GO DEEP!

My sister Mel & bro-in-law Joe just got SCUBA certified in advance of their next trip to Bali. For their reference, I jotted down my 1st 30 dives… fun to relive, while making me itch for a dive + others’ stories! Let us know if you’ve been to any of these sites, or have any recommendations of YOUR favorite dive sites!

And in case anyone wonders… Dive #6 might have been my FAVORITE EXPERIENCE IN THE WORLD as I travelled in 2008-2009. True magic. ENJOY THE DEEP, MEL

SCUBA… 1st 30 DIVES:

1. Haigh Quarry, IL USA – 25 min @ 22 ft

2. Haigh Quarry, IL USA – 25 min @ 35 ft

3. Haigh Quarry, IL USA – 26 min @ 45 ft

4. Haigh Quarry, IL USA – 42 min @ 25 ft

5. Simon’s Town, Tofo, Mozambique – 37 min @ 17.4 M

6. Manta Reef, Tofo, Mozambique – 41 min @ 27 M (3 mantas!) ***

7. Giant’s Castle, Tofo, Mozambique – 42 min @ 28.7 M (4 mantas, spotted tiger ray)

8. Sherwood Forest, Tofo, Mozambique – 41 min @ 29.6 M (4 mantas!)

9. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – 45 min @ 18 M (sturgeon, morray eel, blue spotted stingray, heard dynamite explosions from fisherman?!!)

10. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – 40 min @ 20 M (snapper, big turtle, blue spotted stingray)

11. Zanzibar – 47 min @ 18.6 M

12. Joshua’s Rock, Eilat, Israel – 57 min @ 10 M (Red Sea garden eels!) ***

13. Lighthouse, Eilat, Israel – 50 min @ 10 M

14. Night Dive, Eilat, Israel – 43 min @ 8 M

15. Ras Amira, Taba, Egypt – 46 min @ 23 M

16. Aquarium, Taba, Egypt – 60 min @ 19 M *

17. Coral Island, Taba, Egypt – 42 min @ 18 M

18. USA Liberty Wreck Dive, Tulamben, Bali – 47 min @ 20.9 M

19. Castle Rock, North Komodo, Indonesia – 46 min @ 30 M

20. North Passage, North Komodo, Indonesia – 50 min @ 20 M ***Roller coaster!

21. Crystal Rock, North Komodo, Indonesia – 50 min @ 20 M (w/ Matt)

22. Tulum, Mexico – 38 min @ 14 M (ruins visible from dive site. w/ Greg K)

23. Blue Hole, Belize – 21 min @ 130 ft (4 black tip reef sharks 7 ft, grouper 4 ft)

24. Half Moon Caye Wall, Belize – 35 min @ 60 ft (barracuda)

25. Aquarium, Belize – 45 min @ 60 ft

26. Haliburton Wreck Dive, Utila, Honduras – 31 min

27. Moon Hole Wreck Dive, Utila, Honduras – 48 min @ 17.4 M

28. Ron’s Hole, Utila, Honduras – 54 min @ 20 M (Night Dive ***)

29. Ragged Caye, Utila, Honduras – 47 min @ 27.8 M

30. Spotted Bay, Utila, Honduras – 51 min @ 27.8 M (thanks Ryan Lukas!)