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The plethora of white decorations at Nahoch Na Chich are beautiful; but, sometimes you need some variety. Yesterday Cenote Naharon delivered. The Naranjal system is now considered part of the larger Sistema Sac Actun. Naharon offered us some great halocline experiences: … Continue reading
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After those long days in the office, you just need the right dive. No scooters, no stages, no cameras; just grab the backgas, a small bottle of 02, the reel, and go. Nothing epic, no new line, but taking the … Continue reading
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Conditions have been great in Florida recently! Check out this video and get a glimpse at some of what Florida cave diving has to offer. Indian Springs, a Florida gem, is featured in both the opening and closing sequences. Mer … Continue reading
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Mer spent 3 days last weekend supporting the cave research and exploration team Woodville Karst Plain Project (WKPP) in North Florida with some cave exploration in a sink called Chip’s Hole, located a few miles from Wakulla Springs. We had … Continue reading
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Tara and I, as a subset of Team Slow, got a chance to dive Cow last weekend. This site is open only to NSS-CDS members; one must have Cave 2 or Full Cave to dive upstream. Cow Spring is just outside … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Vincent and Mike for graduating from GUE Fundamentals this past weekend. 5 days of good, intense work, much improvement, and chillin’ with cool fish in Kona, Hawaii. More snapshots of Team Aquaman to come over next few days.
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Skipping forward to dive 5 of Oren’s Kona trip, we made an early morning visit to Ho’okena. Snorkeled often, Ho’okena is not a common site for “normal” scuba diving, as it’s a long kick out to 30-40′ depth. Not a … Continue reading
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Oren’s in Kona town, brought his ride, and we’ve been out playing. Here’s some screengrabs from his first Kona, Hawaii scooter dive. Kailua Bay was great; featured awesome topography in the shallows, lots of fish, and a visit to the … Continue reading
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We just wrapped up a GUE Doubles Primer here in Kona. Peter and Josh are GUE’s newest Doubles Divers. Congratulations, minions, and thank you for the hard work! We often feel compelled to adopt a team name that describes the … Continue reading
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…turtle look for you! Serge sends along this turtley video clip. Make sure to stay tuned for the happy dance at the very end. More from this dive here.
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It’s Tuesday, it’s tweak day, there might be tacos afterwards. Who’s coming? (We meet mauka tier of Coconut Grove at 330pm to consolidate cars. Email Mer by noon if you need a tank.) Here’s some pics from one of our … Continue reading
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Over Thanksgiving weekend, the O’ahu contingent of Hawaii Underwater Explorers (HUE) invaded the Big Island. We had a blast; but, Mer’s laptop sucked too much to edit the video. Now that we’ve fixed the former, enjoy the latter: video is … Continue reading
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Hawaii Underwater Explorers (HUE) is having a little reunion on Big Island this holiday weekend. Check out a few pics from yesterday’s dive at Two Step at Honaunau. Check out the full report on Day 2, with video.
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Did a video shoot in Indian Springs last week. With award-winning videographer JP Bresser at the helm and Kyle, Kirill, and myself lighting/modeling/safety diving, it came out amazing. We shot in sections of both Upstream and Downstream. Here’s a screenshot … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Kaitlin for successfully completing GUE’s Learn-to-Dive program, Recreational Diver Level 1! Although the wind/ocean didn’t co-operate with our grand plan to pool, spring, shore, and boat dive during the program, three out of four ain’t bad. We still … Continue reading
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This past weekend was the Woodville Karst Plain Project’s (WKPP) Safety Weekend. We got together in Tallahassee to renew CPR/First Aid certifications, review site-specific emergency procedures including those for unimproved sink holes, and practice above- and below-water skills. Lots of … Continue reading
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Back to Indian Springs today, this time guiding Doug, Ken, and Kyle. We had a blast! Here’s some teaser pics of more to come. Conditions have continued to improve: vis in cavern is now ~12′ of dilute tannic and transition … Continue reading
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One just wasn’t enough… back for another day at Indian Springs. So yesterday, we grabbed some rides and headed upstream. Vis at the 20ft/6m mark might have been a bit better than the day before. Clear, but milky with slight … Continue reading
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Got a chance to dry cave and cave dive in the same day. Michael Poucher, one of the main surveyors for the Peacock Springs map current posted at the park, held a cave survey workshop this past weekend, in conjunction … Continue reading
