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Nice to hear, congrats. Everything I hear about DAN is top notch.

One of the many things I had to do during my DM was sit in on a nitrox class... when I took the nitrox class you had to take an extended final and have 2 actual nitrox dives. I wanted to see the "new" format. The manual was newer than mine but pretty much the same, it should be the standard PADI...

I spent a week on Taveuni last October. We stayed at the Garden Island Resort, using AquaTrek for our diving. AquaTrek has a shop right beside the resort. We thought the entire week was as good as any trip we've been on, the people we awesome, the diving incredible, the food great... can I say...

I agree that negative comments should be welcomed, in the right context. Bitching just to be bitching is one thing, but if you had a bad experience I want to know about it also. I've had a few (not necessarily on Cozumel), posted them, and got flamed for it. When I have a bad experience, which...

Hmmm, never flew on Delta. Will have to check that out. I did look and got some times/costs from orbitz, which gave me AA flights. They seemed fairly easy, makes me wonder if orbitz and AA are "partners"...

Still checking on that one... no one seems to be talking yet. I still am waiting on the person who I believe contacted him so I can get the real story here. I'm so frustrated with the whole thing I'm ready to just forget the whole thing, which I know is exactly what he wants me to do. Just...

I guess I have some more research to do <grin>! No, I haven't heard about this, the whole idea of Bonaire is new to me. That really sucks that they tell you to not lock your doors... is it locals or who? I can't imagine divers on vacation looting other vacationers rides. Veeery interesting!

Pete, can you elaborate? Is it common to have things taken from your vechicle while you are diving? That kind of sucks...

Oh yeah, didn't really mean to do a comparison. Bonaire just sounds like what I'm looking for in a dive destination.... Good luck on the Fiji trip Damsel, we stayed on Taveuni at the Garden Island Resort. Great trip all around, send me a PM for the only things I would NOT do again (wrong forum...

Man I love SB... so much information! We are probably heading down this fall for our first time and I've already learned so much about the place.

If you can, get to the ocean side of the island (all the diving and resorts are on the mainland side). My fiance' and I always rent a little motorscooter and head over there one day. If you follow the main road south you'll end up at the Rasta bar, sitting there watching the waves crash is very...

Yup, just got back from Coz using Blue Angel... Tony and Jeannie, both were great. Jeannie will answer emails very timely and we had a nice conversation with her while we were down there.

I used AS a couple of years ago, and they were aweseome. The only reason that I haven't used them on my last 2 trips was because we went down on a package deal thru my LDS and they used another shop. I actually just got back from Coz and we (my fiance' and I) went into their main shop to say...

I learned SO much and had SO much fun with my DM. I'm still working on actually getting the card but really, one of the most challenging and fun courses I've taken!

Update... I got a certified letter on Saturday from this instructor. As expected, it was NOT my original paperwork but copies that are stapled together in the fashion that a 2 year old would do (not straight at all, kind of a joke to be honest). As also expected, over half is NOT filled out...

I will call them. The person who worked this whole issue is out today and she asked if we could talk on Monday or Tuesday. I'm hoping the paperwork arrives so I can discuss what I receive with her. I will call PADI because I *do* have an email from this instructor TO PADI requesting an expedited...

Update... PADI *must* have called him - I got an email stating he would send my paperwork with referral on March 11th. A few hours later I got another email stating it was sent yesterday. One hitch, he was demanding to know my new instructors name and contact info, so he could "warm" them up for...

So, October or November is before cruise ship season (which is VERY good in my book!) but hot? Hot is good... I am in snowy, cold Colorado so hot is good, ha!

My fiance' and I dove Belize, Cozumel, and Fiji last year. We just got back from another trip to very buzy Cozumel. I have been doing some looking around on some alternate locations to dive, been to Grand Cayman twice and love it, but it is sooooo expensive. I actually had Curacao and Bonaire...

Now *that* would be funny. He always gave me such a hard time about questions or comments that I had from SB. Nah, he'd get eaten alive <grin>.