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Old 10-01-2009, 02:28 AM
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Has anyone done ant diving at las rocas, Margarita island or carcass? I just got certified for open water diving and I leave in 7 days to venezuela for 2 weeks. Anybody know good sites to hit?
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screw you Scottj/k......cant help with your question ,congrats on your certification... sounds like a pretty sweet first dive.... very envious(of both the diving and your trip)
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Ok, sorry, I have to intervene. "Carcass" is a dead thing, "Caracas" is a city in Venezuela.

No idea where to dive. My family lived in Caracas before my brothers started approaching the age of conscription so they moved to Canada. Then I was born. They tell me living somewhere warm is overrated. I can only take their word for it. NO I'M NOT BITTER.

Have a good trip though!
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Here is the place to ask:

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Congratulations on your certification! I cannot wait to get underwater again! I will be swimming with these guys in a about 4 weeks:

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Has anyone done ant diving at las rocas, Margarita island or carcass? I just got certified for open water diving and I leave in 7 days to venezuela for 2 weeks. Anybody know good sites to hit?
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screw you Scottj/k......cant help with your question ,congrats on your certification... sounds like a pretty sweet first dive.... very envious(of both the diving and your trip)
Thats just not very nice Tell Kevin to get his permits for both me and him and i will mail some goodies back Not quite the first dive my first 4 were in lake chaparral to get my ticket, and let me tell you warm water diving is the place for me.

Tony, yes that sure is a dead thing.... ooops spell check for the win
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Thats just not very nice Tell Kevin to get his permits for both me and him and i will mail some goodies back Not quite the first dive my first 4 were in lake chaparral to get my ticket, and let me tell you warm water diving is the place for me.

Tony, yes that sure is a dead thing.... ooops spell check for the win
Hey when did you finish your certification? last thurs? if so did you have bill has your instructor? that would have been funny if you and I were in the same course. Just waiting for my dive card to come in the mail too
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Hey congrats on your certification. Being spoiled living on the left/wet coast I have done a number of lake dives, trust me, lake dives are boring, unless it's a wreck dive. In my opinion you will probably forget your lake dives after you dive in the big salt. If you ever get out to the coast try and get in touch with some of us divers on Canreef and maybe we can line up a group day/night dive. I love night dives. Very envious of the dive trip you have planned.
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Well im back sadly. It was the best vacation I have ever had!! I wold recommend it to anyone that is looking for a nice relaxing cheap vacation. Here are a few of my favorite pics from the dives/snorkel's (it was really hard to pick out of the several hundred that I have)

Me with a brain for size comparison.


Parrot fish about 16"


Underwater smoke ring


School of tangs

Some more tangs




A couple 4' Barracuda that were hunting us....
















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I had to put this one in. This is the Air traffic control tower on the island of Los Rocas



















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Great pics, thanks for sharing! What is the story behind that massive pile of conch shells?
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