MSilvia
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Check out the scallop diving article I Just wrote for a local LDS. Comments and suggestions are welcome.
Scallop Diving Article
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vetdiver
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Nicely written.
More importantly, HOW WAS KENYA?
More importantly, HOW WAS KENYA?
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MSilvia
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Kenya was fantastic, and the diving was pretty good too. There was a whale shark sighted a day or two before I went out, but I unfortunately didn't get to see one. A manta ray breaching was the highlight for me, although 90 degree surface temps and 100 foot vis is always a treat!
I did two dives with Scuba Diving Watamu, using mostly rented gear. No real problems there, except that I overestimated how many Kg of weight I would need with a 10 Liter steel tank. The conversions threw me a bit, and I probably should have just estimated based on the size of the lead instead of the number stamped on it, but I was dialed in for the second dive.
We did two dives in a marine park about a 15 minute trip out from the beach, the first to about 25 meters, and then a drift dive at around 20 meters. The coral was moderately healthy despite some damage from the tsunami, and the marine life was so abundant that I saw eleven moray eels, an anemonae full of juvenile clownfish, and an octopus all in tidal pools while I was beachcombing! While diving, the were fish everywhere, and not just the usual suspects from the carribean, although many of them were well represented. Outstanding in my memory are the numerous octopi, moorish idols, and zebrafish, and I also saw a wide variety of the poisonous species like lionfish, scorpion fish, and stone fish. Some of the underwater photos were okay, but none better than this one.
The DMs seemed competant, but not particularly memorable otherwise, except in that they all seemed quite comfortable speaking English, Swahili, German, and Italian. I was a bit disappointed that there weren't more choices of sites, as the ones we visited would not have been my first pick, but since my wife wasn't diving, I went with the shop closest to our hotel for convenience sake.
The safari afterward was fantastic though! If you're interested in seeing some pictures, check these out.
I did two dives with Scuba Diving Watamu, using mostly rented gear. No real problems there, except that I overestimated how many Kg of weight I would need with a 10 Liter steel tank. The conversions threw me a bit, and I probably should have just estimated based on the size of the lead instead of the number stamped on it, but I was dialed in for the second dive.
We did two dives in a marine park about a 15 minute trip out from the beach, the first to about 25 meters, and then a drift dive at around 20 meters. The coral was moderately healthy despite some damage from the tsunami, and the marine life was so abundant that I saw eleven moray eels, an anemonae full of juvenile clownfish, and an octopus all in tidal pools while I was beachcombing! While diving, the were fish everywhere, and not just the usual suspects from the carribean, although many of them were well represented. Outstanding in my memory are the numerous octopi, moorish idols, and zebrafish, and I also saw a wide variety of the poisonous species like lionfish, scorpion fish, and stone fish. Some of the underwater photos were okay, but none better than this one.
The DMs seemed competant, but not particularly memorable otherwise, except in that they all seemed quite comfortable speaking English, Swahili, German, and Italian. I was a bit disappointed that there weren't more choices of sites, as the ones we visited would not have been my first pick, but since my wife wasn't diving, I went with the shop closest to our hotel for convenience sake.
The safari afterward was fantastic though! If you're interested in seeing some pictures, check these out.
decapoddiver
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Thought you might post my spots but I'm safe for now 
Looks good. Folks never really realize just how hard it is to move around a full scallop bag but it's worth it.
Looks good. Folks never really realize just how hard it is to move around a full scallop bag but it's worth it.
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MSilvia
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Thanks. I'll probably submit the final draft to PG Dive tomorrow, so if you can think of anything I left out that should be in there, or anything I said that's incorrect (or just plain stupid), let me know before then.
Thanks again everyone.
Thanks again everyone.
Wow, looks like you put a lot of effort into that. Good job!
One thing I did notice at first glance is that you mistakenly capitalized "Magellanicus".
One thing I did notice at first glance is that you mistakenly capitalized "Magellanicus".
ClassAction
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What an outstanding article. Nice job.
swampy
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chart coordinates, but thats ok just bring the gps numbers with you and we can take my boat out.
Rick L
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Nice Job!!!!!!!
Rick L
Rick L
johnnyseko
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Cool article! Ah, the things I never even dreamed I'd be doing when I went to get certified.....now I need a lift bag!!
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