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OK, add another person who is going with you in the future.

I'd agree it is pretty unlikely you would happen to catch a boat at the time you are in those locations, particularly a boat you would want to be on. Further, getting to those locations takes considerable time and expense, particularly Raja Ampat. I could also imagine how terrible it would be...

Thanks for the report. I'm wondering if you took those photos on a cellphone or just shared them through it? Bonnie = Bonine :) (sorry if Bonnie was intentional) I've also successfully used Bonine though if you never feel seasick, is that because the medicine works or because you don't get...

Damn, I'm in the highest bracket. Thanks for that info. I'm still going through it but very enlightening. I have never reviewed such document. Highly encourage others to review as well, particularly the case studies. A few new thoughts while confirming some others.

Biotech Diver (thanks) summarized most of my reasoning well, and while agreed that the experience of divers there would skew towards higher risk, few actually die there. Before one guy in June 2023, it was a number of years, then again years before that, which seems pretty good for so many...

Still shocked to read this happened at Breakwater. Many people in this area have gotten their basic certifications here. The location and conditions are relatively benign, so hard to imagine it happening there. However, diver health plays a part so perhaps that was involved here. RIP

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article277806608.html It sounds like he might have been diving alone to have lost his boat but it mentions a lost diver alert too so not clear. First comment on the article is about carrying a locator beacon. Takeaway is to wave your arms a lot...

Late to this party, but I'll add I also have done multiple liveaboards solo. Generally have a great experience and never felt isolated or treated as a third wheel. The boats I have done usually have two skiffs but otherwise not assigned any particular partner. I just stick around the general...

I haven't been to that area. One benefit I like about being on liveaboards is it is usually much cooler (and no mosquitos) than being on land in the same area. It was still pretty hot on the boat? Your being from the heat of Austin TX makes think it must have been pretty hot then. Money...

I would imagine freedivers have to wage a constant fight against complacency because their successful completion of amazing tasks makes it easy to think everything else is not a big deal.

Thanks for the report. Good coverage and concise. This was a combo scuba/snorkeling trip or you snorkeled while they went diving nearby? I was shocked to read a company was giving some compensation for problematic experiences. A credit won't useful to everyone but it's more than zero. I...

I want to change the email address listed for my account. The old address is no longer accessible. Before making the change, I wanted to confirm whether the change process would require a response from my old address to confirm the change. I want to confirm that before locking myself out...

I used Booking.com for booking hotels and shuttles from airport/train station to hotel in Europe, that I booked in advance from US prior to the trip. No problems with booking (and cancelling) hotels and experience was good. Booking shuttles was OK. Prices were probably on the higher end, but...

Nai'a all snorkeling trip?! DId not know that existed. Would love to see any report on that on your return, particularly where they ended up going. We did a mostly snorkeling trip last year to an island in the Yasawas which is near a pass frequented by mantas. Daily manta swims with the...

Yes, the rule of thirds was perfectly executed in that pic. You might not be selling the pics but you are still shooting like it. Nice.

There aren't any particularly good areas to go directly from Nadi itself, but you could go to resorts in the Mamanucca Islands which are relatively close where you could go diving. You could also take a 1.5 hour flight and be in Taveuni and they have some famous diving there.

Short answer: yes. If you stay, as you mention, in the overwater bungalows, there will be little to no mosquitos out there in the bungalow itself. However, if you go on land, to the restaurant or visiting another room or other locations which is inevitable, you will encounter mosquitos or...

Given the description of viz there, I'd guess that he couldn't see the wreck when they stopped and alcohol and narc combined to make a good idea to keep going to see it, and by then he was gone. Sad story about multiple mistakes coupled with obsession.

Don't know which would be worse: what I could imagine the scene was like below decks or the actual video of what it was like. Damn horrible either way.

If you are asking for the diff between using a single light source vs using 2 lights, you can easily recreate it using two flashlights. The point of having two lights is to have them pointed from two different directions so that they eliminate/reduce the shadow that each light alone generates...