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Oh. I did have one additional question. What is the average surface temperature this time of year in the Taipei area? I would guess it is significantly higher than in Kaohsiung or Kenting.

Thanks for the heads up! Looks like LAN will miss us. I am located in Taipei. Looking for English language certification for her so she has more options if we decide to travel. I am going to look into the Taipei ones suggested. I am just a little concerned about the quality of the rental...

Green Island sounds interesting. Keep me posted!

I am looking to get my girlfriend her open water certification. I wanted to find a decent dive shop that is available this weekend for open water certification course. I also hope they can certify for nitrox since that is my preference for diving. Ideally I am looking to dive Saturday...

Maybe he was tired from activities not related to the swim itself. In any case go back and tell him to take his time. There is no time limit so if he understands that he should be fine. My wife took forever to do hers but it didn't matter she still passed it.

I wait until I'm in the water to pee since I'm not too fond of peeing in the boat lavatory. I pee pretty much every dive at least once except the first one. I try not to pee when someone is below me but hey, I'm only human.

I'm only going about 30 feet deep maybe 300 feet from shore. I have a buoy and there isn't much boat traffic in the area at all. Any words of wisdom, tips or advice? Thanks!

I know one dive shop that always lists the visibility as 100+ feet. I have dove in the area frequently and have yet to encounter visibility past 60 feet so I'm wondering where they could possibly be diving. Of course I don't believe a word they are saying and don't dive with them anymore.

If they want the business and they can match the price point then yes they can. Should they? That is entirely up to them. It is good business etiquette to do so providing the previous criteria can be met. Customers tend to be loyal and getting a loyal customer early can really pay dividends.

I'm only going about 30 feet deep maybe 300 feet from shore. I have a buoy and there isn't much boat traffic in the area at all. Any words of wisdom, tips or advice? Thanks!

1. When I was in Beijing I was returning from a smoke outside my hotel. When I turned the corner I was confronted by 4 young Chinese Soldiers who proceeded to point their SKSs at me. Honorable Mentions: 2. About 2 weeks after 9/11, my wife and I were on our way to a hotel near West Point...

I find this a little unnerving about how many people are just so willing to lay the blame on new divers, pretty much wholesale. These are new divers doing their first open water dive. They are almost certainly going to be either nervous or overconfident, not many falling in between. Having only...

I always get a kick out of the ever present "my johnson is bigger than your johnson" forum posts. How dare you post an opinion when I asked for one without the requisite number of dives (to be determined later at my whim)?!? /sarcasm I agree to some extent with Osric. Some decorum could...

I would have punched the Dive Instructor in the nose.

My wife and I got our OW in Cabo and we used Land's End Divers. They were pretty good but the boat was rinky dink for sure!:shocked2: I did see one sea lion but my wife missed it, which is easy to do because the visibility isn't all that great over there. Still was a lot of fun.

He didn't mention getting his book as a requirement for continuing education. He stated you could gain a lot of very useful information without having to shell out any money. Correct me if I'm wrong but I believe his book is not free. I think you like to argue. I felt a bit ripped off on my...

Never experienced that over there. Most Taiwanese did NOT want to speak English and especially not to me. They focused on speaking to my wife and in either Taiwanese or Mandarin. Only stranger who spoke to me out of the blue was a whitey and he wanted to complain until he realized I was with a...

Your dive sounded like it was Intermediate/Advanced level. If you ever feel uncomfortable doing a dive prior to entering the water, I wouldn't. I once wailed my head on the metal bench just prior to entering the water. The DM said I was fine but I was uncomfortable so I didn't dive. No need...

If I don't know something I ask. That's how I learn. :p Thanks for the input!

I'm not too pleased with image quality with camera mask so I might be shelling out dough for these on next month's trip. If I do I'll let you know.