trip report

Outstanding dives last Sunday. U-352 had about 70 feet of vis, no current, and water temp right around 68 degrees. Huge bait balls all over the wreck. SPAR had about 60 feet of visibility, water a little cooler at 66. Sand Tigers all over, with some rays settled in the sand. All in all, a very...

I got back from my stay at Blue Angel Resort just two days ago, spending eight full days there with half days on either end for travel. I had the Liveaboard Package, which included my stay, all my meals, eight two-tank dive boat trips, one night dive (I upgraded this to a two-tank evening dive...

February 6-11, 2021. By virtue of working at a Children's Hospital, I was able to secure both of my COVID doses, and celebrated with a trip to Key Largo for four days of diving with Rainbow Reef, where I completed my AOW and Nitrox cards. 11 dives over four days, which included all the wrecks...

This weekend was a very special trip for the 4 guests who had the rare opportunity to have their very own private VIP cruise around the Surin and Similan national parks. Talk about exclusivity at its best! (sorry for the delay, I haven't posted this before the last trip... keep tuned for next...

I was on the Gaia Love for a 10 night sailing almost exactly 8 months ago and have finally brought myself to write a short trip report. I'm not going to spend any time describing the diving in Raja Ampat, as it is already well documented that the diving there is amazing. I have added a summary...

Summary This is a twelve-day (14-25 January, 2020) liveaboard trip to Raja Ampat on Amira liveaboard. The itinerary, as shown in Table 1, includes 10 days of diving, 4 dives / day, except during long passage and the last dive day for 24-hour surface interval before flying home. Figure 1 shows...

I wanted to title this trip report "To back roll or to stumble this is my question?" But thought it may be a tad obscure!! So I went with the tried and tested route!! But I will get to my question soon enough. This was now our fourth time to the pebble beached sleepy town of Tulamben. As per...

Well run comfortable resort with good food, great diving, interesting local culture, and friendly staff. The resort and accommodations: The resort has all the amenities necessary to make guests comfortable. Rooms are spacious with continuous electricity (they have their own generator which...

Summary This is a nine-day (22-30 December, 2018) liveaboard trip to Revillagigedo Archipelago, or it’s a better known as Socorro, with Nautilus Undersea. The itinerary, as shown in Table 1, includes 5 days of diving, 4 dives / day, except 1 day during Navy check-in, to a total of 19 dives and a...

Less tolerant of winter's cold each year, I took a last-minute plunge and booked a dive trip to Bonaire. My goal was simple: easy entry! I wanted to do lots of macro photography, I wanted to do it on my schedule, and i wanted to do it as often (or not) as I liked. Although I'd had mixed feelings...

The dive sites surrounding Ko Phi Phi and Phi Phi Lei are some of the most popular in all of Thailand, and for that matter, the world. While I wouldn't say that the diving here is the best in the world, or even the best in Thailand, I will say that this is one of the best place for beginning...

Diving in Candidasa truly is a world-class experience. The condition of the deep reefs rival anything else that I have seen inside the coral triangle of South East Asia. But these sites really are reserved for more experienced divers, as the combination of the unyielding currents and the...

Scuba Diving Kri Island - Raja Ampat, Indonesia Raja Ampat has it all, manta rays on nearly every dive, black tip and white tip sharks buzzing you while you swim, huge schools of bump-head parrotfish, and barracudas. My Mola: Scuba Diving Kri Island - Raja Ampat, Indonesia

Located 575 miles southeast of Miami, the idyllic islands of the Turks & Caicos sit surrounded by turquoise waters containing over 1,000 square miles of living coral reef. A Mecca for divers from all over the world, the Turks & Caicos Islands are known for their expansive underwater visibility...

Turks & Caicos Explorer II, Turks and Caicos Water Temp 80-84°F | Visibility 75-100ft We dove North West Point where guests saw sharks, turtles, and dolphins. Divers enjoyed the Thunderdome for a night dive and saw a sleeping turtle, rays in the sand, lobsters, moray eels and an octopus. The...

Just got back from Roatan after a one week stay at Fantasy Island Resort. (Beginning of July, 2017). Long-winded trip report to follow. Executive summary: Great diving. Great dive outfit. Not so great hotel experience. The details: This was my first time to Roatan, so take this all with a...

PRELUDE Raja Ampat is on everyone's diving bucket list and rightly so. But let's face it: prices are steep and not everyone can afford to splurge. Fortunately local homestays offer budget options catering to divers/travelers such as myself. This is a report from my recent trip to R4 in May...

My wife and I are avid muck lovers!! After going to Lembeh 3 times, Tulamben 3 times and Bangka (which has tons of great macro) 3 times I decided it really was time to see whether Anilao could "out-marco" these 3 macro giants! If you've read any of my other trip reports you will know I travel...

Trip Report: Caribbean Explorer II January 14 - 21, 2017 Our week started off under the showery skies of St Kitts beginning with a couple of dives on the River Taw. Visibility has been relatively good here over the last few weeks and this day was no exception. Divers saw a few of our resident...

due to character limitations needed to split report into two... Cai – probably best dive due to diverse topography/structures in one dive. Walls, slopes, sandy patches, lots of coral growth; this was a 104 minute dive with no deeper than 44’. Average depth at 24; school of tarpon (40+), school...