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  1. dlwalke

    How far south do I have to go to be comfy in 3 mm wetsuit in March

    Will be in FL mid March and may be able to squeeze in a dive amongst other scheduled events. I have a drysuit but have not dived in one ever before. Perhaps I could use it as an opportunity to do a day of instruction. The easiest thing though would be to use my wetsuit if that were feasible...
  2. dlwalke

    Bonaire Trip Report and Recommendations

    I had one of those trucks that to my eye was pretty beat up. And I assumed the same thing. Then, when I returned it, the inspector got all focused on some indentation that I barely noticed and probably didn't think twice about when I did the pre-inspection. I know it was there beforehand...
  3. dlwalke

    Bonaire Trip Report and Recommendations

    Yeah, my rental truck had really lousy looking tires. I mentioned it to the renter when I first got the truck. I'm glad I didn't get the good tires. I don't know where my neighbor rented, but it was actually a very nice looking car that I assume, had equally nice tires.
  4. dlwalke

    Bonaire Trip Report and Recommendations

    That is a great piece of info I wish I had before I left. I saw those stacks and wondered what they were. Figured it was just people with too much time on their hands piling up coral.
  5. dlwalke

    Bonaire Trip Report and Recommendations

    Well, I definitely had my gas siphoned down to empty so that is not hearsay. The tank cap had a lock but obviously that was no deterrent. FWIW, I rented from AB Rental (I think that was the name). I was told both by the car rental agency and by someone affiliated with CocoPalm that after a...
  6. dlwalke

    Bonaire Trip Report and Recommendations

    Yes, were I to return, I would definitely invest in some heavy duty booties (hey, that kind of rhymes). I would have loved to do a boat dive on the east side. The only operator I know of is "Larrys Wildside Diving" and he had just gotten a new boat which wasn't quite ready yet. I think I...
  7. dlwalke

    Bonaire Trip Report and Recommendations

    I arrived about Jan 3 and returned Jan 10. First trip to Bonaire. Here are a few thoughts. If you have any questions, reply here or PM me. I'll be glad to add to this. Diving: Of course, the big draw is the fact that so many fish (and other things) can be found in such clear waters, just...
  8. dlwalke

    does diving ruin magnetic strips

    I will be diving in bonaire in a couple of weeks, which apparently has quite a reputation for break-ins and theft. As I will be shore diving, it is recommended to takes keys with you while diving, but I am wondering what to do with my credit and ATM cards. Does extended submersion in salt...
  9. dlwalke

    Once you go dry, any reason to go back to wet even in warm water?

    Just curious. I've got a dry suit, still need a lesson, but am wondering if there is any reason to use a wetsuit anymore. I don't dive anywhere as often as I'd like, and I would prefer to do the same thing everytime. Thanks
  10. dlwalke

    What tide location to use for St. Andrews Park

    For July 17, at saltwatertides.com, I'm seeing high tide at 5:11 for St. Andrews Bay Channel Entrance, 5:53 for Panama City, and 4:33 for Panama City (outside). For St. Andrews Park, I'm uncertain which I should use. Anyone have this info. Thanks
  11. dlwalke

    Panama City Jetties

    Well, I am certainly getting my $'s worth out of Scubaboard. Thanks for all the tips. I am just going to be poking around, looking for things to take pictures of, so will do the short dive, leaving from the kiddie pool beach and swimming over the rocks. Probably don't need to go very far from...
  12. dlwalke

    Panama City Jetties

    Very helpful pics Nemrod and Mike. I plan to swim out from the beach to the ocean end of the jetty, descend, and then head to 'kiddie pool' end. It looks like for most people, you can do that on one tank with a fair amount of leisure (but its hard to judge distance). Is that correct? I plan...
  13. dlwalke

    Morrison Springs Question

    I'm heading down to the Gulf Coast, from Atlanta, for summer vacation. I will start with a couple days of diving. Haven't been diving since last season, so tried this weekend to visit a quarry I've been to a couple of times, but apparently they are closed. I just want to check out my...
  14. dlwalke

    Whale Shark on the 4th in Panama City

    I have not heard of any evidence that that would be considered harassment. There are threats to whale sharks to be sure (hunting and maybe the occasional boat strike), but touching them on the fin is not obviously one of them. As indicated in an earlier post, they can easily outpace a diver. I...
  15. dlwalke

    Need Local Info re St. Andrews (and/or Destin)

    Thanks for the tip re: gloves. I will be camping at St. Andrews so will not need a gate pass. I hope to be diving Destin on the 18th (~6:15AM) if anyone wants to join. Not sure where I am staying and don't know the area all that well, so I can't promise I will be on time, but I suspect I will...
  16. dlwalke

    Need Local Info re St. Andrews (and/or Destin)

    I'm going at St. Andrews St Park on the evening of the 16th and will dive very very early in the morning if I can wake up. High tide is listed (by saltwater tides.com) as 5:11 AM for St. Andrews Bay Entrance. I don't know exactly what this means for slack tide at the St. Andrews St. Park Jetty...
  17. dlwalke

    Dive Haven update

    Still not updated. I just burned $20+ in gas driving up there and back, and wasted a day when I could have been doing something more productive, from Atl because I assumed that there website was up-to-date. Hadn't heard about them closing before but looked it up here, just now, when I got back.
  18. dlwalke

    Destin/St. Andrews - Wondering if very early morning dive worth it

    Nice (and pricey). Thanks for the link. If my beach transportation doesn't work very well at St. Andrews on Thur morning, I may swing by Gulf Breeze later in the day to get a Wheeleez for Friday's Destin dive.
  19. dlwalke

    Destin/St. Andrews - Wondering if very early morning dive worth it

    Yeah, I was just checking that out (Reserve America). I would probably drive down on Thursday and check in, and go diving Friday morning.
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