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This week's class went really well. I found some cute little toys and tied them to weights so she could practice in a sand patch. I think this really helped her focus on her buoyancy and allowed her to think about her shots rather than chasing fish, and just snapping away randomly. I had her...

Thanks Larry! All good stuff, but was hoping for ideas on exercises or activities we could do to put the theory of those things into practice. It's one things to tell someone on the surface that buoyancy and position are important, it's a whole different ball game when you get underwater...

Thanks so much for all of these suggestions! I think I've definitely got some good ideas to fill a couple more classes with. You guys are awesome!

@tracydr: Thanks Tracy... I love nudis, unfortunately in Honduras we don't have a lot. Also she's just using a simple point a shoot, no macro lens. I agree that color and depth is something good to focus on. I thinking that dumpsterDiver's suggestion of taking an object and photographing it at...

Wow, thanks @dumpsterDiver all sounds great, but maybe a little high level for a 12yr old . I don't even know how to "calculate their SAC, plotting pressure versus time and teach line slope equals rate, equation of volume divided by time is flow rate". I thought I mentioned, but perhaps not...

@tridacna: Yes she is a certified diver. @Jim Lapenta : While I totally agree with the "let her shoot whatever she wants and have fun" idea... as I mentioned her parents own a diveshop so she can do this whenever she wants, and frequently does. This is meant to be a bit of a supplement to...

Some friends own a dive shop and have recently started homeschooling their kids. In addition to their general studies, they are trying to encourage them to branch out a bit and learn something fun that interests them. Their son is taking a video game design class and their daughter expressed...

I have just recived news from the Kentucky Department of Insurance. They went to court last week and the Lehrmitts pled guilty to 2 counts of fraud. They were placed on probation for 2 years and ordered to pay a fine to the Kentucky Department of Insurance and must settle all claims through...

We're currently looking for dive options in the area as well. Thinking about heading to La Paz for a couple of days. Baja Dive - Sorry to say, but those pictures don't really make me want to dive CSL. The large schools of fish are impressive, but the visibility looks terrible!

Thanks for the help Greg... we also noticed that there is a flight from Nadi to Labasa (which is not on a super small plane). We could fly from Auckland to Nadi, and straight on to Labasa then take a ferry from Labasa to Taveuni. Wondering if this might be a little easier and then we could just...

Thanks Greg.... #3 is pretty much what we've been thinking, although possibly the other way around... fly into Suva, and head up to Taveuni for a week, and then spend a few days in Pacific Harbour, before flying out of Nadi. Question: Is the diving in Taveuni noticebly better to warrant the...

nope didn't get it greg.

I just thought I'd post a quick review of our day trip to the Great Barrier Reef last weekend. After much research on who to go with, we ended up choosing Poseidon who leave from Port Douglas. While the trip was ok, the diving was pretty disappointing. For all the hype that the Great Barrier...

Thanks for the replies. We ended up going with Poseidon last weekend.

We're looking to spend about 2-3 weeks in Fiji and want to do some diving while we're there. We probably wont dive every day, but we'll likely spend at least half of the time underwater. We're pretty flexible on where to go, we haven't booked any flights yet, but are looking to do so soon...

We dove with Pluto a few times when we were in Playa. They cater mostly to Italians, (often we were the only english speakers on the boat), but they are a small shop, with a small boat. (only holds like 4-5 divers). For us that was exactly what we were looking for. They let us dive what we...

Spending the next 6 weeks in Palm Cove. We're working during the week, but hoping to get in some diving on the weekends. Can anyone recommend a good shop who picks up in Palm Cove? Preferably one with smaller groups and reasonable bottom time (ie. more than 40mins). We'll probably only make it...

We're heading to Australia for a couple of months and looking for a laid back, beach town (with decent diving) to use as a base while we're there. We both work freelance online (IT industry) pretty much 30-40 hours a week and like to dive and chill at the beach on our time off. We'll...

Nice Pics! Can't wait to get back in the water, been 4 months since leaving Roatan, I think I'm going through withdrawals! Thanks for posting the original of the Blenny, I too was wondering if it was a crop as I've never been able to get that close with my 60mm. I was thinking maybe you knew...

Thanks for the suggestions. diversteve - Unfortunately Piscadera Bay Resort is definitely out of our budget. $1000/month is the high end of our budget, and especially considering there is no internet, this wont work. Thanks anyway. Curacao Sunshine - I've emailed Westhill Bungalows to see...