Hawaii

[Scuba_ref]

@Scuba_ref Did you guys do the night dive on the Big Island with the Manta Rays? It's on our bucket list next year:

@AZDANSX230HO we have done that dive three times. There are a lot of people in the water, both divers and snorkelers, but it is an absolute must do. The first time we went was in May of two years ago and we only had two or three mantas come in. This past Christmas we did the dive twice and we had nearly 20 rays come in - unbelievable experience. You can pair that dive up with either an evening dive in the same area before or with a black water dive in about 3000 feet of water after. The black water dive can be a little spooky, you are in open ocean, tethered to the boat floating in 3000 plus feet of water (you are only 35 - 45 feet below the boat). My wife didn't want to do the black water dive so we went once on the evening/manta combo and then my daughter and I went again and did the manta/blackwater combo. During the blackwater dive you have the opportunity to see some very interesting animals. I've attached a video link from Jack's Diving Locker that shows some of what you can see. We went with Big Island Divers. The video shows way more than what we actually saw...it is a promotional video after all.

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

@AZDANSX230HO we have done that dive three times. There are a lot of people in the water, both divers and snorkelers, but it is an absolute must do. The first time we went was in May of two years ago and we only had two or three mantas come in. This past Christmas we did the dive twice and we had nearly 20 rays come in - unbelievable experience. You can pair that dive up with either an evening dive in the same area before or with a black water dive in about 3000 feet of water after. The black water dive can be a little spooky, you are in open ocean, tethered to the boat floating in 3000 plus feet of water (you are only 35 - 45 feet below the boat). My wife didn't want to do the black water dive so we went once on the evening/manta combo and then my daughter and I went again and did the manta/blackwater combo. During the blackwater dive you have the opportunity to see some very interesting animals. I've attached a video link from Jack's Diving Locker that shows some of what you can see. We went with Big Island Divers. The video shows way more than what we actually saw...it is a promotional video after all.

Wow, that is unreal and cool. We have never dived before, just snorkeling. When we were on the Big Island back in April we were only there for three nights, the night we were going to do the Manta Ray Swim my Wife had a really bad neck ache, took her to the spa to get a massage that day to try and work out the kink in her neck which never got much better, so we stayed in the room for the evening. Our trip next year we will be there for 6 nights, so we will be able to do this, very excited about it.

 

[zipper]

@AZDANSX230HO Once you become comfortable breathing under water you will find it a lot more comfortable than pulling your air from a snorkle. I have spent many hours under water on wrecks, reefs, night dives. Wrecks mainly battle ships from War of 1812. Reefs and springs all over fla. My first encounter with manta rays was in John Penekamp State Park off Key Largo Fla. Amazing creatures. Barracuda are pretty intimidating. Try it you will love it. NAUI certified since 1981, later PADI certified.

 

[AZDANSX230HO]

@AZDANSX230HO Once you become comfortable breathing under water you will find it a lot more comfortable than pulling your air from a snorkle. I have spent many hours under water on wrecks, reefs, night dives. Wrecks mainly battle ships from War of 1812. Reefs and springs all over fla. My first encounter with manta rays was in John Penekamp State Park off Key Largo Fla. Amazing creatures. Barracuda are pretty intimidating. Try it you will love it. NAUI certified since 1981, later PADI certified.

We want to take scuba lessons and get our certifications, I bet it's easier to breathe from a tank than worrying about the snorkel.

 

[zipper]

MUCH...once you realize it. Its like those aha moments.

 

[veedubtek]

We start our lessons next week! Been talking about it for years. Actually just watched the PADI videos the instructor gave us this evening.

 

[zipper]

@veedubtek congrats you will love it. oh btw been a vw lover owner since my childhood. Love the Touareg TDI!!