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The Pros and Cons of Liveaboards
Since I will be shortly going on a liveaboard trip, I wanted to be sure I was prepared for both the positive and negative experiences that may occur, so I did some research to find out more about liveaboards and I`d like to share some of these findings in this blog. Pros for liveaboards are: You will not be transporting your dive gear back and forth from car or room to boat or dive site. It`s there where you`ll need it for the duration of the trip. Most crews will be overly helpful (of course, t...
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Grand Cayman: Memory Notes
We left for our first dive trip to the Caymans...scheduled to coincide with Pirates Week celebration in Grand Cayman...weather was warm...rained almost everyday of the trip...sometimes heavy tropical rains lasting all day...nonetheless, diving was great. Most Pirates Week activiities postponed so we missed the pirates landing in Georgetown, the parade, fireworks, and town street dance, so much for Pirates Week fun... Besides the seven recorded dives...we snorkled five times: twice at Coral Sands...
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Getting Thru the Winter in SW Florida
It`s now mid February, and although I live is SW Florida it seems that I really haven`t been able to get out diving as much as I`d like. I know this must sound pretty lame to those of you who are living in the cold climes, but to me, I`m getting real dehydrated and long to get wet a lot more often then I`ve been able to lately. This is the time of year that I annually get my equipment checked out at my local scuba shop, and upgrade to new and better equipment for myself. This year I have purchas...
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