I loved Saba before I arrived. Throughout my dive travels, I had occasionally heard about this mythical island of which not many knew. Tales of a small dormant volcanic island with healthy reefs, hiking trails crisscrossing its eight square kilometers, and excellent food.
The center became a NAUI Dive Destination in 2017 supporting and welcoming NAUI referrals and divers, and after participating in a NAUI Instructor Crossover Course (ICC) in early July 2018, the facility is now established as exclusively NAUI, offering NAUI support material and certifications.
Delivering the utmost in luxury and spaciousness for 14 guests per sailing, the yacht includes a restaurant-style dining room wherein private parties can dine together; alternately, guests can dine group style on the al fresco dining deck. The Socorro Vortex will offer divers complimentary wine, local craft beer, and complimentary high speed internet, along with complimentary Nitrox and will be optimized to cater to rebreather diving.
Honiara, Solomon Islands – In what represents a “seismic shift’ in direction for the Solomon Islands destination marketing, the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau has today unveiled its new look ‘Solomon Is.’ branding.
A key component of the new branding sees the Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau being renamed ‘Tourism Solomons’ with the NTO’s familiar sun, island and sea logo replaced with a new logo featuring an iconic Solomon Islands’ dugout canoe.
The FAITW, hosted by Reyadh Al Bannow of NAUI Middle East and administered by NAUI’s Manager of Member Relations, Jim Gunderson, spanned a two-day period and centered around First Aid skills required for NAUI Instructors to teach and administer NAUI First Aid – Powered by DAN Instructor courses.
The workshop’s focus is on coaching Instructor Trainers (ITs) in the use of training best practices and effectively implementing and organizing NAUI First Aid Instructor Workshops (FAIWs). Upon successful completion of the FAITW, NAUI ITs are authorized to independently conduct FAIWs.
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It has now been confirmed that Rob Harper has returned to the UK for a medical appointment.
When Harper arrived at Suvarnabhumi Airport to fly back to the UK, he received a VIP welcome and escort. He was warmly greeted by several Thai officials including the Minister for Tourism and Sports, Weerasak Kowsurat.
The Minister presented a Certification of Appreciation to Rob Harper on behalf of the Kingdom of Thailand.
Kind heart. Fierce mind. Brave spirit.
On both itineraries you will come up close and personal with manta rays with the help of Manta Trust experts. While the Maldives itinerary will mainly focus on manta feeding aggregations, the Thailand one will be on identification and tracking them. Both designed for adventurers looking for something new and rarely offered in the Maldives and Thailand.
Reviewed by Michael Lawrence
Generally speaking, underwater photography falls into several well-defined categories. Wide-angle reef scenics with or without divers, over-under images, fish portraits, macro and super macro. With his new book, Song of Silence, Rico Besserdich shatters that construct. While skilled in all of the standard approaches to underwater imaging, Rico has chosen to focus on the essential, elemental spirit of water and its boundless faces.
This cave system runs for many miles underground and is explorable from November to June. It is prone to seasonal flooding during the monsoon months: June to October. Apparently there are warning signs discouraging visits during the rainy season.
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This is the transcript of the conversation between Rick Stanton, John Volanthen and the trapped children.
John: How many of you [are there]?
Children: Thirteen
John: Thirteen? Brilliant!
John: There's two of us.... we had to dive.
John: We're coming, it's ok. Many people are coming. We are the first.
Children ask what day it is
John: Monday. One week and Monday. You have been here 10 days. You are very strong, very strong.
