SCUBA Divers??
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socalnano24
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I dive in Orange County, and I've been to Rarotanga (Cook Islands) and Cabo San Lucas. Its awesome, I'll post a couple of pictures in a few.
socalnano24
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and a napoleon wrasse in the cooks (6 ft long!)
Learned how to dive in NY off the coast of Long Island and have dove here, in Cozumel, Key Largo and St Lucia. Cozumel was by far the best that I've seen. Key Largo was just OK, not great by any means. I've heard from friends that have been there that Bonaire is great although my best bud is a dive master who's been to both and he said that Cozumel blew Bonaire out of the water.
aw2x3
Active Member
There aren't too many places I haven't dove.
Great Barrier Reef - multiple places
Red Sea
Hawaii - multiple places
Seachelles
Persian Gulf - multiple places
Florida -multiple places
California - San Diego and Catalina Island
Fiji
Thailand
Crete
Cozumel
I'm sure I'm forgetting quite a few. lol
Great Barrier Reef - multiple places
Red Sea
Hawaii - multiple places
Seachelles
Persian Gulf - multiple places
Florida -multiple places
California - San Diego and Catalina Island
Fiji
Thailand
Crete
Cozumel
I'm sure I'm forgetting quite a few. lol
socalnano24
Active Member
Originally Posted by AW2x3
http:///forum/post/3186290
There aren't too many places I haven't dove.
Great Barrier Reef - multiple places
Red Sea
Hawaii - multiple places
Seachelles
Persian Gulf - multiple places
Florida -multiple places
California - San Diego and Catalina Island
Fiji
Thailand
Crete
Cozumel
I'm sure I'm forgetting quite a few. lol
Sweet I wanna make it out to Hawaii and Florida. I hear Cozumel is great too!
http:///forum/post/3186290
There aren't too many places I haven't dove.
Great Barrier Reef - multiple places
Red Sea
Hawaii - multiple places
Seachelles
Persian Gulf - multiple places
Florida -multiple places
California - San Diego and Catalina Island
Fiji
Thailand
Crete
Cozumel
I'm sure I'm forgetting quite a few. lol
Sweet I wanna make it out to Hawaii and Florida. I hear Cozumel is great too!
Originally Posted by SocalNano24
http:///forum/post/3186291
Sweet I wanna make it out to Hawaii and Florida. I hear Cozumel is great too!
Do the Caribbean and Cozumel before you do Florida. Much better from what I've seen and heard from talking to other divers
http:///forum/post/3186291
Sweet I wanna make it out to Hawaii and Florida. I hear Cozumel is great too!
Do the Caribbean and Cozumel before you do Florida. Much better from what I've seen and heard from talking to other divers
Originally Posted by AW2x3
http:///forum/post/3186370
In my opinion, Florida isn't really that great, unless you go to the Keys. In most places, the water is pretty low vis.
Not saying it's like that everywhere...just in the few places I've been to.
I dove Pennecamp National Park in Key Largo about 12 years ago and while the visibility was great there wasnt a whole lot of life to see when compared to Coz... Plus, Coz should be way cheaper to travel to than Florida. I did a week long dive trip in Cozumel about 8 years ago and I think I paid about $1300 for airfare and a week at an all inclusive resort that included all meals, drinks and 2 boat dives a day for 7 days.
http:///forum/post/3186370
In my opinion, Florida isn't really that great, unless you go to the Keys. In most places, the water is pretty low vis.
Not saying it's like that everywhere...just in the few places I've been to.
I dove Pennecamp National Park in Key Largo about 12 years ago and while the visibility was great there wasnt a whole lot of life to see when compared to Coz... Plus, Coz should be way cheaper to travel to than Florida. I did a week long dive trip in Cozumel about 8 years ago and I think I paid about $1300 for airfare and a week at an all inclusive resort that included all meals, drinks and 2 boat dives a day for 7 days.
mermaidgrrl13
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My two favorite places are Venesuela and La Jolla Ca. I go to La Jolla quite frequently. I live in ND and got my certification in Lake Sakakawea...basically you cant see anything, and its terrifying. lol. So Its always nice when I can get to any coast and get my scuba on...dowsnt happen very often. My DREAM has always been the great reef, or south africa. People call me nuts but I would really love to do a Caged shark Dive, with very experianced divers of course. I think they are just awesome creatures. It really is sad that we know more about space than our oceans...
Originally Posted by VALgae http:///forum/post/3187531
i've been certified for about a year. i've been to dominica and have a trip to st lucia planned in july.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/360832/vacation
Where are you staying in St Lucia? Whatever you do, you absolutely MUST get down to the south end of the island. Most of the big resorts are on the north end and it is the most developed. The south end is still almost entirely rainforest with a bunch of smaller resorts tucked in all over the place. It is much more beautiful than the north end which is more desert like. I went there on my honeymoon 2.5 years ago and spent 3 nights at a place called Ladera on the south end and then 4 nights at a Sandals on the north end. The south end blows away the north. Rainforests, great beaches and the Piton mountains, which are just amazing to see.
Ladera Resort
i've been certified for about a year. i've been to dominica and have a trip to st lucia planned in july.
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/360832/vacation
Where are you staying in St Lucia? Whatever you do, you absolutely MUST get down to the south end of the island. Most of the big resorts are on the north end and it is the most developed. The south end is still almost entirely rainforest with a bunch of smaller resorts tucked in all over the place. It is much more beautiful than the north end which is more desert like. I went there on my honeymoon 2.5 years ago and spent 3 nights at a place called Ladera on the south end and then 4 nights at a Sandals on the north end. The south end blows away the north. Rainforests, great beaches and the Piton mountains, which are just amazing to see.
Ladera Resort
small triggers
Active Member
ive snorkled around key largo,,, soooo pretty (dont have a dive cert yet 
and dont live in FL anymore..lol)
and dont live in FL anymore..lol)
valgae
Member
Originally Posted by DragonZim
http:///forum/post/3187581
Where are you staying in St Lucia? Whatever you do, you absolutely MUST get down to the south end of the island. Most of the big resorts are on the north end and it is the most developed. The south end is still almost entirely rainforest with a bunch of smaller resorts tucked in all over the place. It is much more beautiful than the north end which is more desert like. I went there on my honeymoon 2.5 years ago and spent 3 nights at a place called Ladera on the south end and then 4 nights at a Sandals on the north end. The south end blows away the north. Rainforests, great beaches and the Piton mountains, which are just amazing to see.
Ladera Resort
we're staying at anse chasnet 7 nights. i'm going to assume that it is on south end because the info ive read said it has a great view of the pintons.
http:///forum/post/3187581
Where are you staying in St Lucia? Whatever you do, you absolutely MUST get down to the south end of the island. Most of the big resorts are on the north end and it is the most developed. The south end is still almost entirely rainforest with a bunch of smaller resorts tucked in all over the place. It is much more beautiful than the north end which is more desert like. I went there on my honeymoon 2.5 years ago and spent 3 nights at a place called Ladera on the south end and then 4 nights at a Sandals on the north end. The south end blows away the north. Rainforests, great beaches and the Piton mountains, which are just amazing to see.
Ladera Resort
we're staying at anse chasnet 7 nights. i'm going to assume that it is on south end because the info ive read said it has a great view of the pintons.
Originally Posted by VALgae
http:///forum/post/3188554
we're staying at anse chasnet 7 nights. i'm going to assume that it is on south end because the info ive read said it has a great view of the pintons.
VERY NICE place! It is on the south end of the Island. The place I stayed, Ladera, is up in the mountains on a cliffside and does not have its own beach so they have a deal with Anse Chastanet where Ladera guests can use the beach at Anse. Awesome looking place.
If you're looking for something interesting to do other than the beach and snorkeling there are a bunch of great rain forest hikes in that area as well as Sulphur Springs, an active hot springvolcano that you can drive into and walk around. It was pretty cool..
http:///forum/post/3188554
we're staying at anse chasnet 7 nights. i'm going to assume that it is on south end because the info ive read said it has a great view of the pintons.
VERY NICE place! It is on the south end of the Island. The place I stayed, Ladera, is up in the mountains on a cliffside and does not have its own beach so they have a deal with Anse Chastanet where Ladera guests can use the beach at Anse. Awesome looking place.
If you're looking for something interesting to do other than the beach and snorkeling there are a bunch of great rain forest hikes in that area as well as Sulphur Springs, an active hot springvolcano that you can drive into and walk around. It was pretty cool..
browniebuck
Active Member
not a scuba diver, but I love to see pictures of dives that people have been on...my physical therapist showed me some photos of a dive he took in Hawaii where he had a neat encounter with a 6 foot white tipped reef shark, he was diving near a shelf that the shark called home.
Originally Posted by 9supratt4
http:///forum/post/3190671
I"M so jealous of all of you!! I can't wait to do some warm water caribbean diving!!
But where are all the pictures????
I'd have to bust them out of a photo album and scan them. Dont have a digital underwater camera!
http:///forum/post/3190671
I"M so jealous of all of you!! I can't wait to do some warm water caribbean diving!!
But where are all the pictures????
I'd have to bust them out of a photo album and scan them. Dont have a digital underwater camera!