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  1. KatieMac

    How lucky can you get?

    Been in Roatan for a few weeks now - diving West End. On March 7th, I was at Dixie's with my 12 year old niece for her OW checkout dive and we spot a hammerhead cruising the wall 10-15 feet below us. 150 dives in this area and I have never seen anything but two nurse sharks. And on her OW...
  2. KatieMac

    Great budget a la carte destinations

    Looks like Air Transat is AGAIN cancelling flights to Roatan. I'm getting a bit tired of this so now am looking for options. I'm not a big all inclusive fan. So I'm looking for great options for AFFORDABLE locations in the Caribbean. Cheap (but worth it) dives, affordable accommodations and food.
  3. KatieMac

    Master Diver specialties

    I'm torn. I would like to complete master diver (PADI) but don't know which specialties I should do. I've done Nitrox already so that's one down. I thought about PPB but will I get anything from this if my buoyancy, trim and weighting are already good? Should I focus on something else then...
  4. KatieMac

    Bill Perkins

    I was hoping someone else would post this but it didn't come. Bill Perkins, an instructor at Island Diving in Roatan, was recovered from the sea today near West End. The details of the story are not mine to share here. I did my rescue certification with Bill and he was an excellent and...
  5. KatieMac

    Earthquake off north coast of Honduras

    Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - 133 Km al norte de Trujillo, Honduras on Thursday, 16 April 2020 - information :
  6. KatieMac

    Dive boat capsize

    Anybody know which dive shop had a boat capsize near West End today?
  7. KatieMac

    Bare Nixie Review

    Hi all, I already own a Bare Nixie 3/2 full and love it. But on my last dive trip I was getting cold at 82 degrees with all the diving I was doing. I temporarily used a 5mm (other brand) to finish my rescue course and loved it. I didn't have to worry about getting cold or hot. So decided to...
  8. KatieMac

    Current PADI Rescue requirements

    I'm going to do PADI rescue in March. What are the physical requirements? About 10 years ago, my sister had to pick up and carry her husband for about 100m. What should I be prepared for?
  9. KatieMac

    DAN Canada

    What's up with this? The message when you try to sign up for DAN in Canada right now. DAN Insurance for Canadians Thank you for expressing an interest in buying DAN membership and insurance. DAN is temporarily unable to provide new members with dive accident insurance in Canada. However, we...
  10. KatieMac

    Little French Cay - bad behavior

    It seems that Little French Cay is doing such good business they want to expand their land - at the expense of the reef. Samuel Leo Arch @Doc do you have more information about this? Anybody else?
  11. KatieMac

    Great Barrier Reef - what are the options?

    Asking for a non-diver friend who is trying to arrange a trip for her experienced diver parents. After a bit of advice from me, would like some advice on two different options 1. Short stay liveaboard options where they can choose their length of stay (they may choose 1, 2 or 3 nights)...
  12. KatieMac

    Fiji dive resort recommendations

    So I couldn't figure out a Fiji trip but turns out my daughter is getting married in New Zealand in October. So it would be stupid NOT to stop in Fiji on the way back to Canada. The flight would be an additional $300 for an up-to-1-week stopover in Fiji. I already know that Beqa Lagoon is out...
  13. KatieMac

    What is this?

    Excuse my crappy skills - this was a few frames of a vidio - but what is this?
  14. KatieMac

    Paralenz

    Has anybody seen this camera? Anybody tried it? Sound fantastic ... but is it? https://www.paralenz.com/?v=3e8d115eb4b3
  15. KatieMac

    Da Nang

    Hi all, just found out I have to go to Da Nang in July. Wondering if it's worth staying an extra day or two to dive. I don't really have ability to get out of Da Nang so would only stay to dive if I could find very close dive sites. Any recommendations for dive ops/dive sites?
  16. KatieMac

    Action Camera lost at Paradise Reef

    My buddy lost his action camera at Paradise Reef near the Carnival cruise ship dock. It's a small WeyTy camera - a knock off of a gopro hero. Had underwater case, red filter and yellow floating handle. Only had his palancar garden dive on it. He is an avid photographer and new diver and...
  17. KatieMac

    Carnival Glory diving review

    Hi all, I just got back from sailing with Carnival Glory - Grand Cayman, Roatan, Belize and Cozumel and thought I would do a quick review. I took excursions through the ship in Grand Cayman, Belize and Cozumel and booked myself in Roatan. Grand Cayman - did the Kittiwake and reef dive. Cayman...
  18. KatieMac

    Diving with a cruise

    Dumb question. For those of you who have done diving excursions from a cruise, do you carry you gear in a bag or just pack it all in your BCD? What else, besides my gear, should I remember to bring? Thinking C-card, credit card, dry clothes. Anything I am missing? What about cleaning/drying gear...
  19. KatieMac

    Best way to dive and experience Fiji?

    Next year is our 25th wedding anniversary and would like to plan a trip to Fiji. I have tons of questions. I'd like to go for 2 weeks and may split time between on land and liveaboard. Also need to note that I live in Canada so options for "packages" may be more limited than someone in LA or AUS...
  20. KatieMac

    Could/should I do rescue?

    New diver - 37 dives over 3 trips to the Caribbean and finished AOW on most recent trip. So what's next? - I'm really good on air - usually using about 1600 pounds on a 60 min dive. - I'm (reasonably) good on buoyancy although I know there is room for improvement. - I need work on finning...
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