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Thanks, great site!

Yes, but hampered if the operator doesn't have enough staff to go around... Hamburger is right, unless the dive resort cannot accomodate the requests. There were 5 DM's for 30 divers and 2 boats. We had 12 divers on our boat and 2 DMs, but one DM/owner, Lorenz Maeder, decided to give...

Always negotiate in Thailand. You can get some deals, but only if you ask. After they tell you the first price, say "PANG" as it means "expensive".

Yes, the current was moving the gorgonian making it difficult to photograph. (excuses, excuses....):)

I saw this white nudibranch on red Gorgonians last week on a trip to California's Channel Islands; San Miguel, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa. Click here to see Can anyone help identify it? Thank you

Albion is right, Ocean Rover is a lot of money, but you get to do 5-6 dives a day which is more than land based resorts provide. A liveaboard also gives you the opportunity to dive a variety of locations. Ocean Rover is an extremely well laid out boat. Mark Strickland is an excellent...

A membrane Nitrox system is what is typically installed on liveaboards and this results in nearly a uniform Nitrox EAN across most fills, but can be a rather expensive to install. Since you are getting Nitrox fills of 32% to 36%, I'm wondering how they blend them? Are they topping off each...

I've seen the Ocean Rover *Click Here* is running summertime live aboard trips in this area and have wanted to take it myself. The call these trips "Adventure Cruises and the itineraries Include: Ko Samui, Ko Kra, Ko Losin in Thailand. Pulau Perhentian, Pulau Redang, Pulau Tenggol, Pulau...

I spent nearly 2 months there in 2001 and it was fantastic, I actually extended my trip to stay longer. The people are great, fun loving, there are endless activities and things to see. While the Great Barrier reef is great diving, I would recommend getting further out to the Coral Sea...

We dove with Kona Coast Divers for a week and they were great. They had very good lights to place on the bottom to attract the mantas and 3 arrived within 5 minutes. This dive seemed a bit contrived for my liking prior to the dive, but my prejudice was quickly quelled and ended up as one of...

I was recently on a dive trip to Wa katobi which is within 5 degrees of the equator and the water was quite warm to me so I didn't wear a wetsuit, just a lycra skin. The Swiss dive operator, Lorenz Maeder, came down hard on me saying I should wear a wetsuit as I am risking getting skin...

Thailand's West Coast including Phuket have their best weather in the winter and now it is low season there with the monsoon season upon them before long, so you might be going at the wrong time. Here is a good page on Thailand's monsoon seasons The weather on the East Side of Thailand...

What you want to see will depend where you go. Wrecks, reefs, walls, and big sealife may be found but at different places.

From Rodale's Scubadiving message board I see this same topic and an explanation from someone there: *click here*

Yeah, John deBoeck is a very well informed guide and knows the good spots to dive and if you want to see something in particular, just ask! The diving is well worth it, but in the past there have been some minor comfort issues with the boat.

Years ago I went diving on Abyssal when it was built, owned, and operated by Mike Richmond. Knowledge of the tides/currents and the affect at certain dive sites is absolutely essential for operators and Mike always had these dialed in. He has since sold it and started another: *Click here*...

Get out to the Channel Islands which is about 25+ miles offshore from LA. *Click here* to see a map of the Channel Islands off LA I am very partial to the Truth Aquatics boats in Santa Barbara (1.5 hours from El Segundo depending on traffic), but there are other very good boats also...

We went with Rendezvous several years back and enjoyed the wreck of the Van Leen several times.

Do they have a website?

I know it isn't exactly Puget Sound proper, but the San Juan Islands are absolutely great! In this case, Boat diving is absolutely essential and the extra cost is well worth it. Edmonds UW park is for tourists, here are some alternatives: *Click here* for PNW shore diving options