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My wife, Leslie, has been diving a Divator Aga since 2003. The Ambient Breathing Valve on the mask is something a bit different than what I'm able to find today. Hers is a hatch that fits into the spot where the communications system would latch, just above the breathing valve/2nd stage reg...

One of the problems is that too many people DON'T "get too over the edge" when it comes to buoyancy control. Much easier, I guess, to just be sloppy. And seriously, comparing yourself to reef inhabitants? That's the most ridiculous reason I've ever heard for touching coral......

wwguy -- During our two week trip this month, I saw more of this than on any other trip. People "stabilizing" themselves by touching coral (or "dead" coral as they claim), laying in the sand (yes -- there is tons of life in the sand!), not caring that they kick the hell out of soft corals with...

The Great Pillow Caper of 2017……. Days 9, 10, & 11 With just three dive days remaining, I thought it might be a good time for a bit of a recap….. Probably more a collage of ramblings than anything else. The diving has been awesome. We’ve dove mostly the southern sites, having done a few of...

OMG. I’ve become Leslie……… Days 7 & 8 “That’s the best mask I’ve ever used,” said Kent Mann, owner of Mann Overboard Scuba in Ottawa, IL. It was early spring, 1994, and I had gone into the dive shop to sign up for scuba lessons. Kent – or “Mick” as he was commonly known as – was setting me up...

All That’s Down There Is A Whole Lot of Nothin’ . . . . . Day 6 I don’t know the name of the road. Actually, I don’t really care what it’s called. It’s the one-way that runs from the north of the business district, south through town, along the ocean. It goes past It Rains Fishes, Karels, and...

Just let the Bonaire Wind and Sun Do It . . . . . Day 5 “Well, that sucks,” Leslie (Double L) said. She was standing on the other side of the truck from me. We were at Tori’s Reef with our tanks laying on the tailgate, rigged and ready to go. I was planning the adventure of donning my three...

Two Thumps and Two doors…… Days 1 & 2 “Splash me, “I said. Leslie (Double L) looked at me. She said “What?” “Splash me,” I said again. That was the first time I had used that phrase with her. We were sitting in lounge chairs on the concrete boardwalk at the Sanddollar condominiums watching...

“I had a dream last night,” I said to Leslie (Double L). She didn’t seem to care. We were sitting on the couch watching TV. I couldn’t blame her. My dreams are pretty much a non-event. No color, very little conversation, no discernible context of any kind. Boring. Typically, when I awake...

If you've stayed at Beachcomber (which we have), then I doubt the Marriott will live up to expectations.