Quick and Easy rEvo front mounted oxygen manual add valve (MAV)
May 7, 2010 – 2:33 pm | No Comment

I really like the rEvo, its sleek and clean design is well thought out, a pleasure to dive, and even easier to maintain. The one thing that bothers me is that the oxygen add valve. …

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On the Calle again. Spain vacation map
September 20, 2010 – 9:20 am | No Comment
On the Calle again. Spain vacation map

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Places were we visited
Places that we are going to visit

Operation Fletcher Dive report, April 2010
May 4, 2010 – 1:10 pm | No Comment
Operation Fletcher Dive report, April 2010

On the weekend of April 30th, a group of 24 divers dove the a Fletcher Class WW2 Destroyer, USS Burns (tentative ID) off San Clemente Island in California. Over the course of the weekend, 50+ …

Upcoming Mexico Cave Diving Trip
May 20, 2008 – 3:03 pm | No Comment
Upcoming Mexico Cave Diving Trip

It’s time again for my annual pilgramage to the centoes of Mexico to do a little cave diving. The group will be heading down for a week of underwater exploring in the freshwater caves in …

Traveling with a rebreather
April 24, 2008 – 12:39 pm | No Comment
Traveling with a rebreather

To divers, traveling on airlines with tons of scuba gear is almost always a pain. Add a rebreather and it can get even more complicated. You have weight issues, extra baggage fees and the fear …

Half a century after being subjected to more than 20 nuclear tests, Bikini Atoll boasts a flourishing coral reef – but the coconuts are radioactive
April 15, 2008 – 11:25 am | No Comment
Half a century after being subjected to more than 20 nuclear tests, Bikini Atoll boasts a flourishing coral reef – but the coconuts are radioactive

Bikini Atoll the sight of the famous US hydrogen bomb tests should be some of the more radioactive places on earth. One would expect a vast waste land both above or below the water.

However, this …

Miss Scuba – New Website Dedicated to Female Divers
April 14, 2008 – 1:02 pm | No Comment
Miss Scuba – New Website Dedicated to Female Divers

This website/blog is written by and for woman scuba divers. It features trip reports, photos, tips and gear reviews that focus on women who scuba dive.
Pretty cool idea as most of the dive industry is …

Cool Spanish Tips
March 20, 2008 – 11:52 am | 2 Comments

1. You can translate most of the English words ending in “-ic” into Spanish by: substituting the ending with “-ico”. These words always have a written accent.
Examples: academic→ académico, fantastic→ fantástico, magic→ mágico, organic → …

World’s largest marine protected area created in Pacific
February 15, 2008 – 1:47 pm | One Comment
World’s largest marine protected area created in Pacific

The small island nation of Kiribati has created what looks to be the world’s largest marine protection area. The purpose of this 410,500 square kilometers preserve is biodiversity and will be off limits to commercial …

Pictures from my recent cave diving trip
July 5, 2007 – 12:49 pm | No Comment
Pictures from my recent cave diving trip

Well, I got back yesterday from my cave diving trip and here are my results that I posted on Flickr, at least until I can get them on my own photo server. Next time, …

A Gringo in Akumal: Day 2
June 29, 2007 – 5:11 pm | No Comment

So, I’m in Akumal, Mexico for a short cave diving trip. I’m shooting still pictures this time around, so I brought along my laptop, which is something I usually never do.
American Airlines screwed the pooch …