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  1. cjames

    Any reviews on Pelican's Nest Villa house reef?

    We really like the look of the property. Has anyone dove the house reef there? Thanks, Corby
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    For Sale Canon 7d mark ii Ikelite Housing, Ports, and Strobes

    Hi all, I'm moving to my 5D mark iv and need to sell my 7d mark ii rig. Here is what I have.. Ikelite housing for 7D Mark II (6871.08) This housing has only been on three trips and is like new. Ikelite flat modular port (5510.35) Ikelite Manual Focus Port extension (5510.75) for Canon EF...
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    Trip Report - Bonaire 8/19 -8/27 at the Harbor Village

    Ratings: Overall Trip: 4.5 out of 5 (This is a very high rating for me) Diving: 4.8 out of 5 (Lembeh and Palau still the only 5) Diving Photo Opps: 5 (Come on, it is Bonaire) Dive Shop (Great Adventures): 4.8 (Would be a 5, but I always like to leave room for improvement :-) ) Hotel...
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    Best photo ops in Bonaire?

    Headed to Bonaire in August with my camera gear and maybe a rebreather. What are the best dive spots for... A.) Macro B.) Wide Angle Thanks.
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    Flight Options

    I'm having a hard time finding flights to and from Bonaire during the week. I need to get my wife out on Wed., back to Austin, Tx. Any ideas?
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    Trip Report: Cozumel Trip 6-4 to 6-11 - few pictures

    See my earlier post for the trip report... here are some pictures. I call this first one Two Tortugas Viejas (Two Old Turtles). David, the guy in the picture was kind of slow to the boat, so Tortuga Vieja became is pledge name for the trip. The turtle was a big, old male with barnacles...
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    Trip Report: Cozumel Trip 6-4 to 6-11 (long and detailed)

    Hi all, Before I start, I just want to send a huge thank you once again to Christi for loaning me the back for one of her strobes when mine failed. She is such a class act and I can't say enough good things about her for doing that. Our group normally goes to Cozumel over Cinco de Mayo...
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    Warning - Multiple people sick at Iberostar

    8 out of 16 people in my group last week got sick with Montezuma's Revenge at the Iberostar and we heard of at least 10 or more there. It took me down hard for a day and a half during which I could not dive. Because of this, even though I have stayed there 5 times before, that will be my last...
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    Anybody with a Ike DS125 in Cozumel

    My battery flange broke. Anybody have the back of a DS125 to loan / rent in Cozumel? I'm staying at the Iberostar, please email me if you do at cjames@atech.com. We are diving through Tuesday. Thanks, Corby
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    What would you do for a new Stiletto BCD?

    Brand new Stiletto BCD - $485 Green Speedo - $40 One week in Cozumel - $1600 Our friend wearing a green Speedo to get a new BCD - Priceless!!!
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    Quickie in Sarasota

    I'll be in town for business starting tomorrow night for a couple of days and want to get a dive in. Can I get some recommendations for a dive shot and some sites? I'm on my own, so looking for a dive buddy or two as well. I think I'm staying at the Hyatt. Thanks.
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    AAAAARRRGGGHHH the weather gods strike

    Headed to the flower gardens tomorrow and by the looks of the weather in the gulf, it won't happen. Damn you weather, damn you!!!! (shakes fist in the air). What really makes it hurt is you know that the whales sharks and mantas will be schooling by the mooring buoy, feeding on the...
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    Where to go next?

    Ok, my wife and I do a big trip (3-4 weeks) every other year and its time to plan next year. Where we've been.. Caribean - everywhere Pacific - Costa Rica (twice) Indo Pacific - Fiji (Taveuni and Suva), Micronesia (Yap, Palau, Guam), Indonesia (Bali and Lembeh) Places we're thinking...
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    Trip Report - Grand Cayman March 07

    The particulars.... Flight: Austin to Cayman via Continental (used points) Stayed at: Marriott Courtyard (used points) Dove with: Divetech Length of Stay: 7 days This trip was designed around spring break in Texas. We had a total of 10 people in the group including 3 kids and my...
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    Current Water Temp off GC

    We're headed there next week. What is the current water temp?
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    Marriott on Cayman

    We have a crew coming down to Cayman for Spring Break (only place we could find that we could use points to fly to). My question is does the Marriott have a beach again. I had a friend that went down several years ago and it had been washed away. Also, any recommendations for dive ops? I...
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    Have one day to dive, staying in Orlando, where to go?

    I'm coming to Orlando for a convention June 2-8 and want to get a dive in on the 2nd. I've read a bunch of the posts for diving around that area and still can't quite decide. I've dove Epcot before and it was fun, but not worth a second trip. I am going to bring my small camera rig, so I'm...
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    BC - looking for opinions

    So...I've searched the forum for opinions on BCs and still don't feel like I have the exact answer I'm looking for... I'm replacing my Fathom BC (yes, they don't exist any more, yes its old) that I bought 12 years ago in SoCal. Great BC, but it has over 1000 hours underwater and its time for...
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    Cozumel Report 3/15 - 3/20 (big with lots of pics) pt 3.

    See earlier posts for context... For the land portion of our trip, we stayed at the Occidental Grand. I like to stay on that side of the island since that is where most of the diving is. The first thing that struck me as we landed was the damage to all the trees. As you would expect...
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    Cozumel Report 3/15 - 3/20 (big with lots of pics) pt 2.

    Please read part 1 if you haven't, I'm continuing on from it. So...for my son's first open water dives were at Palancar Garden and Cedral Pass. I was very interested to see Palancar since it has always been such a nice reef. The Gardens while impacted still had much of its reef life intact...
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