--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: E3L00012 Date: 03/17/97 From: MARIANNE RYAN Time: 07:27am \/To: JOE DZURINDA (Read 0 times) Subj: Cayman Islands Hi Joe JD> always got some kind of package deal. I've done enough shark dives JD> rest of my life so I don't do them anymore. I guess this is because JD> person attacked while in the out-islands of the Bahamas. Was this on a shark dive? I hope not. Anyways I can understand that for alot of years I was afraid to dive because of the movie JAWS and because my father had a close call with a shark before I was born, he wasn't attacked but it was very close, He was in the Coast Guard and out on swim call and someone dumped trash which brought in some sharks (Not suppose to dump trash during swim call) there was a snipper on the end of a patrol boat but a shark slipped through and was headed right for my Dad, the Snipper yelled to my dad to swim for it. and he barely made it, He got to the gangway ladder of the ship and was pulling up his other foot as the dorsal fin went under his foot. But to see someone attacked would be much worse. Thanks for the info anyways. Marianne --- TriToss (tm) Professional 10.0 - (Unregistered) * Origin: Cyber Bytes BBS, Antelope, CA, 916-334-1449 (1:203/127.0) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: E3N00000 Date: 03/18/97 From: TODD JASPERS Time: 9:54am \/To: STEVE ELLIOT (Read 0 times) Subj: What's New -> It would be nice to see some activity in this echo once -> again. I was beginning to wonder if we shouldn't fold -> up the tent and join the masses on the Internet..... . NEVER! --- InterEcho 1.19 * Origin: Law Enforcement Computer Network - (954) 430-7300 (1:369/20) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: E3N00001 Date: 03/18/97 From: CARL WILSON Time: 10:19am \/To: STEVE ELLIOT (Read 0 times) Subj: Cayman Islands SE>MSGID: 1:369/134 405fb674 SE>TID: GE 1.2 SE>CW>My thoughts exactly....I think the "charm" is gone. SE>I'll be going to the Cayman's later this year because SE>I really want to dive the Tibbetts wreck. From everything SE>you and Lou have said about the restrictive dive profiles SE>I'm hoping that the trip isn't a total wash-out. I just checked and a one week package at cayman Brac/Brac Reef Resort is $1165.00, i think, or close to that. CARL --- SLMR 2.1a Clay, WV----National Opossum Refuge * Origin: Project Enable BBS - (304) 766-2690 (1:279/144) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: E3N00002 Date: 03/18/97 From: CARL WILSON Time: 10:19am \/To: JOE DZURINDA (Read 0 times) Subj: Cayman Islands JD> CW->SE> destinations for their dive groups. The Caymans are beginning to JD> CW->SE> lose some of their charm... JD> CW-> My thoughts exactly....I think the "charm" is gone. JD>I'm kind of glad to hear that. I've never been to the Caymans but looking a JD>trips there I find it is just too expensive and end up going to the ahamas JD>somewhere else. I've always liked Stuart Cove's in the Bahamas and have got JD>some very unique dives there with very few depth restrictions. I truthfully think that you get the best bang for the buck in the Bahamas. My favorite is Riding Rock Inn on San Salvador Bahamas. The wall dives are fantastic. I have been there 3 times and may go back this fall. CARL --- SLMR 2.1a Clay, WV---First National Opossum Refuge * Origin: Project Enable BBS - (304) 766-2690 (1:279/144) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: E3N00003 Date: 03/18/97 From: CARL WILSON Time: 10:19am \/To: STEVE ELLIOT (Read 0 times) Subj: Harbour Island, Bahamas SE>CW>SE>I remember you.... :) SE>CW> SE>CW>(Short, dark, handsome fellow with a southern drawl) SE>Ah yes, the guy with the sheep.... and NO, she can not spend the week with you while I am in Honduras. SE>CW>Beautiful place, I got their new brochure and the place has been SE>CW>remodeled. Diving is with Valentines or Ramora Bay Club divers. SE>Are you planning on doing this trip after Honduras? SE>My boss just sold me a four-night stay at a set of time-share SE>condos on the north side of Cayman ($500 for 2 people SE>includes airfare!) so I'm planning that trip for later SE>in the year. I do not think I will make a trip until Sept. or Oct of this year. I am tapped out at the time and will probably spend a week or two at the beach in North Carolina. CARL --- SLMR 2.1a Clay, WV----National Opossum Refuge * Origin: Project Enable BBS - (304) 766-2690 (1:279/144) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: E3N00004 Date: 03/18/97 From: CARL WILSON Time: 10:19am \/To: STEVE ELLIOT (Read 0 times) Subj: Honduras SE>CW>I got my tickets, am nearly packed!!! I will drop SE>CW>you a line when I return. SE>Hope you have a great trip. I'll be watching for a SE>note when you return. I am back from Honduras. I will post my report in the next week or so. CARL --- SLMR 2.1a Clay, WV---First National Opossum Refuge * Origin: Project Enable BBS - (304) 766-2690 (1:279/144) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: E3N00005 Date: 03/18/97 From: CARL WILSON Time: 10:19am \/To: JOE DZURINDA (Read 0 times) Subj: Dive Computers JD> CW-> I have had an air integrated computer for about 5-6 years and would JD> CW-> have nothing else. I like the idea of knowing how many minutes of JD> CW-> air I have left and well as PSI. Also the convience of having all he JD> CW-> information on one instrument as opposed to having to look at a JD> CW-> computer and an air gauge is nice. JD>Hi Carl, I feel exactly as you do. I've had mine for 5 years and wouldn't h JD>anything else either. I really like the idea of it telling me how many minu JD>of air I have left. This feature has saved me a surface swim a few times. JD>I've also noticed by ascending to a shallower depth I can gain some addition JD>minutes. I have an old Phoenix and it has been very reliable. I also ave JD>Nemesis Nitrox which had failed me on my first dive in Key Largo. Having bot JD>on the reg I just did my dive and relied on the Phoenix. Guess I would ave JD>made the dive if I only had the Nemesis but I still wouldn't give up aving JD>air integrated computer. I have the one with the pictographs on it, one of a man, one of tank. It makes it simple, if the tank is empty or the man is full, it is time to come up. I understand this model is no longer made. I have used mine for 5-6 years and have never had any problems with it. CARL --- SLMR 2.1a Clay, WV----National Opossum Refuge * Origin: Project Enable BBS - (304) 766-2690 (1:279/144) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: E3N00006 Date: 03/18/97 From: CATO LANDSVIK Time: 10:00pm \/To: STEVE ELLIOT (Read 0 times) Subj: DIVING IN NORWAY? SE> Double it and add 32 -- gets you pretty close. Thanks, I always forget how to calculate this stuff... :) SE> You could always get a job in the Keys after you finish SE> your Divemaster training. Would be great to escape from snow and this cold weather... And it's not that long away from other fun sports (bungeejumping etc.) :) SE> As you would expect, there are several instructor schools here SE> in South Florida. If you're interested in finishing your studies Yes, I guess it's natural. In Norway you find a lot of beautiful places to dive, but it's not as usual for us norwegians. SE> down here, I can recommend Pro Dive as an excellent place to earn SE> your instructor's rating. Good to hear. I hope the chance will come, because I'll go right away! :) SE> CL>kilo (17 pounds) with my bare hands. That was VERY exiting! :)) SE> Probably the same sort of thrill we get chasing after lobsters. Hmmmm... Well, in Norway it not allowed to capture lobsters. It's close to gone, and we have to look after so people don't take everyone. :/ That will be a tragedy for everyone that lives along the coast! cato --- BBBS/L v3.33 How-C * Origin: Errors HQ: Prog/Emul/Linux/Demos, +47-56341083 (2:211/16) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: E3N00007 Date: 03/18/97 From: CATO LANDSVIK Time: 10:00pm \/To: STEVE ELLIOT (Read 0 times) Subj: MASK SQUEEZE SE> Dive masks need to be carefully fit to the face, just like a pair SE> of shoes needs to be fit to the feet. Many of the popular wide-angle True, but in some cases you can have a mask that's not 100%. But the perfect mask is the best in all cases. SE> masks are designed to fit very wide faces, and as a result, they SE> tend to leak on a lot of people. I've tried one of theese masks and I found out exactly that. It's leaking no matter what you do, as long as your face isn't wide enought. cato --- BBBS/L v3.33 How-C * Origin: Errors HQ: Prog/Emul/Linux/Demos, +47-56341083 (2:211/16) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 186 SCUBA Ref: E3N00008 Date: 03/18/97 From: CATO LANDSVIK Time: 10:00pm \/To: STEVE ELLIOT (Read 0 times) Subj: WHAT'S NEW SE> CL>same enviroment on Internet, so it will be a great loss SE> CL>if this conferance is lost. :/ SE> I receive both the Fido scuba conference as well as the SE> Internet scuba conferences on my BBS so my users have the SE> best of both worlds for their reading pleasure. How is the enviroment on internet? Can you tell me the name of the conference? I have a internet-account, and I would like to take a look. :) cato --- BBBS/L v3.33 How-C * Origin: Errors HQ: Prog/Emul/Linux/Demos, +47-56341083 (2:211/16)