Diving and photography are my passions and I've been lucky enough to be diving since I was 15 years old. Currently I'm a PADI IDC Staff Instructor and have been instructing in the Caribbean, Hawaii, and the South Pacific for 9 years and have a USCG captain's license. I love sharing the underwater world through words and pictures and whenever possible, showing people my favorite dive sites.
Papua New Guinea's Milne Bay
Papua New Guinea is one of the world's best dive destinations and Milne Bay offers fantastic reef diving and muck diving in the same location. Clear waters and phenomenal creatures make for an excellent dive trip that’s entirely worth the travel time.
The SS Thistlegorm
The SS Thistlegorm rests at the bottom of the northern Red Sea. Bombed and sunk during World War II, this ship was first discovered by Jacques Cousteau and then forgotten about till the 1990s. Now it is the Red Sea’s most famous (and most dived) wreck.
Humpbacks of the Silver Bank
Nothing compares to being in the water with a 40 foot humpback whale. These beautiful and graceful animals are nothing short of amazing. The Silver Bank is a winter gathering place for humpbacks and more recently, snorkelers, who come to go eye to eye with one of the largest animals on earth.
On Seahorse Love
When boy meets girl in the world of seahorses a beautiful and often extensive courtship occurs. They change colors and entwine their tails. Then they rise off the seafloor and the female deposits her eggs into the male’s pouch. Wait…the male gets pregnant? Keep reading for more on seahorse love.
Mandarinfish-The Courtship Dance
On the reefs of the Pacific, twilight marks the beginning of the mandarinfish courtship dance. A male begins dancing, and if he’s desirable, an interested female will join. Just before the sun sets, the two fish will rise up out of the reef together to mate, cheek-to-cheek.
6 Dive Sites To Add To Your Scuba Bucket List
Scuba diving (as a New Year’s Resolution) coalesces the most common resolutions made each year. But even divers have their own NY resolutions; they can get bored, especially if they’ve been diving the same spots over and over again. A new year calls for adding some new and unique destinations onto your scuba bucket list.
Blue Heron Bridge
North America's muck diving. The weird and wonderful, under Florida's Blue Heron Bridge.
Colorful Fiji
Pinks, purples, yellows, and reds - underwater Fiji is all about color. Soft corals abound and brilliant marine life makes the diving picture perfect. Known as the Soft Coral Capital of the World, Fiji does not disappoint.
Prinz Eugen - Bismarck Era Ship Wreck Dive, Marshall Islands
Every sunken ship has a story, and that of the Prinz Eugen is especially unique. Starting in the North Atlantic as a German Navy vessel in World War II, it continued on to the Pacific to play a role in the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll. It capsized in 1946 at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, where it now rests for divers to explore.
Posted on: September 15, 2014
Part 1: Overview of Scuba Diving in Brazil
...ine and unspoiled diving throughout Brazil. Beyond diving, the huge country has a lot to offer including an amazing culture, beaches, waterfalls, rainforest, the Pantanal, and the Amazon to explore. Brazil is easy to get to with many flights arriving from around the world. Divers will likely fly ...
Posted on: September 15, 2014
Part 2: Dive Sites, Marine Life & Environment in Brazil
...dibranchs the occasional whale. There is also the wreck of the Moreia sitting in 22m that was artificially sank in 1995 to attract fish. There is freshwater cave and cavern diving in Bonito and the entrance to Abismo Anhumas Cave requires the diver to be lowered into the cave by a harness (for adv...
Posted on: September 15, 2014
Part 3: Dive Shops, Airports & Logistics of Diving in Brazil
...SI training and daily boat trips around to the many sites of Fernando de Noronha. With several boats they are the best option for diving Fernando de Noronha. They also offer technical diving training and tech dives. In Ponta Negra, Caju Divers offers PADI classes and daily boat dives to site up t...
Posted on: September 20, 2014
Part 1: Overview of Scuba Diving in Chile
...estimate the diving because there are seal and sea lion colonies, dolphins, whales and great visibility. Chile has a desert climate in the north, subtropical in the central, and temperate in the south. The warmer summer months are from December to March, and winter is June to August. The capital,...
Posted on: September 20, 2014
Part 2: Dive Sites, Marine Life & Environment in Chile
...luding Roca Chungungo, a popular dive with a sheer wall and often sea lions and otters. The Maria Elizabeth Wreck was sunk in 1965 and sits from 16-21m, making it a good dive site for beginners and more advanced divers. The Cauldron of Death is a wall dive with a large cave. It’s a more advanced ...
Posted on: September 20, 2014
Part 3: Dive Shops, Airports & Logistics of Diving in Chile
...ast off Valparaiso. The island of Robinson Crusoe has a few hotels, and the Crusoe Island Lodge offers diving and other activities on the island. Easter Island’s most popular dive shops are Orca Diving Center and Mike Rapu Dive Center. They’ve both been rated highly as some of the best diving ope...
Posted on: September 16, 2014
Part 1: Overview of Scuba Diving in Costa Rica
...bbean has warm waters and easy, relaxed dives with lots of fish. Some areas (especially in the north) have been decimated by run-off from large banana plantations, but in the south the reefs are colorful and full of fish like much of the rest of the Caribbean. Getting to Costa Rica is very easy wi...
Posted on: September 16, 2014
Part 2: Dive Sites, Marine Life & Environment in Costa Rica
...nd Isla Murcierlagos (Bat Islands) which are very popular islands to dive. On the boat rides to these islands there are frequent sightings of dolphins, turtles, and humpback whales from June to October. Dive sites at Isla Catalinas include The Wall, The Point, and Widow Rock. These dive sites are...
Posted on: September 16, 2014
Part 3: Dive Shops, Airports & Logistics of Diving in Costa Rica
...dives to Catalina and Murcielagos. They can set up vacation packages including land tours if requested. Mad About Diving is a PADI 5* Development Center that offers training, boat dives, snorkeling, fishing, surfing, kayaking, and whale and dolphin tours. Cocos Islands Getting to Cocos Islands r...
Posted on: September 7, 2014
Part 1: Overview of Scuba Diving in Croatia
...months due to warmer temperatures (both above and below water) and the European summer vacation season. The summer months have air temperatures between 17C and 35C and water temperatures up to 27C. Water temperatures can vary depending on depth and close proximity to freshwater spring entrances as...
Posted on: September 7, 2014
Part 2: Dive Sites, Marine Life & Environment in Croatia
... the central coast of Croatia are several popular islands to dive. Vis is the largest island and has many underground caves for exploring and several wrecks. Biševo is home to “Blue Cave,” one of the top cave dives in Croatia where divers first enter the cave by boat before descending underwater. ...
Posted on: September 7, 2014
Part 3: Dive Shops, Airports & Logistics of Diving in Croatia
...rs 5* PADI Resort located in Vela Luka, on the island of Korcula. They do instruction from beginner dives through instructor and also take already certified divers on dives to explore Korcula and the other nearby islands. Viking Diving Center in Hvar also does PADI training, has daily boat trip an...
Posted on: January 8, 2016
Part 1: Overview of Scuba Diving in Dominican Republic
...ither have their own dive shops on the property or can recommend nearby dive shops. Spanish is the official language there but English is widely spoken. The currency is the Dominican Peso, but US Dollars and Euros are widely accepted. Major highways make it easy to get around the island, althoug...
Posted on: January 8, 2016
Part 2: Dive Sites, Marine Life & Environment in Dominican Republic
... of light. South Coast The South coast is loaded with wreck dives. La Caleta National Underwater Park, a no-fishing zone, holds the Hickory and the Limon, both fantastic wreck dives in recreational diver limits. There is also the St. George, a ship built in 1962 and abandoned in Santo Domingo ...
Posted on: January 8, 2016
Part 3: Dive Shops, Airports & Logistics of Diving in Dominican Republic
...ibbean islands and Spain. They offer dive training through PADI, from discover scuba diving to more advanced classes. Found at Hotel Dreams and Hotel Catalonia, Gri Gri Divers offers diving on the south east coast of the DR. Gri Gri also offers technical dive training and trips for experienced ca...
Reviews
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The best way to dive Kauai and Ni'ihau. Seasport Divers has great boats, a great crew, and they dive some spectacular dive sites.
United States
Seasport Divers -
My only regret about diving with Prodive is not being able to stay long enough to dive with them more! The boat crew was fantastic and really went out of their way to help us have the best experience possible, which included staying out on the water much longer than we were suppose to because there were whales, dolphins, and orcas!
South Africa
Prodive -
I couldn't have asked for a better experience than what Aliwal Dive Centre provided during three days of tiger shark dives and reef dives on the Aliwal Shoal. Their staff is great and their dive lodge on the property makes it convenient and comfortable to dive and stay with them. I can't wait to go back and dive with them again!
South Africa
Aliwal Dive Centre