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Hornby Island |
"Great viz around Hornby Island"
Captain Shannon was awesome! She was helpful, patient, and knowledgeable about the area. The Pacific Ata- tude is a beautiful 30' a... Full report |
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2/2024 |
 Marcia Pedersen
500+ Dives |
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Browning Pass Hideaway 
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"World's Worst Dive Resort"
After I had finished unloading my dive gear from my car at the Port Hardy dock, a rusty vehicle pulled up behind me and a man who ... Full report |
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9/2022 |
 Mr Brent Woods
500+ Dives |
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Rendezvous Dive Adventures
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"Good, but not great"
The bedrooms are quite cramped and w/ o a closet, clothes drawers or enough clothes hooks to hang your clothes we left most of our ... Full report |
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10/2019 |
 Terramoto
500+ Dives |
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Divercity Scuba
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Manitoba |
"Westhawk Lake, Whiteshell Provincial Park"
Westhawk Lake is a fresh water meteor crater lake near the Manitoba Ontario boarder. The dive site in this report is a training ar... Full report |
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8/2019 |
R Howard
250+ Dives |
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Divers Den
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Tobermory |
"Great Lakes Wrecks"
Divers Den is very well run and a friendly place. They accomadate you as well as possible. The town of Tobermory has many good, bu... Full report |
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8/2019 |
Richard Jones
1000+ Dives |
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Hornby Island Diving
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British Columbia |
"Friendly cold-water diving"
This is a small, family diver operation. Rod and Amanda are very friendly and accommodating. When we were there in mid- June there... Full report |
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6/2019 |
 Paul Fitzpatrick
500+ Dives |
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God's Pocket
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British Columbia |
"A different experience - 14 months later"
This was my second trip to God's Pocket. My first visit was April of the previous year.
We booked this trip through Richard Sal... Full report |
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6/2018 |
Eric Eckes
1000+ Dives |
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Abyssal Dive Charters and Lodge/ Whiskey Point Resort
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Vancouver Island, B.C. |
"Quadra Island Diving"
This is a group who have dived together for many years. We arrange our own travel to Quadra Island (a short ferry ride from Campb... Full report |
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5/2018 |
Larry L Bonnett
1000+ Dives |
1 |
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God's Pocket
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British Columbia |
"God's Pocket "
Diving in the Pacific Northwest is always dependent on conditions, which you have no control over. We deal with strong currents, ... Full report |
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5/2018 |
DONALD MCCOY
1000+ Dives |
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God's Pocket
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"Wolf Eels, the GPO, and so much more!"
A friend of ours, Richard Salas, is a commercial underwater photographer, and runs several trips a year to God's Pocket. My wife a... Full report |
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11/2017 |
Eric Eckes
1000+ Dives |
2 |
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Rendezvous Dive Adventures
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Barkley Sound |
"Great Value"
Peter and Kathy have run this operation for years. They work very hard to provide a great diving experience. Peter knows the are... Full report |
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10/2017 |
DONALD MCCOY
1000+ Dives |
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Divers Den/ Tobermory Princess Hotel
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Tobermory, ON |
"Tobermory / Divers Den / Tobermory Princess Hotel / Bruce Peninsula"
Toberymory is a charming little town embracing Little Tub Harbor at the tip of the Bruce Peninsula, Ontario. Its many clothing, i... Full report |
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8/2017 |
Paul Selden
500+ Dives |
1 |
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Diver's Den/ Peacock Villa Motel & Cabins
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Ontario |
"Wrecks at Tobermory"
Tobermory is a nice dive option if you are in Canada during the summer. Tobermory is located on the Bruce Peninsula, in Ontario.
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8/2016 |
Tati Costa
250+ Dives |
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God's Pocket
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West Coast |
"Fantastic"
Diving is superb. Octopus, eels, war bonnets, Irish Lords, nudibranche, sponges, corals huge and plentiful white plumose. The wall... Full report |
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4/2016 |
judith m hartling
250+ Dives |
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Sun Fun Dive
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Port McNeill BC |
"Sun Fun for SURE ! - Northern Vancouver Island Dream Diving"
Getting to Port McNeill is a chore if you haven't been there before. After that, it's well worth the time, trouble and expense.
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10/2015 |
Peter Ian McArthur
250+ Dives |
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God's Pocket
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Port Hardy |
"Fabulous Cold Water Diving at it's Best!!"
I love this place! It's very remote, no other resorts or businesses, or homes are anywhere near it. They are alone on their isla... Full report |
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8/2015 |
Carol L Cohn
1000+ Dives |
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Thousand Island Pleasure Divers/ Caigers Country Inn
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St Lawrence River |
"The Caribbean of Canada for part of the year"
For this trip accommodations and diving were booked separately.
The Inn is 20 minutes from town. It has a restaurant onsite that... Full report |
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8/2014 |
Dean Watt
1000+ Dives |
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Ocean Quest
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Newfoundland |
"Newfoundland Wreck DIving with Ocean Quest"
Had a great weekend of diving with Ocean Quest on the 4 Bell Island WWII shipwrecks (each 400ft + in length). The new dive boat (M... Full report |
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6/2014 |
Neil Burgess
250+ Dives |
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Browning Pass Hideaway - John deBoeck
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Port Hardy, Vancouver Island |
We hit poor weather - it rained most of our stay but the diving was still great. The winds also made heading out to some more rem... Full report |
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10/2013 |
Larry L Bonnett
1000+ Dives |
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Hornby Island Diving
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British Columbia |
Hornby Island is a beautiful location. Isolated, quiet, and somewhat rustic. This is the North West. The food was well prepared, fr... Full report |
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9/2013 |
Larry A. Malato
500+ Dives |
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Porpoise Bay Charters/ Strong Water Retreat
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British Columbia |
The chief attraction for us (me a diver and my wife a non- diver) to Egmont BC was a combination of unique diving opportunities for... Full report |
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8/2013 |
Paul Selden
500+ Dives |
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Rendezvous Dive Adventures
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Peter and Kathy have consistently been great hosts. Peter is an extremely competent boat captain and really knows the area. Kath... Full report |
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8/2013 |
DONALD MCCOY
1000+ Dives |
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Abyssal Dive Charters and Lodge/ Whiskey Point Resort
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B,C. |
This is the very best of diving, albeit in cold water and with currents, but that is what makes it so great!
As they say, it's... Full report |
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5/2013 |
Larry L Bonnett
1000+ Dives |
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Browning Pass Hideaway
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British Columbia |
I usually get a feel for how a trip will go by responses I get from emails. That should've been an indicator for this trip because... Full report |
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4/2013 |
Leigh Vinzant
500+ Dives |
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God's Pocket
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North Vancouver Island |
Cold water scuba diving is not for everyone. . . requires extra effort, dry suits and skill to enjoy. These cold waters off the north... Full report |
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11/2012 |
Paul E Vitkus
1000+ Dives |
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Porpoise Bay Charters/ Strongwater Retreat
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Sechelt Inlet |
Porpoise Bay Charters and Strongwater Retreat are a small diving operation based just outside Egmont, BC. Getting to Egmont typica... Full report |
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8/2012 |
Mr. Peter Telkins
500+ Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer
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British Columbia, Port Hardy |
October Trip on the Nautilus Swell
Don and Melinda McCoy, Al Sekol and Bev Ort left Saturday morning October 1st and drove to P... Full report |
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10/2011 |
DONALD MCCOY
1000+ Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer
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British Columbia |
We had quite good weather, with only a little rain early in the week. The dive sites got to be a bit repetitive towards the end o... Full report |
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4/2011 |
Douglas Hansen
500+ Dives |
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Rendezvous Dive Adventures
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Barkley Sound |
First part of October on the west side of Vancouver Island in Barkley Sound. Sunny, breaching humpbacks, sea lions chasing us, exc... Full report |
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10/2010 |
Dan Clements
250+ Dives |
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Northern Tech Diver, Abucs/ Days Inn
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Lake Ontario, St. Lawrence Riv |
Stayed in the Kingston/ 1000 Islands area. Kingston is a beautiful small town with lots of good restaurants and pubs. Brockville, ... Full report |
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9/2010 |
Paul Williams
1000+ Dives |
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Access Diving/ Silva Bay Inn
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Gabriola Island, British Colum |
Gabriola Island is a 20 minute ferry ride from Naimo, Vancouver Island. Stayed at Silva Bay Inn. Very nice motel type rooms. We to... Full report |
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8/2010 |
Ken Kutner
1000+ Dives |
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Hideway Browning Pass
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Port Hardy, Vancouver Island |
Our dive equipment were placed in a skiff that was towed behind the boat. A sealable rubbermaid container would be preferable to ... Full report |
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10/2009 |
Pat Cisar
250+ Dives |
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Rendevous
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Barkley Sound,Vancouver Island |
While you can dive with a 7- 9 mil it is much better to use a drysuit. Food is plentiful but is home style not resort- style. Cath... Full report |
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9/2009 |
Pat Cisar
250+ Dives |
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The Hideaway at Browning Passage
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North Vancouver Island |
This is drysuit diving country. A few brave 7mm souls do dive herem but the uniform of the day is a drysuit. This is rugged and ... Full report |
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9/2009 |
Paul Vitkus
1000+ Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer
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Inside Passage |
This is drysuit diving and I would not recommend it for inexperienced divers due to the somewhat challenging diving conditions. V... Full report |
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8/2009 |
Eric Ault
500+ Dives |
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Sea n Sky
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Brockville |
Wreck diving on the St. Lawarence River. This operation is the best. Professional and organized, yet laid back and not overbeari... Full report |
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8/2009 |
Jack Gullo Jr.
500+ Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer
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Alaska & BC |
Our trip with the Nautilus Explorer (NE) departed 19 Jul from Sitka and arrived ten days later in Vancouver. During our nine days ... Full report |
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7/2009 |
Lee Fenner
250+ Dives |
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NAUTILUS EXPLORER
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5/2009 |
D J DOBBINS
250+ Dives |
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DynaMike Dive Charters
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Campbell River -North Pacific |
DynaMike Dive Charters, Quadra Island, BC
I’ve actually been out with DynaMike on two occasions this year, April and more recentl... Full report |
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10/2008 |
Ken Robertson
500+ Dives |
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1000 Island Pleasure Diving/ Brockville Best Western
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St. Lawrence River, Rockport |
The Rockport area of Ontario is beautiful. The term “1000 Islands” is apt due to the numerous islands in the St. Lawrence River. M... Full report |
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8/2008 |
 Jeanne & Bill Downey
1000+ Dives |
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Harry White/ Sea Way Vision
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Brockville ON. Operator: Sea Way Vision (http: [. . . ] ). Motel: Chalet Cabins. Dive Operator has three very goo... Full report |
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7/2008 |
Harry White
500+ Dives |
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Peter Hughes/ Sky Dancer
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Central & Nortnern Islands |
I have just returned from a trip aboard Peter Hughes Sky Dancer (May 11th - 18th 2008). Wow what an adventure!
I flew into Gua... Full report |
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5/2008 |
Dave Hayden
<100 Dives |
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Abyssal Diving
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Cambell River, BC |
The good is the diving. Because of the strong currents there is abundant life here. The operator (Earl) was very good at judging t... Full report |
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4/2008 |
Susan Simpson
500+ Dives |
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God's Pocket Resort
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Northern Vancouver Island |
This year we visited God's Pocket both in September (as we do every year) and also in May. What a treat!
Previous trip reports... Full report |
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9/2007 |
Sandra Cohen
250+ Dives |
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Aquarius Divers
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1000 islands |
Would never dive with this operator again. Nice enough, but no planning. Had a boat that didn't fit the entire group (a six pack... Full report |
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8/2007 |
Jack Gullo
250+ Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer
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Vancouver Island |
After being on this boat for the first time I was surprised that undercurrent has never reported on it in the monthly newsletters... Full report |
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8/2007 |
Jerry Jensen
250+ Dives |
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Thousand Islands Pleasure Divers/ Headlands Motel
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St. Lawrence River |
You dive the St Lawrence River Seaway for the wrecks and drift dives. At the end of the summer, temperatures get up to the mid sev... Full report |
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8/2007 |
fiona rattray
250+ Dives |
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Abyssal Dive Charters/ N/A
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British Columbia |
We only had a couple of days to dive while we were in the Campbell River area, so we went with Abyssal Dive Charters. They prompt... Full report |
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7/2007 |
Douglas Hansen
250+ Dives |
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God's Pocket Resort
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Northern Vancouver Island |
This year we visited God's Pocket both in September (as we do every year) and also in May. What a treat!
Previous trip reports... Full report |
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5/2007 |
Sandra Cohen
250+ Dives |
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Torpedo Rays Scuba / Nautilus School of Diving
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Nova Scotia |
On business to Halifax, Nova Scotia area. I made two drysuit dives. One a morning dive with a local diver that Nautilus Divers was... Full report |
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5/2007 |
f rattray
250+ Dives |
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Ocean Exploring Diving
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Nanaimo, Vancouver Island |
Almost no sea life. Sunken boats only areas for fish to congregate. Vancouver has best marketing program possible. Cannot see a... Full report |
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12/2006 |
Jim Wick
500+ Dives |
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Rendevous
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B.C. |
The diving, while remote is tremendous. It is dry suit country. The top 20- 30 feet is limited visibility but once below that the... Full report |
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9/2006 |
Pat Cisar
100+ Dives |
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Abucs Dive Center
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1000 Islands |
1000 island diving is the best wreck diving around. you can dive there; have short boat rides (less than 1/ 2 hour); no sea- sickne... Full report |
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8/2006 |
Jack Gullo Jr.
250+ Dives |
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Diver's Den
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Tobermory, Lake Huron, Ontario |
The waters in Geogian Bay are very clear and blue, and cold. 7mm or drysuit diving. Tobermory is on the tip of the Bruce Penninsul... Full report |
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8/2006 |
fiona rattray
250+ Dives |
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Dynamike's
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Quadra Island, B.C. |
Strong currents here. Dive only with experienced operators of which Mike of DynaMikes is the best. He times the slack current and ... Full report |
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5/2006 |
Judith M. Hartling
100+ Dives |
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God's Pocket
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British Columbia |
Great place for advanced divers. Nice setup and great food. If you have food concerns let them know and accomidations will be ma... Full report |
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4/2006 |
Pat Cisar
100+ Dives |
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Abyssal Dive Charters and Lodge
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Quadra Island |
For the last few years I’ve gone to Quadra Island, British Columbia to dive with a few other hearty divers who share an enjoyment ... Full report |
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2/2006 |
Larry Deweese
500+ Dives |
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God's Pocket Resort
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Northern Vancouver Island |
Every year we dive for 5 days in September with a group of about a dozen friends at God's Pocket. Owners Bill and Annie have made... Full report |
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9/2005 |
Sandra Cohen
250+ Dives |
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Abucs
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10022-8339 |
St Lawrence River. Decent but somewhat primative boat (but it did have a head). Great, intact wrecks with good viz. Current was... Full report |
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8/2005 |
Harry Edward White
1000+ Dives |
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Ducks Dive Charter/ Ducks Dive Cottages
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Lake Ontario |
George and Susan are great hosts and run the only dive operation on Point Traverse, a small point of land that sticks way out into... Full report |
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8/2005 |
Larry Schuth
100+ Dives |
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Rendezvous Dive Adventures
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Barkley Sound |
This is not a site for a casual diver. However if you want to see a truly different underwater area it is a must. Food is Family ... Full report |
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8/2005 |
Pat Cisar
100+ Dives |
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The Nautilus Explorer
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British Columbia |
The Nautilus Explorer is a brilliantly designed dive boat. It consists of two boats really: a 116' motoryacht with cabins for up ... Full report |
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8/2005 |
douglas banik
<100 Dives |
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Limestone Divers
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Lake Ontario |
Kingston is a nice old college town on the northeastern shore of Lake Ontario at the mouth of the St. Lawrence. Because of this, ... Full report |
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7/2005 |
Paul Williams
1000+ Dives |
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Limestone Divers
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Ontario |
The Cap'n would rather dive than drive the boat. His love of the lake and area's history are right out there. His knowledge of d... Full report |
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7/2005 |
Paul Williams
1000+ Dives |
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Aqua-tek Scuba/ Moby Dicks
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West Coast, Nanaimo, B.C. |
First time in colder water, West coast of Canada is rated one of the best places to dive and I see why, fantastic wrecks. . . 150 foo... Full report |
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3/2005 |
Trevor Cramer
<100 Dives |
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Rockfish Divers
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Victoria Island Saanich Inlet |
Jonathan Grant from Rockfish Divers has an outstanding operation out of Brentwood Bay on the Saanich Inlet of Victoria Island. ... Full report |
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3/2005 |
Rory L Cox
100+ Dives |
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Dynamike Dive Charters
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Quadra Island, BC |
This was my second trip to Mike and Darlene Richmond's dive operation on Quadra Island, BC. , and certainly will not be my last - t... Full report |
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9/2004 |
Ken Robertson
250+ Dives |
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God's Pocket Resort
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Vancouver Island |
We've been diving for several days at God's Pocket around Labor Day every year for more than a decade now, and we hope to be doing... Full report |
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9/2004 |
Sandra Cohen
250+ Dives |
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Dive Tech
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Brockville, Ontario |
You go here (1000 Island Park area of St. Lawrence River near Brockville Ontario) to dive wrecks - nothing more, nothing less. In... Full report |
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8/2004 |
Mort Rolleston
<100 Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer
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AK/British Columbia |
This was drysuit diving, on a ten day trip from Juneau to Vancouver, British Columbia that was designed to combine diving the Insi... Full report |
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8/2004 |
Susan Carter
250+ Dives |
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Vancouver Island |
Last summer, my niece took a high- school earth sciences course through Ocean Educations out of Victoria, BC; she got her advanced ... Full report |
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8/2004 |
Fiona Rattray
100+ Dives |
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M/V Nautilus Explorer
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Port Hardy, BC area |
It had been over two years since I had last been aboard the Nautilus Explorer (Nov. 2001). The boat was neat and tidy and ready fo... Full report |
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4/2004 |
Ken Robertson
1000+ Dives |
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Ocean Explorers/ Buccaneer Inn
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Nanaimo, Vancouver Island |
This was our first Pacific Northwest diving and it met all our expectations. The water was cold and the visibility was not the be... Full report |
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6/2003 |
Tom Liles
250+ Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer
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British Columbia |
The diving was spectacular as always. We had an amazing stellar sea lion experience in the Queen Charlotte Islands; at least 15 fe... Full report |
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5/2003 |
Nikki Mahan
500+ Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer
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British columbia |
The Captain and crew where excellent. This was our fourth live- a- board. We have been on the Sea- Fever, and Nekton. this was the ... Full report |
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4/2003 |
Kim Brungraber
250+ Dives |
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Shallon Marine Service/ NA
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Vancouver |
Kevin VanCleemput, the owner operator of the day boat, Shallon, together with his mate, provided some of the most exciting of shor... Full report |
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2/2003 |
William Sledge
250+ Dives |
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Clavella Adventures/ Browning Pass Hidewaway
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Porty Hardy, Vancouver Island |
We saw several orcas from the skiff on one day as well as a Humpback whale, fantastic! Before we reserved our spots John explaine... Full report |
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8/2002 |
Peter Belden
100+ Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer
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Juneau to Vancouver |
This was a 14 day trip starting in Juneau Alaska and finishing in Vancouver BC. We dove darn near everything in between. Diversity... Full report |
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7/2002 |
Clinton Bauder
500+ Dives |
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Rendezvous Diving/ Renezvous Lodge
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Vancouver Island, BC |
Rendezvous Lodge, in Barkley Sound on the west coast of Vancouver Island, is remote - they book groups of 10 for minimum 3- day 8- d... Full report |
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7/2002 |
Jill Rain
100+ Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer
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Vancouver Island |
We did an exploratory trip to the Hakai Pass area; most of the dives were very good. We were buzzed by a huge steller sea lion at ... Full report |
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4/2002 |
nikki Mahan
500+ Dives |
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Nautilus Explorer liveaboard
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Vancouver Island |
Malpelo was outstanding. We had over 500 silkies checking us out on one of our safety stops. Moray eels are everywhere, sometimes... Full report |
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4/2002 |
Nikki Mahan
500+ Dives |
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