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"Shot Down while Diving" by Aquatat on April 6, 2008, 5:11 pm, in category Travel

Hot fire burning along my inner thigh as blood spattered over the instrument panel of my plane. We had been hit! The plane was smoking. Gas was pouring out from underneath my plane’s wings. The engine was sputtering and I was bleeding. My partner was bleeding from his arm and ankle. Sun was shinning through the floor of the airplane like Swiss cheese. I knew we would soon be drained of all the fuel. It was time to fin.....

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"Cave Diving at Ten Years Old!" by Aquatat on April 6, 2008, 4:13 pm, in category General

few years ago, I had recently received my basic cave diver's certification (prior to receiving my Full Cave Card) and was planning to head to the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula to appreciate the underground diving of such Cenotes as Akumal, Chichen Itza, Maya Riviera, Quintana Roo, and other jungle sites. Tulum is the ancient city of Mexico that is atop the longest under water cave systems known on earth. These systems are known for the clarity of the water and stillness of the current.&nb.....

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"FIJI ISLANDS" by ben on March 30, 2008, 4:36 pm, in category General

FIJI  ISLANDS
BULA   BULA
NOVEMBER  1981

DAY  1 AFTER THE LONG DAY OF FLYING CONTINENTAL AIRLINES  TO WHAT WE SUSPECT WILL BE PARADISE WE ARE FINALLY REWARDED BY   ARRIVING   AT THE BEAUTIFUL HYATT  HOTEL  ON  THE  CORAL  (SOUTHERN)  COAST OFVITU LEVU.      WE   THEN GOT  SETTLED  IN &nb.....

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"Truk Lagoon" by Aquatat on March 22, 2008, 9:39 pm, in category New Location

THE TIMELESS MAGIC OF TRUK LAGOON: DEEP BULLETS, BONES ,TANKS AND SHARKS
See the Gallery for images of this adventure!

The machine gun on deck was passed on the left as we entered the dark hull of the battleship. As we easily finned by the rusting ladders and torpedoed out opening in the side of the ship, the sunlight became dimmer and dimmer.

Soon we had turned on our underwater lights and began to use our guide reel that we had tied to a.....

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