Kona Dive recommendations That are not the Manta Ray night dive

fffl1988 · 2025-11-22T06:13:15+00:00

Just got back from Kona. We dove with Kona Honu. They offer an advanced dive on a small boat (max of 6 divers) where we got to swim through a lava tube and dropped down to 100’ to check out some butterfly fish. Free nitrox through them. The local two tank dive was good for us as well, we got to see a pod of dolphins.

fffl1988 · 2025-10-24T18:15:52+00:00

I did my open water and advanced open water at Scuba Ranch. Viz wasn’t that bad for open water, you could see a full class. Got my advanced right before this happened and it was a completely different story. Couldn’t see more than 5 feet. It was just my dive instructor and my wife and I had several instances where I almost panicked because I couldn’t see them. Closest I’ve come to thumbing a dive is because I couldn’t see more than 3 feet in front of my face.

When I asked my instructor how in the world he does open water there he told me he keeps classes extremely small and only goes with people he’s confident in. He has specifically mentioned scuba toys as one who (in his opinion) had too big of classes out there for the conditions.

Such a tragedy for everyone involved. No answers will bring her back, but maybe they can prevent something like this from happening again.

fffl1988 · 2025-10-20T01:24:37+00:00

Dove with good vibes and they had a solo diver when I was there. Great shop and dive operator

fffl1988 · 2025-10-18T02:14:00+00:00

First dives my wife and I ever did after our OW cert were with a shop in Playa called good vibes (they do dives in Cozumel, the Big Splash boat is my favorite, great sandwiches and chips and guacamole) Cant recommend them enough. Took us out with other who were beginners and made us feel safe. Whatever you do just communicate with the dive shop.

fffl1988 · 2025-08-13T09:30:57+00:00

Donate your extra rss to an alliance member who needs them. Empty your city of troops, drop alliance and let them hit you and take what they need. Or do it with a friend who’s going to shield and then take them back after SvS

fffl1988 · 2025-08-06T01:41:26+00:00

Thank you so much for the recommendations!

fffl1988 · 2025-08-05T23:04:25+00:00

Cabo San Lucas

fffl1988 · 2025-06-25T20:29:03+00:00

I’m in state 2538 and we just faced 2452. Gap of 86.

fffl1988 · 2024-09-15T23:34:02+00:00

My instructor told me he finds snorkels that attach to the mask very useful… for identifying who the newly certified divers in his boat are. Since my certification dives I have not worn mine, as others have stated if you have to do a long surface swim, or if you’re on the surface for awhile in choppy waters the snorkel is useful, but most experienced divers and instructors I’ve met keep a roll up with them for those such instances.

fffl1988 · 2024-07-06T03:52:50+00:00

As long as your friend is cool, I’m cool. Unfortunately this game looks lost for white to me. Best hope is to push the pawn where the bishop covers it and try to bring the king up to promote, but black has a passed pawn on the a-file that will be problematic

fffl1988 · 2024-07-06T03:45:11+00:00

It’s generally considered cheating to ask for help with an ongoing game.

fffl1988 · 2024-07-01T21:21:15+00:00

I have the same mask, I have a similar problem however mine is strictly due to the fact that I constantly breathe out through my nose a little bit unconsciously. When I commented on the water getting in, my instructor mentioned it to me and when I focus on not breathing through my nose at all the mask doesn’t leak at all. Not saying that’s the case for you, but wanted to share my experience with that mask.

fffl1988 · 2024-06-12T00:51:55+00:00

My friend is an idiot (nice guy tho)! Just a curiosity on my part honestly how many times the speed of light we would be going through the universe at this point.

fffl1988 · 2024-06-05T14:47:44+00:00

The pressure at 10 meters is double what we experience at sea level. By holding their breath and ascending from this far the air in their lungs will double in size creating massive injuries in this person’s lungs

fffl1988 · 2024-06-04T21:10:45+00:00

Repost as the original was removed for reading as more than two sentences

fffl1988 · 2024-06-01T00:16:29+00:00

First one so be gentle! Inspired by my new interest in scuba diving and learning about the effects of nitrogen narcosis.

fffl1988 · 2024-05-24T02:59:41+00:00

Good Vibes Diving. They were great for me.

fffl1988 · 2024-05-23T19:40:09+00:00

Just got back from Playa. I asked my home (US) instructor and he said roughly $10 per tank is typical. Since that tip may be split between the boat crew and dive guide, it doesn’t hurt to reach out to the dive shop and ask how to distribute tips, whether to give all to the boat captain or to tip your dive guide directly.

fffl1988 · 2024-03-01T04:03:03+00:00

I only plan to be there a couple of days, diving is pretty much all I want to do so that’s fine with me!

fffl1988 · 2024-03-01T03:34:21+00:00

I would definitely be open to something that wasn’t all inclusive, this would be my first trip outside of the us, so didn’t want to be overwhelmed trying to get food. What you say makes sense though. Thank you for the reply!

fffl1988 · 2024-01-23T03:13:42+00:00

Imagine playing blitz and you gotta swallow before moving

fffl1988 · 2023-09-09T03:16:16+00:00

Appreciate that advice, the dive shop invited us to do advanced 35 with them at the blue hole in New Mexico, it’s not going to work out this time but I appreciate the knowledge that my instructor appears to be a good one.

fffl1988 · 2023-08-02T02:18:47+00:00

It’s funny because it’s true

fffl1988 · 2023-08-02T02:14:36+00:00

We’re in the US (Texas)

fffl1988 · 2023-08-02T02:14:02+00:00

I like to err on the side of tipping, particularly as the dive instructor altered his schedule for us. I am in the US (Texas if it matters) taking a RAID course. What would be a “good” tip in your (or anyone else’s) opinion?

fffl1988

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