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OK, so I have reached the point where looking at solo diving is right for me. I spoke with a local TDI instructor and have arranged for a a solo cert in the spring (too darn cold right now for sure). So, it is my intention to head to the pool during the rest of the winter and practice some...

So, it all started with a thought sometime around April. I did not have any work lined up for the summer and thought that it may be time for me to experience the life of a divemaster in the Caribbean for a month or so. I found an opportunity with Operation Wallacea at their Cayos Cochinos...

A couple of weeks ago I did my 500th dive. It was on a site off of the Cayos Cochinos in Honduras. Took me too darn long to get to 500 - the next 500 will be quicker. The sea creatures must have known. We were holding our 15 ft stop when this rather large fish with a vertical fin swam just...

OK, Over the past few weeks those nagging joint pains have started to get a bit worse. I think that it must have something to do with all of the shovelling of snow recently (that is my story and I am sticking with it). I could understand it if it was just one of my knees. I badly injured...

Sorry if this has been posted before. No need for translation. Gerards's Briefing

My wife and I will be staying at Den Laman Nov 17 - Dec 2. Anyone else in the area over the next couple of weeks?

In a post about the metric system..... So, what is up with that. All you do is change the steering wheel from one side to the other. The brake pedal and accelerator are in the same configuration. Heck, even the shift pattern is the same. Why don't they conform and drive on the right side of...

OK guys, it is decided who is in. Last year's champion is out of the playoffs, as is the finalist. Now, for the guessing: East Buffalo vs. NYI = Buffalo New Jerscy vs. Tampa Bay = New Jersey Atlanta vs. NYR = NYR Ottawa vs. Pittsburgh = Ottawa West I don't see enough of them for a...

Just heard this on the TV news. Story from Bloomberg. It sounds like there was relatively "little" damage done. Earthquake Near Solomon Islands Sparks Tsunami Alert (Update5) By Emma O'Brien and Ed Johnson April 2 (Bloomberg) -- An earthquake of magnitude 8 struck near the Solomon Islands...

I was looking at going to the Nikon School of Underwater Photography on Cayman Brac, but with the closing of the Divi Tiara that changed a few things. I wrote Nikon in February to see what was happening and received this response today. No intent here to use this as an endorsement, but I...

A guy sitting at an airport bar in Atlanta noticed a beautiful womansitting next to him.He thought to himself, "Wow, she's so gorgeous she must be a flightattendant. But which airline does she work for?"Hoping to gain her attention, he leaned towards her and uttered theDelta Slogan, "Love to fly...

Anyone out there have any experience they can share diving Guanaja? I saw this website for Coral Bay Dive Resort http://www.coralbay.ca/ in Dive Newswire. I had never really thought to investigate Guanaja as an option.

Be afraid, be very afraid when you attend a sporting event http://www.canada.com/components/print.aspx?id=2f6e8f87-ab1c-4a73-82bf-a1c55255d5d6

An interesting story. It only took four years to resolve this. http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1536512006

Don't know where else to put this on SB. From the Watertown Daily Times Remains found of diver believed missing for decades January 23, 2006, 11:02 AM EST COLLINS LANDING, N.Y. (AP) _ The remains of a scuba diver believed to have been missing for decades were found in the St. Lawrence...

We will be vacationing in Bonaire for the last two weeks of February. I would like to take an underwater photography course while we are there. I don't want to take the "specialty certification" route, but would like to find a dive operator who offers more than that. I have looked at the...

I loaned my Ikelite DS 50 strobe to a friend when he went on vacation recently. One of the batteries, a NiMH, leaked into the battery compartment. We don't know why it leaked, but I suspect it could have been because of the heat. Anyway, he told me that he tried to clean out all the goo but...

Hello to everyone on the ScubaBoard. I am a DM from the Ottawa area. Most of my dives are on Wednesday evenings in the St. Lawrence or on the weekends. Diving is becoming more of a family affair. My wife completed her open water certification while we were on vacation in January. It is nice...