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Certified in 1970 in the bay area, PADI, NAUI and more recently Nitrox. Was 120 lbs on my certification dives, would come out of the water blue most of time and the dives had minimal visibility quite often up off of Fort Bragg. Know a few friends that lost family member's, and I almost bit the dust diving in Fiji. First time we went to Palau, they started to implement stricter head count measures and requiring individuals to have sausages, strobes and air horns, they had just lost a party of 6 Japanese divers when they went out in rough sea's and the boat motor went out. They subsequently required twin engine dive boats and often a second boat. Palau and Yap is mostly drift diving, so if you do not get picked up you just continue out to sea. Recent diving on the Great Barrier Reef they have strict head counts and everyone is outfitted with a GPS transponder.
Wife has also been diving for 50+ years and we each probably have 300+ dives, mostly warm water diving and have dived most of the tropical regions in the world but haven't been to the Red Sea or Indian Ocean. Done a number of live aboard 's for 1-2 weeks when we could get away, but these days prefer diving day trips. Through the years we have seen almost all the large sea life disappear, and a lot of crazy divers (and dive trips), I think we have maybe one last dive trip left in us before we bite the dust, maybe try to get out to the Seychelles. I like diving Nitrox, I have noticed a lot less cumulative fatigue when your diving over multiple days. Lots of new fancy gear, but one still needs to know the basics, have common sense and know how to navigate underwater.
Lots of good memories and always met nice people, both divers and locals.
Wife has also been diving for 50+ years and we each probably have 300+ dives, mostly warm water diving and have dived most of the tropical regions in the world but haven't been to the Red Sea or Indian Ocean. Done a number of live aboard 's for 1-2 weeks when we could get away, but these days prefer diving day trips. Through the years we have seen almost all the large sea life disappear, and a lot of crazy divers (and dive trips), I think we have maybe one last dive trip left in us before we bite the dust, maybe try to get out to the Seychelles. I like diving Nitrox, I have noticed a lot less cumulative fatigue when your diving over multiple days. Lots of new fancy gear, but one still needs to know the basics, have common sense and know how to navigate underwater.
Lots of good memories and always met nice people, both divers and locals.