Diving
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Scuba Dive from a Cruise Ship
Scuba Diving from a Cruise Ship Scuba dive from a cruise ship Why not scuba dive from a cruise ship? A Cruise vacation might not be seen as an option for a diving vacation, however, it can be. Millions of people each year spend their vacations on a cruise ship. Once considered a vacation for the rich or elderly, the cruise ships now see passengers in every age group and in many economic groups. Some ships are small with only a hundred passengers or even less. Many of the new cruise ships have well over 5,000 guests onboard. Warm weather destinations are some of the most favorite cruise destinations, however,…
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Dive Season is Coming
Bismark II is one of the dive sites used on the Tuesday and Thursday night dives photo by RU4scuba I am looking forward to the next week. It represents the opening of the local dive season in Upstate New York, and I can tell you it is not a day too soon for me. The visit back to home has been one of many changes and one of the largest is that diving is not just around the corner. I am looking forward to the local diving, but in some ways I feel like a novice diver again. Low visibility is nothing new for me but the water temperature will…
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History of the Spanish Armed Transport San Quintin
History of the Spanish Armed Transport San Quintin ex S/S Andes A BOILER OF THE SAN QUINTIN © 2015 CHARLES W. DAVIS JR. For decades, we have called the San Quintîn wreck a gun boat. Recently I started to try to find a better description of the San Quintîn to improve what we know and possibly find a photograph or one of a similar vessel. In the process, I found some items that did not fit with this wreck being a gun boat. Over time, I decided to start researching based just on the name and the reason it was sunk. Once I eliminated that it was a gunship, I…
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Never Fall in Love with a Scuba Diver
This PADI video came out at the end of last year, but I will admit I have watched it a number of times. I am still waiting to see my first Sea Dragon which is something I really like. It is in the same family as seahorses. I also have not been diving in areas with sea lions. Reef sharks are among my favorite diving companions and watching a manta ray or a turtle is a study in grace.
