Offshore Drilling Bill Advances in Senate
By H. JOSEF HEBERT | Associated Press Writer
Posted July 26, 2006, 11:16 AM EDT
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/sns-ap-offshore-drilling,0,62552
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We are taking a 10 day Alaska cruise next month, and I am looking for
info on dive shops and dive charters in Juneau or Ketchikan.  Has
Channel Dive Center in Juneau gone out of business?  Their web site
appears to be defunct.  Any suggestions/recommendations on dive shops I

Is there any diving off of the Alabama gulf coast?  We are planning a family
trip to Dauphin Island (a barrier Island off the coast of Alabama) and most
are not divers and the rest are casual divers  (and haven;t dove in years)
so I'm looking to see if we can maybe get in a dive ...

Why is diving in the French Polynesuan islands so exspensive?  $600 for 10
dives

During our vacation to Aruba we were trying to rent gear from the local
5 or 6 dive stores. All of them had a policy of only renting equipment
if you have one of their instructors with them. In one store they rent
tanks but not BCDs. Since I have never had problems renting things ...

My wife and I want to return to scuba diving after a 7 year absence.  We
have not kept up with information
regarding locations.
We have previously been to Grand Cayman and Cozumel and had good diving

i am planning on visiting the Philippines for 2 weeks with my girl,
either in september or in october. We would like to do a combination of
some scuba-diving/snorkling and some relaxing on some nice laidback
beach/island-spot with a few nice bars to chillout and have some

I've recently started a new project to provide a databaes of fish
and coral photographs online, to help make it easier identifying
fish from all over the world. My Father has been an amateur
underwater photographer for many years and i've more recently

I'm considering a March trip to the Floriday Keys. What is the water
temperature like in the Keys in March compared to Hawaii in October? Would
I need a wet suit for snorkeling in March? (Am I crazy to consider
snorkeling in March??)

I've just done my Open Water in Malta and already planning my next
diving trip!
I've been thinking of doing my Advanced Open Water in Crete, probably
Agios Nikolaos or Elounda.  I'd be most grateful for any info /

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Thinking of trying a Bahamas liveaboard next year and I was hoping
someone might have tried a liveaboard sailboat called the Juliet. It
sails out of Miami and also runs trips to the Turks and caicos in the
winter. Anyybody try them?

Between, say, Bridgeport and New London CT what dive charter operations
are there?  I already know about Atlantis charters (and they come
well-recommended).  What else can people recommend, particularly for
wreck diving charters?

Hey everyone
I'm goging to malaysia this august and I of course want to dive. But
where to dive in malaysia this time at year??
Should it be on the east- or the westcost??

OK, I'm doing a barbecue this evening, turkey and ribs. I have hickory,
apple and charcoal. What combination do you guys use? Do you even use
charcoal? and yes, I have a proper Texas style side box smoker.