SCUBA!!!

Our most favorite recreational activity is scuba diving. We got certified in about 2000 and have since received our Advanced PADI certification and Rescue Diver certification (includes O² provider and Emergency First Response). Most recently we got our Dive Master certification in Hong Kong and now can assist with training and can even plan and lead dive trips.

We have visited the Bahamas, Caribbean, British Virgin Islands, Belize, Hawaii, Africa (Pemba Island) and Puerto Rico, Cabo San Lucas, Thailand and many more. We are looking forward to many more dive vacations. In fact, starting in March 2007 we plan to take a year off to travel and dive.

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03/09/2010 06:17 PM

Is Your Tank Open? Are You Sure?

Almost every time I do a pre-dive safety check with my divers, I am shocked. When I tell them to check to make sure their tanks are open, many do so incorrectly. Some divers take a few breaths from the regulator; others press the regulator purge button and listen for a release of air. A few look at the pressure gauge; to check for a full reading. None of these actions alone is sufficient to confirm that a tank valve is open. Read more...

Is Your Tank Open? Are You Sure? originally appeared on About.com Scuba Diving on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 at 23:17:45.

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03/05/2010 04:11 PM

Full Service or Disservice?

"I've got it!" the divemaster said, ripping my scuba diving gear out of my hands. "It's my job to set up your gear." I replied, "No thanks."

I find others setting up my equipment annoying, and so should you.

Many divers think setting up clients' gear for them is good customer service. I say, think again. When a dive professional or buddy takes away the responsibility of setting up and checking gear from a diver, the diver develops an attitude of complacency and dependence about his gear. This is a dangerous attitude to have in an equipment-dependent sport.

Our Adventures

Here are some pictures from our various scuba adventures.

Here Shelly and I are in Belize along with our dive boat the Nekton. It looks funny and is not the most luxurious boat, but it is GREAT for diving. I don't have any fish pictures because I didn't have a digital camera for diving yet.


Here Shelly is on her 50th dive!!! Both our 50th dives happened while we were in Africa. Some of the things we saw, starting at the top going clockwise: Lion Fish, White Spotted Eel, Pillow Star, Shelly, Bearded Scorpion Fish, Anenamie and Rock Fish

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