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It's been 5 years since I posted here and almost 4 years since I've been diving. Sad but true. Life happened. Actually I did a guided dive/skills review at Blue Heron a few days ago to get reacquainted with my gear and the water. I'm an old fart who only got certified in 2017. I have about 60...

I can work a good paying summer job in Hunter NY that would be good for my resume from early May through mid September. Thing is I'll miss all of the nice diving in FL which I've been looking forward to. Lake George looks nice, but at home I'm surrounded by crystal clear springs and only a few...

I almost posted this in marine life, but here ya go. Long video but you'll find the times for the most interesting moments in the video description.

I like to rinse out my BCD bladder really well. I'm sure I don't need to, but I do. Call it a quirk. Today I tried a new method for rinsing it and I would appreciate some feedback. I attached a washout hose to the inflator fitting and clamped the inflator button open. I let the bladder fill...

Since I've only owned this one BCD this isn't an authoritative review. Instead I can give my impressions from 40 dives and offer to answer any questions, take photos, etc. VANQUISH_consumer (use right/left arrows on your keyboard to control the slideshow) Riptide BCD's What attracted me to...

Hi all. I want to take a non-diver friend snorkeling in Rainbow River. I've never been there, and I have very little snorkeling experience. We have wetsuits so I'm thinking a drift would be nice. I'm thinking a boat to take us upriver would be good. Can you recommend one? What about a...

Hi all. I'm traveling by car from central FL to Miami for work March 12th - 16th. I need to be at my room near the Miami airport Sunday evening 3/11 fairly early to rest up for the week. I would like to do a boat dive on the way to, or near Miami late Sunday morning, or in the afternoon...

Beautiful conditions today; very light chop with gentle breeze, warm and sunny, water temp 73º, vis 50 feet. I enjoyed the crew and captain on Narcosis. Very friendly and professional. I stayed by dive master Damian who was kind enough to shoot some photos of me. Had a close encounter with a...

I had a very good experience on a Pirate’s Paradise boat leaving from Riviera Beach City Marina. The marina is at the inlet close to Blue Heron Bridge (not where you go to dive BHB). Pirate’s has a Wednesday special for 2 dives, leaving at 10am, for $55. Tank/gas rental is additional. They...

Is this the appropriate area to post this? Looking for at least two divers to make the 3 person minimum to dive this Wednesday with Pirates Paradise from Riviera Beach Marina. The boat leaves at 10 am with captain, one mate plus a dive master. They'll go wherever we want. I dove with them...

EDIT: I found it! Yesterday afternoon (Sunday 11/26) I left my BCD sitting on the sidewalk I think, by the loading area of the marina. I guess I was exhausted after the long/early drive to WP and two great dives... Like the photo below only with yellow accents. There is a flashlight pocket on...

If you aren't familiar, Jonathan Bird is an underwater photographer and naturalist who hosts Blue World. I was watching his webisode on sea lions, and was shocked to see him panic as he surfaced from a dive. I can't understand why they would include that footage in the video. Seeing such an...

The concepts of underwater navigation seem basic enough, but practicing on land seems like a good idea, especially for new divers. Navigation adds to task load, so practicing when you're not diving would make your future dives safer and more fun. I've been practicing natural navigation for a...

I got certified in July of this year and have completed 27 dives. Why the rush to buy cylinders? I've only gotten more enthusiastic about diving since I started and it looks like I'm hooked. I live in central Florida 20 minutes from Blue Spring and 45 minutes from Alexander. The problem is...

This is probably the equivalent of showing photos of my grandchildren (if I had any). To make it worse, this is unedited and over 11 minutes long. Still, if you like springs, and fish, you might enjoy a few minutes of it. On a windows PC you can ff 10 seconds by hitting the "L" key, rw 10 with...

Hi all. I recorded my 16th non-certification dive so I could observe my technique. Please feel free to check out the videos and blast away with the helpful... The videos are unedited, so you'll want to FF for parts where I go off camera. This is quick/easy with YouTube: simply hit the "L" key...

This question relates to a few aspects of diving including, buddy consideration, diver and proficiency. On my second dive after OW certification I took a camera with me. The site was the snorkel trail at Blue Heron Bridge. I've been told by my buddy that this was wrong, and I want to understand...

Disclaimer: This is my first neoprene wetsuit. I also have a Lavacore skin, but I wanted something for the Florida springs (72ºF), and maybe for winter diving in Florida. I know 72º isn't really cold, but I want to be comfortable on dives an hour long or more. As a new diver, I'm spending...

Most bridge trolls probably have a site bookmarked for tide info. I like the one from Blue Heron Bridge Scuba the best. It has the appropriate tides for diving the bridge highlighted, it has sunrise/sunset times, and you can navigate through the months easily with arrows at the top of the...

After watching this video I feel kind of silly for spending $$$$ on scuba gear.... Gotta love it! Apparently he survived...