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Vol. 27, No. 8   What's this?

Cancun, Cabo San Lucas, Fiji, Truk. . .

plus unexpected cold water, and a liveaboard to avoid

from the August, 2012 issue of Undercurrent  

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Don't Be Afraid of Truk. If you're concerned about diving deep, don't avoid this exciting destination for WWII Japanese wrecks. Longtime subscriber Ed Liebowitz (Jersey City, NJ) was apprehensive at first, but after a week with Odyssey Adventures in April, he was ready for more. "I was fearful that the divers and the Odyssey's dive guides would be excellent divers who would want nothing to do with a once-a-year recreational diver, but they were all very helpful. The April 2012 issue of Undercurrent mentioned a discount of $1,000 through Reef & Rainforest, and because I'm retired, I was able to take advantage of the discount. J.J., who ran operations on the boat, told me that they get a fair share of bends cases due to the depths; I was ready to ask him to be transported to the mainland, but my first dive was to 70 feet. When I told the staff that I was a bit fearful, they gave me a private guide. Being that I was the oldest diver, I had a private guide for the entire week. Sam, Madison and Kimberly proved to be excellent guides. At first, I only wanted to view the wrecks. However, later in the week, I was penetrating the wrecks with my guides. At 165 feet, Madison and I spent five minutes going from bow to stern of the San Francisco. I did 19 dives and did not have to decompress on any dive. Nitrox allowed more bottom time to view the wrecks. Incidentally, nobody got bent. Odyssey Adventures also offers a technical wreck week a couple of times a year for certified wreck divers." ( www.trukodyssey.com )...