conditioning and keep the room pretty cold, and I wear long sleeves outside if I can. (I have lightweight merino wool clothing that isn't too hot.

I'm going to do live updates (or try my best, anyway) so people can live vicariously through my experiences, and hopefully minimize their stress for traveling so soon after reopening. I'm flying out on Thursday from LGA -> DTW -> ICN -> MNL on Delta/Air Korea and will be arriving Friday at about...

Since all of these tests are starting RNA, anything "PCR" is going to have RT (reverse transcriptase) involved. I hope I don't have to argue molecular biology techniques with people at the airport.

I haven't taken underwater nav course, just dove with an instructor who thinks everyone needs to improve their navigation so he teaches anyone willing. I haven't taken course with SSI or other agencies, but I think for any course the instructor matters, and you want one who will go above and...

And one little thing I can think of that changed everything for me was being correctly weighted. Everyone tells you this, but it's so true! Having weight such that you just add a few puffs of air in your BCD when you get to the depth you want to be. Less air in the BCD means less variation with...

If you want skills, do tech diving, and do it with an instructor who won't pass you until you're ready. Have the talk with them saying "I'm giving you money to build skills, not to get a cert card, I will not be disappointed or angry if I don't get certified for anything new this time." The...