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mcliffy2

Member Since 20 Jun 2009
Offline Last Active Jun 12 2013 06:15 AM

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In Topic: Cat Island Oceanics Portfolio - Daily Mail, UK

12 June 2013 - 06:16 AM

Talk about a "bait and switch"....They ask you "why was the shark friendly?" and then throw "man-eating sharks" in the title of the article.  Sigh....


In Topic: A few from a Bahamas shark feed

12 February 2013 - 10:13 AM

Niice sharks.. It woud be nice if you could get rid of the sunballs and background obstacles. Thanks for sharing Al

Niice sharks.. It woud be nice if you could get rid of the sunballs and background obstacles. Thanks for sharing Al


Interesting, I was actually trying to get sunballs as I rather like them (although some are admittedly a bit overexposed). Definitely agree on the background obstacles, however.

In Topic: Favourite Image Of 2012

08 February 2013 - 07:09 AM

Wauww....where was this?


This was taken in the south pass of Fakarava, in the Tuamotus, French Polynesia. Some of the best diving in the world, in my opinion. Hundreds of sharks every day, you just drift right into them through the pass.

In Topic: Dealing with Air Tahiti baggage rules?

05 February 2013 - 08:59 AM

I believe I did have to pay some excess baggage fee for my checked bag, but I don't believe it was as high as in the U.S. The fee was per kg over, so not too bad. Also, I think there is a 2 kg allowance for dive gear that helps. I don't think they weighed my carry-ons.

In Topic: Wanted - great diving with semi luxury accomodations Philippines

31 January 2013 - 10:49 AM

We stayed at the Out of the Blue villas in Puerto Galera: http://www.outoftheb... The diving there was very good (maybe not as good as Anilao, from what I hear, but still very good). Here is my gallery from the trip (most of the macro is from Puerto Galera):


We LOVED Out of the Blue. I think we paid $180 USD / night for a 2 bedroom penthouse with a 1000 sq ft private terrace where we enjoyed $10/hr private massages every day after diving. Check them out on TripAdvisor -- they probably have the best reviews of any place I've seen. We stayed in Villa 10; however it doesn't look that one is listed on there website right now (they mentioned they were doing re-modeling, so that may be it). The villas numbered above 10 are brand new and were under construction when we were there, so they should be very nice. Here is a photo of our view:

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