TSandM and I, along with 3 other couples, spent a wonderful 7 days on a crewed charter in the BVI the first week of April. We had chartered the 50' Cat, Liahona which is designed to handle 8 people/4 couples in decadent delight.
We had 1 non-diver, 3 real new ones (total of 13 open water dives among them -- yup, 1 more than the minimum!), 2 pretty new ones (total of about 40 dives between them) and the two of us (total of about 170 dives since last June between the two of us).
We got to dive on several different wrecks, RMS Rhone (of course), Fearless, Mary L & Pat and the Chikuzen. In addition we got in one night dive (the first for the "new" divers) and lots of time in the shallower reefs.
This type of trip is/was a great way to go -- HIGHLY recommended!
Pictures are on our website T, S and M Associates or:
The Wrecks of the BVI
General UW Pictures
The BVI Above Water
Most underwater shots were taken with my new Canon S80 using the Canon UW Case -- LOVE the camera!
Other uw shots taken with a Konica/Minolta DiMage Xg (with permission of Dan Hogan)
Above water shots taken primarily with Nikon D70 (with permission of Robert Kruse)
We had 1 non-diver, 3 real new ones (total of 13 open water dives among them -- yup, 1 more than the minimum!), 2 pretty new ones (total of about 40 dives between them) and the two of us (total of about 170 dives since last June between the two of us).
We got to dive on several different wrecks, RMS Rhone (of course), Fearless, Mary L & Pat and the Chikuzen. In addition we got in one night dive (the first for the "new" divers) and lots of time in the shallower reefs.
This type of trip is/was a great way to go -- HIGHLY recommended!
Pictures are on our website T, S and M Associates or:
The Wrecks of the BVI
General UW Pictures
The BVI Above Water
Most underwater shots were taken with my new Canon S80 using the Canon UW Case -- LOVE the camera!
Other uw shots taken with a Konica/Minolta DiMage Xg (with permission of Dan Hogan)
Above water shots taken primarily with Nikon D70 (with permission of Robert Kruse)