For beginning, newly certified divers, planning your first dive vacation is beyond exciting. You went through a lot to learn diving theory and all the…
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Tag: hawaii scuba diving
Hawaii Reopens for Dive Travel
After two frustrating years enduring questionable “science” and outright hostility, I am thrilled to learn that Hawaii will once again be open to divers. I guess it has been for a while, if required testing and mask mandates don’t bother you. However, beginning on 3/26, that’s over.
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Seven Dive Locations You Must Visit
Seven Dive Locations You Must Visit The image of the ocean-side vacation is one we all keep catalogued away—a still-frame we return to in imagination…
View More Seven Dive Locations You Must VisitKona SCUBA Diving Trip 2011
I finally found 5 minutes to upload 30 seconds of video from last month’s Kona dive trip. I’ll eventually find time to put up something…
View More Kona SCUBA Diving Trip 2011Kona SCUBA Diving Video
The first time I planned a dive trip to Hawaii, I had divers saying things like, “Well, the diving’s not that great in Hawaii,” or…
View More Kona SCUBA Diving VideoJack’s Diving Locker
Not long ago, I made a post about dive industry people not responding to customer inquiries. Specifically, I named SubGear and Jack’s diving Locker because…
View More Jack’s Diving LockerDive Industry, Listen Up… Then Respond!
In an earlier post, I indicated that I’ve used the SubGear XP10 Dive Computer with my MacBook Pro, which was true at the time; however,…
View More Dive Industry, Listen Up… Then Respond!Happy Independence Day from JoeScuba
It’s the fourth of July, and I want to wish everyone, especially my fellow divers, a happy and safe Independence Day. It’s a day for…
View More Happy Independence Day from JoeScubaDiving with Dolphins (in Case Diving with Pilot Whales isn’t Exciting Enough)
Dolphins! The Pilot Whale experience was truly rare, but if ever there is a place divers have a good shot at diving with dolphins, Kona…
View More Diving with Dolphins (in Case Diving with Pilot Whales isn’t Exciting Enough)Pilot Whales: Kona Diving at it’s Best!
I’ve been spouting off for the last few months about December’s planned dive trip to Kona. This is just one of the great things about…
View More Pilot Whales: Kona Diving at it’s Best!More on Kona Diving
Diving the Kona Coast, Hawaii I’m still trying to fill two more spots on the Kona trip for December, 2011. It’s a great deal so…
View More More on Kona DivingKona Diving 2011 Update
Here’s the latest on Kona. I’m still trying to do better, but I’ve got the room and diving down to 952.80 per person! That’s 7…
View More Kona Diving 2011 UpdateCaptain Cook, Hawaii Dolphins
http://www.hale-hoola.com/Captain-Cook-Monument.htm December 5th is pretty far off (over 9 months), and there’s a lot of diving to do before that. I think 4 of the…
View More Captain Cook, Hawaii DolphinsHarbor House Kona
It’s been a few years since I was there last, but I can tell you first hand nothing satisfies quite like a frosty cold schooner…
View More Harbor House KonaHotel Information
I’m working on a deal for the hotel still, but I am looking at the Kona Seaside Hotel. Basically, it’s a clean room, and very…
View More Hotel InformationKona 2011 – Dive Boat Update
I just got confirmation for pricing from the Kona boat operator. Diving for 6 days is 0 per diver. That’s about – per day less…
View More Kona 2011 – Dive Boat UpdateKona Uptates
Check back here for updates about the Kona trip coming up next fall. At this moment, it looks like a go. I have preliminary pricing…
View More Kona UptatesMantas off the Royal Kona Resort
I have no idea who these people are but they are swimming with manta rays right off the Royal Kona Resort, which is one of…
View More Mantas off the Royal Kona ResortKona Diving 2011 – Join Me!
For those interested, I am starting to do the preliminary ground work to arrange a dive trip to Kona this fall. The goal is a…
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