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Was down in Bonaire last month and we hired Benji as a guide for several dives. He's very easy-going and quite knowledgable. I think he mentioned that he has a half-day(or so) 'Intro to DIR' style class. Even if you are not taking DIRF or the intro class, I recommend hiring him as a guide...

Nice report. I was hoping that the beach was closer to the subway stop, but it looks like a car is a must. There goes my NYC dream of getting on the subway, going for a dive, then coming home on the subway. Oh well.

How much more for Nitrox? Thanks

There's a slight difference between the Japanese who are killing whales and those Japanese you bump into at the supermarket. Those folks are called Americans.

West Palm Beach.

Green_Manelishi, I'm curious, are you one of those folks that believes the earth is less than 6000 years old? Sorry to be off-topic.

The problem with 'Gods standards of right and wrong' is that they must be interpreted by mortal men.

What kind of gear was he pressuring the students to buy?

I had been to Namibia before, but I had no idea how incredible Southern Africa was until I went to SA and Moz. Sightseeing in Cape Town, dining and drinking in Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, diving in Tofo - what a great vacation.

What's a "California"?

You may want to add..ironic

Vadim, I dont think I'll be diving that weekend. You can borrow my eclipse if you like. -Elden

Bob Sherwood in Vestal, NY is an outstanding instructor. http://www.allaboutscuba.com/

You can get charters to Inhambane from Lanseria Airport which is about 50min away from JHB. About $500 US? Not cheap. There may be filghts out of JHB INT, but when I was there Mar 05, we went out of Lanseria. It was a tiny plane.

I am NAUI OW certified. I assure you, there is nothing special about a NAUI certification. If you do a SB search on agencies, you'll see that the individual instructor matters far more than the agency. I've taken classes from NAUI, PADI, and PDIC instructors. The worst was my NAUI OW...

I'd pass on Village also. If you were interested in diving locally, I would recommend Stingray Divers. They sell Zeagles, though they'll probably recommend a BP/W. Pablo is friendly and his prices are good. If you're only diving warm water, then Pan Aqua is good. Good instructors, good...

I thought your trim was looking great on Day 2. New divers like us can see dramatic improvements in a fundies class. Not dramatic enough to pass, but as they say, its not about passing. I try to get up to Boston to do some practice or ocean dives. Good job!

Went diving at the local quarry last weekend. Everyone in my group dives Jets with spring straps. One of the guys notices that my buddy’s XL Jets don’t look quite right. I also dive XLs. We compare the two. Unbelievably, the fins are noticeably different. At the tips, his fins are almost...

I would highly recommend talking to Bob Sherwood at www.allaboutscuba.com before making any equipment purchases. He is your local GUE instructor. More importantly, if you're truly interested in DIR, I'd recommend a DIRF class. If you think DIR is for you, I'd take Buyouncy 1 at...

I would add that some of deeper dives had a very noticable thermocline in March. I don't get cold, but I did notice the cold at Galeria. The dive shops rent 5mm fulls so that may be a good guide. I was in a 3mm. Barra Beach (mentioned in NYT) is up the coast, but shops there essentially...