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We stayed a Ramons for 10 days. All very advanced divers. The DMs called every dive at 40 minutes. I routinely finished my safety stop with 1,200 psi. My wife always finished with more than 1,500 psi.

A related question: do you consider diving dry to be an essential part of tech diving? To me, wanting to get into tech without learning to dive dry is like saying you want to become a racecar driver but you don't want to get glasses to correct your vision problems.

Twenty years ago, we went to Coz for the first time, two months after hurricane Wilma. The divers were all angry and upset, saying that the hurricane destroyed the reefs, and it was so bad that they were never coming back to Coz. For us, it was the most gorgeous diving we had ever experienced...

A GUE instructor once put me in a oversized wing for doubles. Due to tacoing, it was very difficult to shift air to stay trim and not roll left or right. It is not fun spending your entire dive battling a roll.

Good to hear. When I was in the GUE-F class, they started talking about the "class handout" and all these formulas that I never saw before. The GUE instructor said it was my responsibility to figure out how to get these handouts BEFORE the class started, and to master the material BEFORE the...

Three hour dives in Tulum cenotes and caves will make you wish you had a dry suit. Get proficient in a drysuit.

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Having been through Navy boot camp and Navy flight school, and multiple deployments flying combat jets from aircraft carriers, I can say this is basically true. Boot camp involves a lot of hazing and yelling and physical abuse to separate the motivated from the non-motivated. The drill...

Fly business class. Typically you get two free checked 65 pound bags. That helps reduce the need for a carry-on. The checked bags get priority handling and tracking. You're guaranteed that your checked bags will arrive at your destination with you. Push comes to shove, economy bags will get...

Okay, between shark attacks on divers and sinking dive boats, I'm crossing Egypt off my list forever. I traveled to Egypt in the 1980s, Alexandria and Cairo. Two of the most disgusting cities I have ever visited, and I've been to 50 countries so far. I no longer see a reason to return to Egypt.

Been to Maldives in March Indonesia (Banda Sea) in October Palau in January Maldives - resort based boat diving from a northern island - several mantas and sharks, powerful currents, challenging diving Indonesia - 11 day LOB - saw one shark and one manta. There were HUGE schools of dolphins...

Do people really get only a "little" narcosis at 160 feet on air or EAN?

What's the current status of jellyfish lake?

Like I said.... Deny and attack, the GUE way of doing business. GUE has never even acknowledged my complaints about the class and instructor, let alone apologize or offer me a free repeat with another instructor. I spent thousands of dollars in airfare, vacation time, hotels, rentals cars...

I took GUE Fundies as a beginner, maybe 60 dives total. I had numerous conversations with my GUE instructor before the class, because I really had no idea if I was ready for such a class. My GUE instructor advised me to take the class regardless of my skill level. After the class began, he...