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Just looking for recommendations for a good cenote dive in this area. Which ones do you suggest?

Howdy, y'all.....it's been a while since I've visited SB. My wife and I recently camped at Tyler State Park. While exploring the small lake on by kayak, we noticed that the vis seemed to be pretty decent. There were also signs stating that diving was permitted, but I've never heard any diver...

An acquiantance is planning a scuba vacation and they will be staying at the Iberostar. Is the house scuba charter a good choice, or would you recommend another charter that services that area. For that matter, IS there another charter that services the Iberostar pier? I've dived in...

Island Frog and I hit CSSP for the first time in a while (nearly two years for me). The visibility was about the second best I've ever seen it. We had probably over 20 feet in some places, and almost nowhere we went had less than 12. Of course, that thermocline at 23 feet was pretty sharp...my...

This is my solution for a tray for an intova camera. I shoot an IC14 and use it for both stills and video. The tray, like others, is aluminum bar, and I added a strip of plastic to provide a non-slip base. The two DIY light housings each hold a commercial 36 LED array and I placed them on...

I saw this on a news program, and I thought it thought provoking enough to share. What this bottlenose dolphin does speaks VOLUMES about the intelligence and cognition of the species. It also says a great deal about the plight of organisms in the wild as they struggle to cope with...

It has been much too long. I need to get underwater soon. I am thinking Balmorhea sometime in january, and I need a night dive. Anyone else up for it?

...you make underwater video equipment out of plumbing parts. Yup, that's a three-inch PVC end cap serving as that video light's housing. Perfectly matches the 4 inch PVC pipe I used for the body of my video camera housing. Ain't pretty, but sure is cheap! (Oh my...I'm starting to sound like...

This will most likely get moved to the DIY or photography forum, but I wanted my interested friends here to see what I've been working on in my workshop. It's an UW video/fill lamp using a very inexpensive, 36 LED array that produces 600 lumens at 5600 K. With a little re-wiring, it turns on...

I'm about to head out for the Conference for the Advancement of Science Teaching (CAST), which is being held this year in Corpus Christi, Texas. It's not diving, but I'm excited because this conference is one in which I get to make contact with folks from the FGBNMS, the Gulf of Mexico...

Bob's thread ("A meaningful dive) prompted me to relate something that is happening in my neck o' th' woods that is of a very kindred nature. A diving friend of mine, a young man named Greg, shared a great passion for diving. Earlier this summer Greg, another friend, and I shared a couple of...

I THINK I know what the general classification of these are, but I don't know the species. Can anyone provide that info? (These were found on the Miss Louise near Destin, Florida.) Thanks!

Wife and I headed east for a road trip that would take us as far as the panhandle of Florida (where I would get in a few dives). It has rained on us every day for seven days. Yes, I dived in the rain. We've driven in the rain (NUMEROUS times), and we've been penned up in hotel rooms...

Well, maybe it wasn't really a sin, but I know I will feel much better after confessing. I was paired with a nice young man as an "instabuddy" for a dive off Destin, Florida. The dive was fairly mundane...an excursion to 80 feet on a very small reef, but the vis was only about 15 feet. The...

This time tomorrow night, I should be motoring out to the Flower Gardens aboard the M/V Fling with another fellow swamper! I've been waiting for this for quite a while...it's been WAY too long since I've been to the Gardens. I'll post a trip report when we get back.

I've gotten air at the shop in the Marina at Lake Murray, but it's been a while. Are they still there? Does anyone know the name of the shop (and perhaps website or even just a phone number)? But what I really want to know is whether they are open to fill tanks on a...

Zebra mussels. Sure, I already knew that from the discussions here, but today was the first time I had actually seen them. Good dives, though. Going to the left (West) from Marietta Landing the vis was 8-10 feet. Going to the right (East) it fell to 5-7. Water temp was about 78 and we never...

Christian Divers of Texas (well, at least the local folks) will be hosting a get-together at Clear Springs on Sunday, April 29. Don't let that title thing get in the way. EVERYONE is welcome for dives, chat or just chillin' and talking diving. You don't have to be a "member" (or even a...

This is just an expression of joy more than anything. I got selected to the "Down Under, Out Yonder" excursion for educators this summer and I'm ecstatic! The program has several days of land-based classes, activities, and workshops, then we'll head out to the Flower Gardens for several days...

This was posted over in the "Basic" forum, but I thought it was appropriate here, too. 03/25/2012 - NOTICE OF POOL CLOSING. As of Sunday afternoon, March 25, the natural spring lake (pool) is closed until further notice. Some swimmers have experienced bites causing skin itching from an unknown...