jnguyen4007 April 11, 2011 Share April 11, 2011 The family and I just came back from a week long vacation in Curacao. It was my first diving trip. All I can say is "WOW!" What a fantastic place. I did a couple of boat dive and got really bad seasick. Took dramamine for the seasickness and found out that I'm allergic to it and got even more nauseated the following day. The rest of the time, I did shore diving. I did my night dives to complete my night diving certification. What a rush! I can see why Hilary loves night diving so much. I was hooked the first time I shut off my dive light and waved my hand and saw hundred of the tiny bio-luminescense sea critters lit up like the night stars. I have a few diving photos to share with you guys. I just need to figure out the best way to do it. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds April 11, 2011 Share April 11, 2011 Upload them to photo bucket. Then paste the link to the album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 April 11, 2011 Author Share April 11, 2011 (edited) Hope this works. Here's a link to some of the dive photos. http://www.wamas.org/forums/gallery/album/1692/924-curacao-dive-trip/ James Edited April 11, 2011 by jnguyen4007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkiCurtis April 11, 2011 Share April 11, 2011 Awesome photos,your hooked on another $$$ hobby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 April 11, 2011 Author Share April 11, 2011 Awesome photos,your hooked on another $$$ hobby! Ain't that the truth. I had Dave Sun and Hilary to thank for that one. I still would like to complete my wreck certification, but if the boat ride in NC was anything like it was for me in Curacao where I got so seasick that I refused to do anymore boat dive there, I won't be completing that cert any time soon. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbartco April 11, 2011 Share April 11, 2011 Agree with night diving. I actually for some reason feel less of a "rush" while diving at night. I find it very soothing and relaxing actually. I actually have longer bottom times for night dives cause I am not racing around to see everything I can possibly see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 April 11, 2011 Author Share April 11, 2011 Agree with night diving. I actually for some reason feel less of a "rush" while diving at night. I find it very soothing and relaxing actually. I actually have longer bottom times for night dives cause I am not racing around to see everything I can possibly see. I was expecting night diving to be like diving at the deep end of the quarry where you couldn't see anything, but it was the opposite. The first time I turned off my light and slowly waved my hands and saw hundred of tiny bio-luminesce critters lit up like the night stars, I was ecstatic. It was the coolest thing in the world to see. The same rock formation and corals look different at night. I ended all of my night dives with at least 1000 PSI left. My day dives usually ended between 250 and 550 PSI for roughly the same amount of dive time until I was told to slow down, don't kick as often, breathe deeply, relax and enjoy the view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coral Hind April 11, 2011 Share April 11, 2011 Boat dives are always fun when you get to feed the fish. Nice photos, what camera did you end up using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 April 12, 2011 Author Share April 12, 2011 Boat dives are always fun when you get to feed the fish. Nice photos, what camera did you end up using? I was going to rent one of those underwater camera for the week, but ended up buying a relatively inexpensive underwater camera housing and put my daughter Casio Exilim point and shoot 5 MP camera inside it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogurnda April 12, 2011 Share April 12, 2011 Great photos! I am so jealous. We have "decompressed" in Curacao after diving in Bonaire, but have not dove there. We liked Willemstad a lot. Just sitting in a cafe and watching the bridge move back and forth is mesmerizing. Or maybe it was the nitrogen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 April 12, 2011 Author Share April 12, 2011 Great photos! I am so jealous. We have "decompressed" in Curacao after diving in Bonaire, but have not dove there. We liked Willemstad a lot. Just sitting in a cafe and watching the bridge move back and forth is mesmerizing. Or maybe it was the nitrogen. I think it was both. Willemsted is a gorgeous little city with its brightly colored buildings. My wife and daughter did some shopping there (I just carried the bags). We met several people at the resort who dove in bonaire and they all highly recommended that we go there because it was not only a great place for shorediving but also a great place to bring the family. It looks like that might be our next vacation location next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogurnda April 12, 2011 Share April 12, 2011 How do you like the Casio camera? We got one a while back, and I have found it less user-friendly than most. Maybe you can give me a few hints some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 April 12, 2011 Author Share April 12, 2011 How do you like the Casio camera? We got one a while back, and I have found it less user-friendly than most. Maybe you can give me a few hints some time. It's a tough little thing to survive the abuses from my now 5 year old. We gave it to our daughter couple of years ago when I bought my wife the Sony DSC-T700 camera. In term of accessing the features in the menu, I find it easier than the Sony. Aside from minor scratches on the LCD screen, it's still going strong. I bought this underwater housing from Aquatic Adventures. It's made to fit a wide variety of point and shoot. It's perfect for me to do casual diving photography for now, and for us to use at the pool and at the beach. I'll eventually get a dedicated cameara such as the Sealife DC1200 with a strobe, but that won't be for awhile. http://www.seashell.hk/PublishWebSite/seashell/gallery/getCMSPage.asp?url=/PublishWebSite/seashell/en/contentPage28732.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OUsnakebyte April 12, 2011 Share April 12, 2011 Did you by chance visit the Seaquarium? SECORE's new outpost is being run out of the facility for settlement, growth and outplanting of the raised palmata and cervicornis. Also supposed to be some nice dive sites just off the shore from there. Looks like a great time! Cheers Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnguyen4007 April 12, 2011 Author Share April 12, 2011 Did you by chance visit the Seaquarium? SECORE's new outpost is being run out of the facility for settlement, growth and outplanting of the raised palmata and cervicornis. Also supposed to be some nice dive sites just off the shore from there. Looks like a great time! Cheers Mike We wanted to because it was fairly close to the resort. Between my diving and going to town to see other things, we ended up not having enough time to go there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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