Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Testing the Intova Sport HD
Monday, August 20, 2012
Anacapa Island Aug 18, 2012
It completely slipped my mind that I should really be posting about my dives on this blog. I have been randomly scattering links for my dives all over Facebook, Youtube, and other random social media websites. This simplifies everything posting it here. I can also give my feedback as well. So going forward, I'm going to just list all the relevant links for that dive here on
this blog. I will most likely provide some brief information about the dive and destination that was traveled. Less works for me, less links spammed out, more blog entries. A
win for everyone.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Diving the Oil Rigs
Eureka Oil Rig |
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Tips n Tricks: Remember to Look Up
I remember one of things that was repeated constantly throughout the time while I was going through my certification programs abouts staying
active and alert while underwater which is a very important defense mechanism. For
example… it prevents you from running into fire coral, potentially poisonous fish,
harming a reef, or dropping into the great abyss. However, it also prevents you from missing something
important things.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
My Father's Day Gifts
First let
me begin by wishing all the fathers out there a Happy Belated Father's
Day and kudos to my wife and two boys - they definitely get two thumbs
for my great father's day gifts. To say I was happy with my gifts is an
understatement. They got me gifts for my two passions -- golf (I'm no McIlroy but I sure have fun trying) and diving. I was so excited to get from them the new GoPro
dive housing which is the "fix" that they came up with for us divers. I
currently have for my housing a flat lens which my good friend Wayne
gave me but I noticed that when you take pictures it leaves a halo
effect but funny enough it doesn't when you are in video mode.
So....since I am going to dive this weekend at the Blue Heron Bridge I will be trying out my new lens and I'll let you be the judge on the "fix". Stay tuned....
So...Diveonauts Dive!
Written by: Rick Suarez, June 19, 2012
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Catch a shark by its tail...
Whenever I tell people one of my hobbies is diving, I am often asked... are you not afraid of sharks? Honest answer? Yes. I am afraid of sharks... the ones in movies with a vendetta against humans because someone did something to their habitat. But no, I am not exactly afraid of the sharks here in California waters. Respect them and leave them be if you do not want uninvited attention. Most animals are suspicious of you and are probably equally worried that you are going to hurt them as you are afraid they are going to hurt you.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Dania Beach Pier Cleanup
Dania Beach Pier |
Last Sunday a group of us headed over to Dania Beach to help with the pier cleanup that our local dive shop, Divers Cove, sponsored. We were so fortunate that it was nice sunny day with absolutely no rain...which is saying a lot for a June day in Florida!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Breakfast Underwater
My favorite meal of the day is BREAKFAST! Why you ask? Why breakfast? Because it's the meal I can have eggs in so many ways. Fried, sunnyside up, over easy, medium, poached, and scrambled. I would go ahead and venture that I make some of the best scrambled eggs. Don't believe me? Challenge me then to a cook off! Dare you. So what does this have to do with scuba? Not much really... except someone at Ocean Safari told me it was cool to crack an egg underwater. So guess what? We did!
Monday, June 4, 2012
Month of May in Review!
The month of May was an exciting month for scuba divers! Fun events, new toys, and with improving weather conditions makes for wonderful diving experiences! The beginning of the month kicked off with back to back events from Chamber Day and Eve to the Scuba Show. The month wrapped up with a Memorial Day party including a park BBQ and dives. I should have blogged these events separately but instead I'm doing it as one big update so this may be a long blog with a few videos! This post has a little something for everyone including a quick chat about the new gear out in the market.
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Tips n Tricks: Comparing ships to ships
There are numerous charters and dive boats out there ranging anywhere from a two tank carry on to multiday live aboard trips. People have asked me before about my criteria for rating a dive trip and honestly there really is no simples or clean cut system because there are numerous things to consider. The dive destination and sites the trip is headed for, as well as the distance and time need for travel. The various amenities the boat offer and the crew including the captain who is running the ship all play a role in how enjoyable the trip is.
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