I almost freaked a little while doing my advanced PADI certification in Costa rica, it was a deep dive and I am not sure if it was a bit of narcosis but I suddenly really wanted to breathe through my nose and was wanting to be on the surface. I just forced myself to slow right down, half closed...
Personally I cannot get enough of HD documentary series like BBC's Planet Earth. The footage is insane and there is a bunch of cool ocean focused episodes. There is another series called life and also the older Blue planet: Oceans of life is fantastic. I think I have rewatched each series about...
Just contributed to this big writeup on Oceanic dive computers , some good opinions from fellow divers. the OC1 has a buddy check feature but holy hell is it expensive :P
to hit on this topic again, shows like this are so important for constant scuba diving inspiration. I recently wrote a blog post with a couple AWESOME youtube vids that I watch on a daily baisis ahahha will have to add a trailer to this show on there too!
Looove this show and its pre-cursor Departures. someone was nice enough to upload them to youtube, but I am totally gonna grab the blu-ray for all that gorgeous HD underwater footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yei0gupyem0
Some of the best dives of my life have been shark dives. never had any problem with them, bull/reef sharks in costa rica, grey reef sharks in belize. always a treat to see and most of the time they are just curious or put you on their pay no mind list. as for the dolphin thing, on a dive in...
yea when I first started diving I was splashing all over the place on the surface, face forward, suckin up sea water. I hated it, but once i got comfortable with my own gear I learned to kinda go zen and just chill on the surface and my body basically balances itself out.
If the conditions at home are not ideal, just use it as an excuse to go dive somewhere hot on this amazing planet of ours. I got my certification in costa rica and had an amazing instructor. I was lucky enough to get trained by a Padi course director so hopefully all those good habits he...
Hey guys!
Stumbled across this forum and it seems like a goldmine of great diving info. figured I would try to contribute when I can :) I love travelling around the world diving, and am headed to Cozumel in sept to hopefully see what the amazing waters there have on offer! thanks for having me:)
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