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Have a trip planned to Thailand for October 10th-22nd. I want to spend 3-5 days scuba diving / kayaking / snorkeling. My partner coming with is not certified and I want her to have as plenty of opportunities to enjoy the water as I do scuba diving. What would be the best option given my dates...

From the Badlands of Theodore Roosevelt National Park To the Cool Embrace of the Big Blue It has been 10 months since I've dove the Garden and the last time I was here I found my first Fringehead. I wanted to get some more shutter time with these photogenic little guys and was lucky...

7 months, 19 days and 22 hours since my last scuba dive and oh was I one dry fish. Marineland is where I made my first post certification dives 4 years ago and It was only fitting that my first dive back in So Cal would be there. The Badlands of North Dakota have an incredible array of wildlife...

Hello Ikelite, I am currently building a Sony Alpha A65 w/ Ikelite housing setup. I found the proper port for my macro lens, but am in need of guidance for my 8mm Fisheye from Rokinon. Here is the lens in question: Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 HD Fisheye Lens with Removable Hood HD8M-S B&H...

With reports of good visibility and a very healthy kelp forest at Casino Point, Charlie and I decided to jump on the Express for some explorations at the Dive Park. The trip over was excruciatingly slow as a very thick fog bank had engulfed the channel. Even though we took the 0600 boat, we...

It's been a very dry year due to my own personal pursuits, but I'm back in So Cal for a few weeks and I plan on making the best of it. Last weekend Charlie and I were skunked by what was forecasted to be great conditions. We found nothing but heavy swell and brown water on the peninsula...

I was surprised to see such a small turn out for Sunday Services today with forecasts showing such solid conditions. Reverend Al and two other divers were the only ones present for what looked to be from topside to be perfect conditions. Beneath the surface however, visibility was somewhat...

What an incredible morning spent at Phil's Reef! Phil's Reef is an artificial reef system consisting of a concrete platform, several pylons and a boulder field. It is located off of Redondo Beach in 80ft of depth. Every time I'm invited to join Phil and Merry on one of their explorations...

With swell charts showing superb conditions for the south end of Palos Verdes, divers came out in droves today at Marineland. I knew Rev. AL and the rest of his Dive Vets parishioners would be in attendance for Sunday services, but was surprised to see the Pac Wild dive team and many other "non...

Wow! What a day to be a PV shore diver. I cringe knowing that Charlie and I almost called it off! But in the end the LOLA conditions were too inviting and with summer break coming to a close, we forced an early Sunday rise. Reports from Rev. AL and his flock of debriefers ranged from 20-40ft...

Back from another great Scorpion Anchorage trip! This was our 6th annual excursion to Santa Cruz Island and it will certainly not be the last. Despite phantom health issues, bouts with bronchitis and automotive problems, we were all still able to pull the trip off "minus one individual, We...

Since Thursday, conditions have been deteriorating in Laguna and brown water with swell has been plaguing the peninsula. I have been wanting for a long time to photograph Sarcastic Fringeheads, so with poor conditions elsewhere Veteran's park was an ideal site to get wet. There were plenty of...

Another month long dry spell paired with the incessant awesomeness of MaxBottomtime's dive reports has nearly driven me insane these last few weeks. My sanity finally returned today at Marineland's 120 reef. I scoped conditions yesterday and the 120 reef looked stunning. Garibaldi could...

Yesterday afternoon's visibility over the 120 reef was stellar. I could see Garibaldi from atop the cliff and the color of the water was a deep dark blue. Determined to get wet before the upcoming rise in swell, I planned a solo dive at the Garden for the following morning. The trail leading to...

After two months of being dry, Charlie and I were enticed to break our drought aboard the No Pressure with Phil Garner and Merry Passage. We planned to dive Whale Rock just off of Pt. Vicente but the visibility was marginal and a ripping current was present. No matter, Phil's exceptional...

Between the holidays, school, work and illness, Charlie and I have had a very dry year so far. With the swell forecast showing perfect conditions for Marineland this Saturday, we seized the moment and struck out for a dive. Upon arrival we noticed that the cove was a bit milky and the overall...

It took the No Pressure Duo a good while to find just the right dive spot to bare Phil's name, but they finally found one worthy of it. Phil's reef is a scattering of artificial reefs bursting with life at a secret location in Santa Monica Bay. The crab "spider" structure is its iconic...

After more then a month long dry spell, SpKelpDiver and I finally squeezed a much needed dive in. And what better place to break our ocean fast then where it all began, Marineland, located on the Palos Verdes peninsula. Conditions weren't the most ideal, but reports of decent vis and mako...

Yesterday, Charlie and I were invited back aboard the No Pressure. So far, we've explored White Point Rock, Hawthorne Reef, the Redondo Barge, and the wreck of the Avalon with Phil and Merry. This time it was back to the Barge for some nudi action and out to a new site, the Haggerty's Crane to...

Back from another great Scorpion Anchorage trip! This was our 5th summer excursion to Santa Cruz Island and it will certainly not be the last. As we crossed the channel the wind and swell picked up as we neared the islands. Luckily Scorpion Ranch is an east facing anchorage, providing almost...