OT: Scuba Rocks!!

[fishstixs05]

Hey guys, just got back from an AMAZING trip to Hawaii.
Ten days; five in Kauai, five in O' ahu.
Eight boat trips, 17 dives.
This was the first time in have dived, and it was incredible! I saw everything imaginable:
sharks, turtles, octopus, slipper losbters, mantis shrimp, seals, dolphins, eagle rays, cleaners shrimp, tons of eels, and millions of other fish.
Ill have some of the better pictures up, brought an Olympus C-5060 with me with the underwater housing and got some great picks. Just my blurb to convince everyone to get certified. There is nothing like it!

-Ben

 

[Reefugee]

Ben -

I am getting certified in July (see my thread). This Friday, Dolphin Scuba is having their June Madness Sale. Pricing for some of the stuff is awesome. But as aways - you need to do some comparison shopping because not all the price is "the cheapest."

I don't think I will be getting an underwater camera for a while. I'd love to see some of your pictures when you get a chance to post them.

Minh

 

[Reefugee]

One quick question: Do you know what thickness wetsuit you were wearing in Hawaii? I am purchasing a 3mm full size wetsuit for Cozumel and was wondering if that would work for Hawaii.

Minh

 

[pactrop]

Reefugee 3mil is perfect.

fishstixs05 glad to hear you had a good time.

 

[fishstixs05]

I used a 3 mil rental, sometimes a shorty, sometimes full length. shorty got a little cold past 80 ft, but it was still okay
good luck!
Ben

 

[pactrop]

I would suggest a full suit. not so much for the cold. the cold is manageable, it does get chilly sometimes like fishstixs05 said but it gives you more protection from cuts and scrapes from reef etc.

 

[GreshamH]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7557283#post7557283 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by pactrop
gives you more protection from cuts and scrapes from reef etc.

So does proper buoyancy control Major pet peave of mine as all my students could attest to :lol:

 

[thereefgeek]

Amen Gresh!

Glad to hear you're loving the underwater world first hand and up close Ben. Any pictures?

 

[Reefugee]

BTW - There's a scuba diving club called the Dolphin Divers of Sacramento. They meet every 3rd Wednesday at 7:30 at the same Roundtable as the MARS meeting.

http://www.dolphindivers.org/joomla/

Minh

 

[fishstixs05]

sand tiger

frogfish

more frogfish

mantis

octopus

lots of eels

nudi
Thats a start. I'm planning on putting together a slideshow side with some of the 1700 pictures taken with my camera, my girlfriend's camera, and her father's camera during the course of the trip.
Ben

 

[Mr.Nudibranch]

good pics

 

[zemuron114]

commerson frogfish! very hard to find in Hawaii cuz they match in so well!
Is that the Seatiger?? (sunken ship near ala moana?)
I dove there a couple times. Wasn't to impressed but it was a good night dive.

 

[Bdimas]

Man that is awsome! I cant wait to see more pics.

 

[little_d]

More pics We're leaving for Oahu next week, can't wait :bounce3:

 

[Reefugee]

Hey Tony. Are you and your fiancee divers?

 

[little_d]

Not yet Minh, after this trip I am sure we will .

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7608381#post7608381 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reefugee
Hey Tony. Are you and your fiancee divers?

 

[Reefugee]

Cool. Stacy and I start our certification in July, but won't be certified until August. We just purchased most of our scuba gear.