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    Supporting and Sponsoring Member Issues

    Good afternoon, I became a supporter on 3/11 and my account has not been upgraded. Thanks for looking into this. Transaction ID: 6P4389148Y5789415
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    I have a chance to dive Palau, but I am concerned about long term travel restrictions

    That's definitely a more bearable itinerary if its available. I'd prefer to go via any of the asian hubs, even if it was a few hours longer. United operates the US-HNL-GUM at domestic service levels. I have taken United MSP-SFO-HNL-GUM-MNL before and it was just grueling; I'd go via Tokyo or...
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    I have a chance to dive Palau, but I am concerned about long term travel restrictions

    I am am booked for a Palau live-aboard in 6 weeks; the specials were enticing. I booked about 3 weeks ago but already had 3 flight schedule changes and have discussed the situation with the operator. What they are currently recommending is to arrive on the same day the boat departs. In a...
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    Trip Report Trip Report: Roatan West Bay 1/2021 - Bottom Time Scuba

    They did not have nitrox onsite but Jay told me that he could get fills for training or if someone really wanted it. So yes, probably available, but a special request. Water taxi from west end to west bay was $3. Minimum 3 pax or if you dont want to wait you can just pay the difference. Taxi...
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    Trip Report Trip Report: Roatan West Bay 1/2021 - Bottom Time Scuba

    Regarding the wifi on property, it was comparable to DSL speed. You wont be able to live stream in 4K and even basic streaming might have some hickups. No problems getting websites and email nor did I have any issues keeping connecting to my VPN at work and running several remote/citrix...
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    Trip Report Trip Report: Roatan West Bay 1/2021 - Bottom Time Scuba

    I hope to go back to Roatan outside of rainy season for a better perspective. Cozumel had a tough fall with harbor closures and hurricanes. January can get some windy days from my experience, so I gave a Roatan chance knowing it was still rainy season. Diving was good but Id like to see it...
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    Trip Report Trip Report: Roatan West Bay 1/2021 - Bottom Time Scuba

    The walk to west bay really wasnt bad. Not much traffic while I was there and the few cars out there were considerate and not driving excessively fast. I walked around the end of the island to explore and to west bay several times. I did spend a few hours in west end; got a ride there (10 min...
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    Trip Report Trip Report: Roatan West Bay 1/2021 - Bottom Time Scuba

    the airport is about a 25 min drive to West Bay. Road was in pretty good shape, (apparently just paved in the last 5-7 years), although it was narrow with no shoulders or sidewalks for most of the way. the non stop flight was super easy and i hope it continues
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    Trip Report Trip Report: Roatan West Bay 1/2021 - Bottom Time Scuba

    I’d like to share my experience from a great week on Roatan in mid-January. As a somewhat frequent visitor to Cozumel where I dive with Aldora, I have learned to appreciate the buoyancy characteristics and long dives from their steel tanks. When planning my recent trip to Roatan, I came across...
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    Trip Report 7/9-16/20 Aldora, Fiesta Americana

    You wont be disappointed with the dives, and although I’ve never stayed there but heard good things about the villa from other divers. I tend to travel last minute and need flexibility which is why I usually stay in town. Hope you enjoy your trip and I’d love to hear how things are in a few weeks.
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    Trip Report 7/9-16/20 Aldora, Fiesta Americana

    It was time for a change in scenery after staying and working from home for the past few months. Coupled with a new policy by my employer requiring a reduction in accrued vacation before the end of the year, I needed to get away. Fortunately, Cozumel has opened. Downtown still lacks life and...
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    Cancelled/postponed trips due to COVID - please share your outcomes

    I have trip to Anilao on the books for early May and I'm still planning to go provided the Philippines lifts the ban on foreigners entering the country. I'm on round 4 of cancelled flights but still have a way to get there that's actually preferable to the original route now that I've been...
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    Flights to Manado

    Just read that PAL has also announced flights from Davao to Manado on Tues, Thu, and Sat. LAX-MNL-DVO-MDC return on PR was $250 less than SQ via SIN and was bookable around my desired dates in May. I would certainly prefer a Singapore layover to Manila but at least there are several options...
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    Flights to Manado

    Silk Air announced their intent to transfer the Singapore - Manado route to Scoot in the spring. It looks like Silk Air ends service on 5/4/2020 but I am still unable to find any information about Scoot's plans or schedule. Has anyone heard if this route will be discontinued or if Scoot...
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    Diving in the Philippines...Minimilist diving gear question?

    I travel with the Aqualung Outlaw; its pretty minimal but great for warm water travel and easily disassembles for packing. In a Lavacore top and board shorts I only need about 1-2kg of weight and pack a cam belt to strap it onto the tank. No extra pockets. Including my Oceanic Delta 5 reg...
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    TG-6 Extra macro lens beneficial?

    Bill, thanks for that info. I had not given much thought to the lighting aspect when that close until now. That might have had something to do with some disappointing shots from my last trip. I'll have to see if I can find the original image file now, but I can think of several shots of a...
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    TG-6 Extra macro lens beneficial?

    As a beginner, I can't complain about microscope mode on the TG-6, but I'm wondering if I add on an additional wet macro lens to get even closer shots. Would the camera still be able to fully zoom through a low to mid power macro lens? I was thinking of either the Bluewater +7 Macro Lens or...
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    Getting STINAPA tags has changed

    I want one more before they are gone. As much as I hate plastics, call the tag a souvenir, BCD decoration, or Christmas tree ornament to justify it. This should really be the only physical item coming home with us from the ocean besides our bodies, gear, and non-recyclable rubbish.
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    Trip Report Bonaire Trip Report- Entire month of August- 2019

    Thanks for a great report! I'll need to get the intel on the secret site for my next trip. I'm extremely jealous of your month, especially since I had a trip planned for 2 weeks in November which it has been postponed for work. In December on all of my days away, it's less than half the price...
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    Trip Report: Southern Leyte, Peter's Dive Resort

    My short trip might not be representative but while I was there most of the sites had only mild currents. The house reef was variable; several dives with just a mild current but it did pick up one afternoon. There was moderate to strong current at Medicare, which was also an afternoon dive. I...
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