Any SCUBA divers here?

[atcguy]

I am a Dive instructor and did 8 months in Grand cayman working for redsail. This is the King of Dive spots. tiny island 35 plus dive operators . I have dove the great barrier reef. amazing for diversity. Cozumel is great current diving at night but Cayman islands are a must. I have touched the tip of a 14 foot hammerhead shark. Dove with 10 plus 8+ foot black tip reef sharks and dove the underwater cenotes in the yucatan peninsula about 2 hours south of cancun. Check out the pics. Freakin unbelievable. Our diving is great around vancouver . winter is best with 1 plus foot of snow on the shore as you dont have run off meaning 100 plus vis. at times. Gotta dive the 5 wrecks off the coast . Chaudier destroyer is the best !!!

but the caves in mexico rock, check the pics out...

http://www.cambsac.com/newsletter/de...0/yucatan.html
http://www.hiddenworlds.com.mx/cavern.html

[justinl]

wow those cavern dives look astounding. note to others: you need other certification to dive with over heads. that measn wrecks, caves, etc...

Ill have to do that cert before i go on vacation.

[atcguy]

If you have your advanced cert they will take you into some of the caves. you just really monitor your air and you pop up in sinkholes throughout the jungle. Parrots flying around above then head back down. at times you swim for maybe 10 minutes with no air pockets!! If you have experience they take you into areas where you must take your bcd and tank off and pass it through a hole and slip through, put it all on and keep going. The water is cold as this is where east mexico gets their drinking water from and its as clear as you can get. no particles or life in the water just the most amaazing calcium formations . cant explain til you do it. MORE PICS

http://www.hiddenworlds.com.mx/caverngallery.html

[deep_six]

ATCGUY, I cannot express how envious I am of your Hammerhead encounter. Shark Diving will always be my favorite. I did a dive in Maui where we went into cave that had several white tips hiding out in the daytime and that was cool. I can't imagine being face to face with a hammerhead, that and those cave dives from your pictures are what dreams are made of.

I agree that our diving around Vancouver is some of the best in the world. My father owns his own boat and often times we find our own dive sites to explore. You can really find some true gems that way. As for the Chaudier I dove that on a beutiful spring day back in 02 for my wreck specialty course. I would love to dive it again to see the changes that have occured.

[BC564]

Hi again Justin......our thread talk crosses everywhere......I think we need to chat further about the cold water tanks....seeing as how you have this stuff on your doorstep....

[spikehs]

I did a dive with a great white shark of the coast of capetown. I was in a cage, but got about 1 foot away from a GWS. That was one of the coolest experiances of my life.

[BC564]

I couldnt imagine being in the water with a shark......the harbour seals scared me in the first quick glance until I saw what it was....and they look like little blobs and move so easy....couldnt imagine a shark...