Scuba divers in FT?
Oct 30, 2002 | 9:54 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Dove in Cayman in 1984 and in 1998. Its gone WAY down over the years I'm sorry to say guys.</font>
My experience has certainly been not only that I dive less - we still have a dive boat, it just gets used every X years now instead of every weekend (it's tough to get in the water in Northern California and certainly other things start to take priority) - but also that the quality of most dive sites has diminished. I was terribly underwhelmed by the Great Barrier Reef this year and have certainly seen the diving in Hawaii deteriorate.
Oct 31, 2002 | 5:52 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Dudemon:
... I have dove all over the world and one of my favorite places is the reef off the islands of Utila and Roatan in Honduras. Its the same reef as in Cozumel but with far fewer people. The locals there are the Garifuni which is a must meet for you list of peoples.</font>
... I have dove all over the world and one of my favorite places is the reef off the islands of Utila and Roatan in Honduras. Its the same reef as in Cozumel but with far fewer people. The locals there are the Garifuni which is a must meet for you list of peoples.</font>
Nov 1, 2002 | 6:52 am
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I'm a now infrequent diver (just too busy!) but a couple of years ago when I was loyal to CO, I always used to fly to asia via Guam, and spend a long weekend there to do some diving with Micronesian Diver's Association ( http://www.mdaguam.com/ ). I've also been to Grand Cayman & the Keys. I'll be in Krabi & Phuket in January and I'm looking forward to a PADI Refresher for me & maybe a discover SCUBA for my wife. Anyone have any recommendations for dive shops there?
Nov 1, 2002 | 7:01 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cranrob:
I'll be in Krabi & Phuket in January and I'm looking forward to a PADI Refresher for me & maybe a discover SCUBA for my wife. Anyone have any recommendations for dive shops there?</font>
I'll be in Krabi & Phuket in January and I'm looking forward to a PADI Refresher for me & maybe a discover SCUBA for my wife. Anyone have any recommendations for dive shops there?</font>