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I know this seems a bit early to be asking, but I’m quite excited about my Galapagos trip next year already. What sort of water temps am I likely to get? I guess I’m looking for justification not to have to take a dry suit with me. But if it really will be that cold I guess I’ll have to...

It’s been a few years (probably about 10) since I last dived in Bali. I’ve dived elsewhere in Indo, but time has come to head back to Bali. I’m looking at going in June. Last time I was there I was based at Sanur and dived with Joe’s Gone Diving. They were excellent, but I’m not so keen on...

I’m just about to renew my dive insurance for the next 12 months and I thought it might be a good time to reality check a few things. I’m going to be diving in North America in the next few months and other than knowing that decompression chamber and medical costs are ALOT more expensive than...

Just doing some sorting of photos I took in Anilao last year. Several things keep coming to mind: - I wish I could go diving again soon - I wish I could go back to Anilao and Lembeh soon - Excellent Dive guides make a big difference - I definitely think the longer I was there the better my...

An article in the NZ media on the New Zealand National Police Dive Squad The police's 'unsung heroes' and their grim task of recovering bodies underwater

I'm buying an Oxycheq 18# wing and ultralite backplate. It'll be used for travel for tropical diving. I've never dived with anything with as little lift as this. Normally use a BC with around 30# lift which has served me well even diving in temperate conditions. All the calcs tell me 18# is...

I've got some very well priced tickets (including 30 kg baggage allowance :)) to Philippines for late Oct/ early Nov this year and I'm very keen to dive Anilao. I've spent quite a bit of time at Lembeh and I thought I'd try somewhere different for macro for a change. This is going to be my first...

i'm going to be over on the Sunshine Coast for a few days in early August and it sounds like the other half is willing to give me a leave pass to go and dive the HMAS Brisbane. Just wondering what the water temp is likely to be and whether it's 7mm wet suit temps or dry suit temps? Thanks!

Two dead in Hawke's Bay Two dead in search for missing diver - National - NZ Herald News Police have recovered the body of a second diver who died in Hawke's Bay yesterday afternoon. The man died after he attempted to help another diver who failed to resurface on the Pourerere Coast, 95...

Decided that I needed to go somewhere different for diving. Not Asia, not Caribbean, somewhere different, with different underwater conditions and fish. So along with my wish to see the Panama Canal, Isla Coiba seemed to fit the description quite nicely. It promised large schools of fish, some...

Hi, I'm in a quandary about which strobe to buy. I've got an Olympus TG4 and casing and I've narrowed my options down to the S&S YS-01 or the YS-D2. As much as I want the YS-D2 the cost of the YS-D2 really is stretching me budget-wise at the moment - it really is more than I would like to...

I'm trying to decide between two different dive destinations - Little Corn Island or Coiba. I know they are completely different, and the decision won't totally be about the diving - it's really about a holiday in Panama vs a holiday in Nicaragua. I was wondering if anyone can give me a...

Curious to hear people's comments about diving options in Panama in May. I'm heading there to Panama anyway so thought I should see what the diving is like at the same time. I don't have many options for my timing due to work commitments so it's looking like my trip has to be May. From the...

I'm off to Cuba next year and I'm hoping to get 2 or 3 days diving in while I'm there. I'm after somewhere with decent diving that I can just chill for a few days - e.g just an eat drink sleep dive routine :blinking:. At this stage I'm looking at Maria la Gorda but I guess I haven't ruled out...

Hi from Kiwiland. Decided to join up here so I can find out more about different places to go diving from others who have already been there. I'm off to Cuba next year and hoping to get at least a couple of days of diving in on that trip. The other thing I want to remedy soon is the fact that...