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Scuba Diving Insurance and Travel Insurance

So you have saved up all your hard earned cash for that well deserved holiday.  Perhaps a fantastic trip to the red Sea to dive the closest warm water reef to the UK and a trip to watch the spectacle of schooling hammerheads off the Cocos Islands.
What ever it might be go prepared and I […]

2May2008 | Steve | 0 comments | Continued
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Skype - Free Phone Calls

Skype - free phone calls - now as a diving instructor that earns not very much, those are words I like to hear.
I am lucky enough to travel a bit with diving, escorting groups, doing training overseas or just generally going somewhere nice for a relaxing break.
It never ceases to amaze me how quickly people […]

2May2008 | Steve | 0 comments | Continued
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Nudibranchs - Naked Gills

The Red Sea is home to wide a varied family of Gastropod and none are more colourful than the sea slug or nubibranch.
Nudibranch literally means “naked gills” and in most cases these are easily seen as they are often external and can resemble flowery type growths on the body of the animal.
I love going for […]

1May2008 | Steve | 0 comments | Continued
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USS Oriskany - Dive Report

USS Oriskany - Dive Report from Rob Fairall
Dive Report: USS Oriskany - Aircraft Carrier sunk as an Artificail Reef in the Gulf of Mexico
Location: Pensacola, Florida, USA
There are many reports about doing this dive stateside. Has to be said it should be on a must-do dive list. Not so much due to it’s size and/or […]

28Apr2008 | Steve | 5 comments | Continued
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Ambergis Caye, Belize - Dive Report

Dive Ambergis Caye, Belize - Report from Rob Fairall - UK Expat in the USA
Location: Belize, CA
Site: Ambergris Caye
Flight time: About 14hrs from the UK. 2hrs from Houston, TX
Situated about 20min(light aircraft) away from main Belize.
Ambergris Caye is a small island which is only about 2.5 miles in length and has just three streets in […]

28Apr2008 | Steve | 0 comments | Continued
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Divers Dive where Angels go to Swim

The beautiful Angel Shark, my photos and its habitat

25Apr2008 | Steve | 2 comments | Continued
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Diving for Sharks Teeth

We all need a purpose to our diving. 
Whether we dive to explore a wreck, look at awe at the muti-cloured fish and other aquatic life or go in search of artifacts such as sharks teeth - it all adds to the rich experience that can be gained underwater.
One of the more simple but very pleasant […]

18Apr2008 | Steve | 5 comments | Continued
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Scuba Diving on Artificial Reefs

An interesting post on scubadivingblog.net (as shown by the excerpt below), starts the discussion on whether artificial reefs make good dive sites and are good to encourage a haven for marine life, in effect creating a mini artificial environment.
What do you think?
Excerpt from scubadivingblog.net as follows:
“If you are going to be in the Key West […]

16Apr2008 | Steve | 6 comments | Continued
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Scuba Diving Flippers and other kit

Whether you call those things on your feet flippers or fins at some point you are going to need some dive kit of your own.
But if you have just started diving, buying dive kit can be difficult if you don’t have someone to offer you some help and guidance.  This is even more so when […]

16Apr2008 | Steve | 6 comments | Continued
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Kursk - Diving Into the Russian Nuclear Sub Wreck

Diving Into the Russian Nuclear Sub Wreck - Kursk Submarine
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11Apr2008 | Steve | 1 comment | Continued
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