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    Diving Cayman Brac: One Of Nature's Masterpieces  
Cayman Brac offers divers a choice between great wrecks, wonderful walls, and shallow reefs.  Hundreds of species call the warm, clear waters that surround it, and the rest of the Cayman Islands their home, and the beautiful underwater topography represents one of nature’s greatest masterpieces.

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    The Shrine Of St. Therese: Alaskan Diving At Its Best  
A fantastic retreat, both above and below the water, the Shrine of Saint Therese in Juneau, Alaska is privately owned and maintained by the local Catholic Diocese.  Even so, divers and all others are welcome to come and enjoy the many natural delights the shrine has to offer.  

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    Yap's Magical Dive Sites: 5 Top Picks  
A group of four picturesque continental islands, and part of the western Pacific’s Caroline Island Chain, Yap offers superb diving and is well known for its Manta rays.

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    Diving In Yap: Three Of The World's Best Manta Ray Encounters  
Nearly everyone loves Manta rays.

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    What's the furthest you would travel to go scuba diving?  
50 miles maximum

  12% (3 votes)
A one day journey from home

  36% (9 votes)
To a neighboring country

  32% (8 votes)
No distance is too great – I’ll go anywhere to dive!

  20% (5 votes)

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    Do you stretch your shoulders regularly to make it easier to reach your valves?  
Yes

  48% (12 votes)
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  52% (13 votes)

    Total votes: 25  

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    Best of Bali Dive Safaris  
Greetings from Bali!
After another successful year, AquaMarine Diving - Bali (AMD-B) is launching yet again our Best of Bali Dive Safaris 2015 & 2016.

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    Aruba: A Top Caribbean Pick For Fun and Sun  
A fantastic vacation in Aruba; stayed at the Holiday Inn; went scuba diving several days and got sunburned really bad.  The best Mexican restaurant is across from the Holiday Inn; would fly back just for the food.
Can't wait for my next visit.

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    A Week of Wrecks and Reefs in the Florida Keys  
After dive buddy Derek suffered a messy breakup, it was up to me to get him through the dreaded Valentine’s Day weekend.

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    Diver Deaths Blamed on Accidents at Dutch Springs Quarry  
Late summer and early autumn of 2013 were unkind, at least to two divers who died after scuba diving accidents at Dutch Springs in Lower Nazareth Township, Pennsylvania.

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    Irukandji Vs. Box Jellyfish: A Venomous Standoff  
Jellyfish are wonderfully simple organisms, and their shapes are beautifully compelling. Though fascinating to watch and fantastic to photograph, many jellies are venomous – some express mild venom that causes nothing worse than an itchy rash; others are deadly to humans.

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    Underwater Photography Basics: Taking Great Fish Portraits  
We've all seen some really great fish portraits, featuring fish of all kinds, looking straight into the camera, and showing off all the little details that make them so magnificent.  While you might think taking a good fish portrait is something best left to the pros, think again!

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    Stay Warm While Diving: A Guide To Buying Hoods, Gloves, and Footwear  
Some of the most beautiful dive sites in the world have temperatures too low for divers to stay comfortable in for long – imagine yourself, for instance, immersed in a crystal clear lake in Europe, admiring the sun’s rays knifing through the water ahead of you, then wishing you had a way to stay 

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    Log 252: Rudy's Rock  
Fantastic dive; saw lots of marine life; was able to follow adorable but curious turtle and came across a large grouper.

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    Champagne Reef in Dominica: Bubbles Galore  
Just about five minutes after making our shore entry into the warm, clear water, Vince and I spotted the turtles – two hawksbills, just chilling i

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    Log 299: Devil's Grotto  
My third trip to Grand Cayman and my forth dive at Devil's Grotto; one of my favorite sites; explored a series of caves and captured lionfish in an

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Scuba Diving Reviews

James Thurston

Amy Slate's Amoray Dive Resort

Amore dive resort has clean

Amore dive resort has clean rooms.

Luis Molina

Spondylus Dive Center

Poor Visibility

I wanted my family to experience diving with the sea lions during our first visit in Peru.

thom1223

Rainbow Reef Dive Center

Rainbow Reef , Key Largo

RAINBOW REEF DIVE CENTER, HAS AMAZING STAFF AND GREAT EQUIPMENT....

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Belize Aggressor III

Air-conditioned cabins,

Air-conditioned cabins, fantastic food, and exceptional service are just the beginning.

mpoli

Buddy Dive Resort Bonaire

Our local dive club has been

Our local dive club has been using Dive Buddy for a few years.

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