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Doc came to our trip leaders’ house in the Chicago area about 10 years for a group presentation on Coco View and Roatan before we left on our group trip there. He did this just because. Great person with tons of knowledge to share.

More two cents. I feel strongly (strongly may be too strong) that it is a good thing to do your e-learning and confined water at home for the simple reason that if you plan to continue diving you’ll want a relationship with a local dive shop. From equipment purchases to equipment serving to...

I've been on about 12-15 group trips organized by two different dive shops. The shop owner was the trip organizer in both cases. No tip is warranted and, because I was an instructor for both shops, I can verify that no tip to the trip organizer was ever expected. As was stated above, for one...

Most serious one was the diver who spent the entire first dive of the trip (after the check-out dive) playing with his new camera. As he tried to pull the last breath from his tank, the DM saw him with his wide, panicked eyes and gave the diver his octopus (buddy had long since left him because...

I always carry on my reg, mask, computer and camera so if checked bag gets lost I have my most important stuff. How is this rule enforced on entry to the Philippines if you are coming from, say, Seoul? I can understand on the outbound, but how do they enforce what’s in your carry-on on the...

I thought on August 16, all Covid travel restrictions were lifted. No need to be vaccinated and no testing. Did I read the announcement wrong? Don’t care for me cause I’ve tons of jabs, but received a notice from the dive resort we’re going to in March about the announcement.

Our group had a great experience with Fish n Fins last December. Comfortable boats, good crew, good management. One suggestion: My notes say the boat rides were 45-55 minutes each way, longer to Peleliu. It's a beautiful ride...except when it's pouring. When the boat is moving fast and it's...

Added to the inflate/deflate BCD, make sure the inflate button is on correctly. A story on that: In Palau last December, my wife noticed the inflator button on her SS1 seemed loose right before splash in. No big deal, she thought. During the dive with the strongest current, while hooked in...

Agree with Luko about Moalboal which is why we're doing 9 days in Bohol and 5 in Moalbaol. Also agree that maybe the Anda area is not top notch diving, but we so enjoy the resort, the staff and the owners that it's more than just about the diving for us. We've been fortunate to do most of the...

A quick suggestion. You could start with one week in Bohol at Magic Ocean Resort, then one week in Moalboal at their sister resort Magic Island. They'll handle all the transportation from place to place. We're going next April with our LDS. Fly into Cebu, ferry to Bohol then back to Moalboal...

Not to be contrary, but posited as another set of experiences, I have also been diving for over 30 years. Have first hand witnessed 3 out of air situations at between 70 and 80 feet. In each case, the out of air diver's buddy was not near the diver and, luckily, the DM saw the wild eye panic...

Thanks for the heads up. Wasn’t that she didn’t tell me, it just didn’t come up. We are splitting the two weeks: 9 days on Bohol and only 5 at Moalboal. I actually am not a huge fan of the diving at Moalboal but love the resort and will find enough variety during 4 days of diving. It’s over...

Back to the original question: Quick recommendation for Magic Island in Moalboal. Small dive resort with 10 nice cabins. Great staff. It's an all-inclusive with 3 daily boat dives (night dives available) and shore diving available. I had the pleasure of having dinner with the owner in...

Thanks for the great report and video. We were there in early December, so lots of familiar sites. We did not get to see mantas very well. Only a few at the surface with bad viz, but lots of other nice dives.

So glad you avoided the pickpockets. Also glad you had a great time in the Galapagos.

Many liveaboards will allow you to put your tip on your credit card. Ask the boat if that’s the case. Also, I’m assuming you meant $1000 for 2. Have a great trip!!

Some answers: No non divers. If we go back, we'd do a liveaboard. For this trip, 21 people in the group meant no liveaboard. Fish n' Fins offers a hotel and diving package for 7 nights, breakfast and lunch (provided by the dive op on dive days), 5 days of 2 tank per day diving. If you...

Just did this trip but we stayed overnight in Guam. When we booked the difference was only 15 minutes so no connection was offered. Then they moved the flight back to make it 40 minutes. Many of our group were flying through Tokyo arriving in Guam much later. so we all stayed overnight...

Our group of 21 just returned from Palau, staying at the Palau Pacific Resort and diving with Fish n' Fins. My wife and I have traveled with this group from our local dive shop many times. I'll start at the beginning and give as much detail as may prove helpful to those considering going. We...

Thanks for the update on your “before boat” stay. Our group will be there in about a month. Don’t mind current but hope some dives have little to none. Sometimes you just want to chill. Rob