I wanted to dive out of Key West, but looking at the prices for accommodation I was put off very quickly. I'm fairly sure I could've driven down there and obtained cheaper accommodation but...
Decided to head west towards Pensacola and dive the USS Oriskany. This was an attack carrier that ...
Was going to do a Night Dive but was told about an 'event' taking place at the Spindrift Hotel that evening.
This particular event, known as the Chicken Drop (aka Chicken S**t Bingo), would take place from 7 o'clock. Never having seen such an event I decided to abstain from the ...
Did some more diving in Ambergris Cay for the remainder of the week.
All the dives we did were no more than a 5 minute boat ride from the dive centre (would have liked to have dived some of the northern dive sites though) and all seemed to end up ...
Aqua Dives ran a trip to the famed Blue Hole on Tuesday.
A place I've always wanted to dive it was, for me, unfortunately not a particularly good dive.
Way too many people (22 divers on our boat) and a lot of these people were either inexperienced, inconsiderate, a combination of both ...
Superb!
I telephoned Aqua Dives whilst in Tortola and asked them to book me a dive package with hotel accommodation.
They put me in the Sunbreeze Hotel which is where the dive centre is.
Had a fantastic weeks diving with them and had a great time.
Lots of Nurse Sharks, Green Morays, Groupers, ...
Dive Gran Canaria
Posted On Monday, September 1, 2008 By russcrow. Under Gran Canaria
Booked two dives today with Dive Gran Canaria based in the marina at las Palmas.
First dive of the day was the Kalais which is a 110m freighter that sank in 1978.
She was carrying a load of cement at the time of the siking (mmmm, Condescito in Tenerife...
The deck is in ...
We all take a taxi to Phulet airport where Gary & Julie depart for Bangkok.
They're coming to the end of their 6 month round-the-world trip which has seen them visit the States, Fiji, NZ, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand.
Don't think either of them are looking forward to returning to ...
Went out with Siam Adventure Divers on their speed-boat to join their 'mother boat' which stays out in the Similans.
3 dives today:
1) 'Elephant Head Rock'
2) 'West of Eden'
3) 'Stonehenge'
A lot of current running today making Elephant Head Rock on of the hardest (and shortest) dives I've ever done.
Not much ...
We took a cab into town and I booked 2 dives for tomorrow with Siam Adventure Divers.
Gary told me of 2 dives where you get to see 'Ghost Pipefish' and Harlequin Shrimps.
Got the stuff we needed in town and, due to the appearance of black clouds, decided (as one does) ...
A taxi took me up to Khao Lak. Could've got a bus but having looked on the net about buses from Patong to Khao Lak decided this would be much easier (though a tad more expensive).
Arrived at the hotel, sat down for lunch and who should stroll through, Gary and ...