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When I went to the Galapagos in 2021 the only spot on our boat that wasnt taken by our shop was occupied by a young lady who had just learned to dive (in the Galapagos) and had ~10 dives, all there. I think that is why they let her on the boat (also COVID and needing to fill it). She did great...

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Appreciate all the info. My wife and I will be in Chania for a wedding at the end of the month. Good to see the info I found was pretty accurate. Looking forward to some time in the water after a bit of a layoff due to life. Gonna try to do 2 or 3 days with Chania Diving Center. Might be better...

Thanks! I used to mostly do photos as well, but I realized with all that action it would make more sense to try some video. I was able to pull some stills from videos, but I also grabbed a few pictures, like the hawkfish, when things werent moving too much! I get your point about vis, but after...

Last note is on my pictures and videos. I decided to try a phone case as well as my normal camera setup. The phone case I used is called Hotdive and I backed it on Kickstarter earlier this year. I ended up using it exclusively because my other camera case got cracked in transit (I think the...

I want to link to a thread by @drrich2 , because he did a great job explaining the diving and the boat (Humboldt Explorer) overall. I also don't have the time to post anything as thorough as what he wrote, but I will add a couple of notes. We had a slightly different itinerary than him as well...

Well, we are back home from the Galapagos. Lots of feelings, but overall, one of gratitude and awe that I was able to see that wonderful place. I can honestly say this is the first time in a long time that I haven't been ready to come home. Before I get into the highlights, though, there is...

I figured you would know the shop. I'll see what I can do!

To bring the conversation back a bit, it is still ingrained in a number of instructors that BP/W or even just back inflate is going to kill you. I am a new assistant instructor, just helped with my first class. This particular instructor told me that a back inflate BCD would never work for...

Another vote for St. Lucia. My wife and I went there on our honeymoon and loved the mix of topside and scuba adventures. Most of the diving is in the soufriere area, but it is worth checking out other parts of the island, especially marigot bay

Just a note, I bought this and it was a seamless transaction. Would not hesitate to buy from @thbcthomas again!

I have been doing more diving on the NorCal coast (Sonoma and Mendocino counties) this summer. I wanted to do this anyways, so in that regard covid is a boon...But, I have been really enjoying it. Conditions have been really good recently and I will be going out again on Sunday.

I actually had this same thing happen to me this weekend. I couldn't stop it during the dive. I attributed it to over exertion (I was hunting and my wife decided to double time it back to shore). Second dive, everything was back to normal. I can't remember this happening any other times, but I...

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Tempting. Is it a charging cable or just a data cable?

I too find hooded vests to be much more comfortable. Really changed my desire to dive locally once I figured that out (and I only figured it out by accident when I had a major suit malfunction on day 1 of a 3 day trip to the channel islands; one of the crew let me borrow his old hooded vest and...

I have not yet, but I will try to remember to update when I do.

I would love to! This is my first foray into BP&W, so I could use all the help I can get. The next dive I have planned with the holiday madness is NYE at Point Lobos, but I am just planning to run with the gear I have right now. Trying to do more local diving after a couple years of lots of...

I would love a Large in SS. I also actually live in Santa Rosa as well!

Yeah, with two boats in, I can see how that would be bad. I think 2 or 3 boats came in while we were there, but they all docked at the father pier, so we didnt see anything like this. Overall, the cruise ships didnt bother me at all (compared to someplace like PV where they can really take over...