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    Donsol Questions

    Hi Everyone I plan on being in Donsol from the 5th to the 8th of June. What are my chances to see Whale Sharks during that time. Are they still around at this time? I haven't been there and planning to stay at a place near whale shark tourist area. How is the beaches over there? Is...
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    Honduras Diving late July - dive operation recommendations?

    I plan to do about a two tank dives per day and staying about a week. I'll be traveling solo, but dont plan on diving solo. Id like to dive with a guide or divemaster from a dive operation. Do you think there will be a chance to see a whale sharks during the end of July / Early August time...
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    Honduras Diving late July - dive operation recommendations?

    thanks lynn. I think Ill check coconut tree drivers out. they seem to be a fun bunch of folks....
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    Honduras Diving late July - dive operation recommendations?

    Greetings, I planning on visiting Honduras, Rotaan late July / early August. I'll probably be traveling solo and bringing my own gear. Can someone recommend a good dive operation "non-cattleboat" and place to stay for a solo diver? I have close to 50 logged dives and a Advanced Open Water...
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    Borocay advice

    Do the yapak dive. you can see large tuna and sharks there. The channel drift dive is also fun. When I went there. I dove with Victory Divers, they are really nice.
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    Puerto Galera Video Dive report July 2008

    Hi Everyone. Earlier this month, 1st half of July I went to Puerto Galera for the first time. I dove with Frontier Scuba located on Sabang Beach and stayed at the Step and Garden resort, on the hill. I stayed for 2 dive days. Some of sites that I dove was, the Hole in the wall, Kalema...
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    Coron Wreck Dives - July 2008 video dive report

    Hi everyone. I recently came from short 3 Day visit to Coron, Palawan to do some wreckdives. The first drive dive was the Kogyo Maru, where I saw a bulldozer inside the wreck as well as old cement bags. The next dive was Olympia Maru, where the light was good and penetrated the wreck well...
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    easy diy diving and chilled atmosphere?

    i would go either PG or Bohol. If you going to be there for months its good to be close to a big city..... your choice Manila or Cebu.
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    Southern Leyte Diving

    I dove with Sogod Bay last year. The diving is one of the best dives that I have done anywhere. The Coral had just about eveything in that bay and the visiability was great! The resort was very clean, though I felt it was a very peaceful way to get away from everything.... I played basketball...
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    New excess baggage fees for Cebu Pacific.

    when was the cut off date?
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    Planning my 3rd trip to PI...

    im also interested in knowing about the diving up there. I have been to boracay, sogod bay and bohol... this time around, ill be trying Coron and Puerto Galera....... I curious about Subic Bay and any other places up there.....
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    Malapauscua - Mantas and Threshers seen recently?

    Hi All, Illbe heading to the philippines for two week aroung the end of June till Mid July and will be near Cebu for the first week of my vacation. Ill definiately be headed to Puerto Galera near the tail end of my trip but trying to decide If I should go to Malapascua while Im near Cebu. I...
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    Sogod Bay, Southern Leyte 29-03 May 2008

    those are awesome pictures. I was in Sogod last year but UI missed the whale sharks. I planning to travel back to the region.... thanks for sharing the great pictures...
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    Latest on Cozumel and Hurricane Emily

    I really hope the best for all in the region. I just came back from what seems from cozumel. It seemed as though alott of tourist were still there saturday morning when I decided to try my luck in getting a stand by flight for myself out of mexico. I must have been very lucky because I put my...
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    Mares M1 Dive computer

    I got one for xmas. This is my first computer. And was not very expensive. I dived with it 5 times and was able to see the screen ok underwater. Unfortunatly, it is however pretty bulky and I was not able to hear the rapid accent alarm I think because I was wearing a 7 m hood. Initially...
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    Question about weight..

    I use a 5-6 kg of weight when I dive with a 3mm shorty. But when I wear a shell dry suit I used 30lbs. When I jumped into a pool for my drysuit class I sank like an anchor. What really sucked was going through recovering the lost weight belt excercise with all that weight. I'm going to do...
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    How to size for DUI Rockboots??

    I rented a DUI TLS and rockboots. The Boot size was size 10 but felt very large on my feet.. My reg shoe size is size 10 (US). I went back to the dive shop and switched it to a size 9 which felt a little tight, but do able. I wish they made sizes 9 1/2 for people.
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    Bare

    Yea I just recieved my nexgen from the mail order. So far it looks great. I know what you mean about the sizing. I'm 5'10'' and 165-170 lbs and I ordered a medium size. It seems to fit like a glove with a thick fleece. The nex-gen fabric seems pretty strong compared to to the TLS that I...
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    Advance OW Course in Singapore

    I took my Advanced Open Water in Borracay Philippines, last month. It was fun I got to do a nice drift dive as one of my courses....but I'm back in Northern Callifornia and the diving conditions here are alott different than the Philippines.... So next week I'll be doing my DrySuit Cert dive...
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    Monterey Boat Dive in Stormy Weather

    Has anyone done a boat dive in weather similar to what is forecasted this weekend? I signed up for a couple days of diving off a charter boat this weekend to get my drysuit cert. I'll be diving with a group of people who are getting their advanced open water cert. I know that Breakwater...
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