Dive #165 - Madona Rock, Nah Trang, Vietnam

Dive Location: Madona Rock, Nah Trang, Vietnam
Dive Date: 08/19/2023
Dive Center: Vietnam Active
Time: 11:42am
Dive Type: Boat Dive
Total Dive Time: 0:59
Max Depth: 41ft
Visibility: Murky (~3m)
Temperature: 75°F
Cumulative Dive Time: 127:50
Buddy:
Weight:
Description: Horribly polluted. Put me off diving in Vietnam. See my review on google maps

Dive #164 - Dam Bay, Nah Trang, Vietnam

Dive Location: Dam Bay, Nah Trang, Vietnam
Dive Date: 08/19/2023
Dive Center: Vietnam Active
Time: 9:40am
Dive Type: Boat Dive
Total Dive Time: 0:56
Max Depth: 55ft
Visibility: Murky (~3m)
Temperature: 75°F
Cumulative Dive Time: 126:51
Buddy:
Weight:
Description: Horribly polluted. Put me off diving in Vietnam. See my review on google maps

Dive #163 - Caño Island Biological Reserves, Costa Rica

Dive Location: Caño Island Biological Reserves, Costa Rica
Dive Date: 06/28/2023
Dive Center: Costa Rica Dive and Surf
Time: 10:19am
Dive Type: Boat Dive
Total Dive Time: 0:48
Max Depth: 20m
Visibility: Clear (~20m)
Temperature: 30°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 125:55
Buddy: 
Weight: 12 lbs

Description: Some current 

Dive #162 - Caño Island Biological Reserves, Costa Rica

Dive Location: Caño Island Biological Reserves, Costa Rica
Dive Date: 06/28/2023
Dive Center: Costa Rica Dive and Surf
Time: 8:49am
Dive Type: Boat Dive
Total Dive Time: 0:49
Max Depth: 17m
Visibility: Clear (~20m)
Temperature: 30°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 125:07
Buddy: 
Weight: 12 lbs

Description: Some current 

Dive #161 - El Bajo, Cabo Pulmo, Mexico

Dive Location: El Vencedor, Cabo Pulmo, Mexico
Dive Date: 04/20/2023
Dive Center: Cabo Pulmo Divers
Time: 10:05am
Dive Type: Boat Dive
Total Dive Time: 0:39
Max Depth: 15m
Visibility: Clear (~20m)
Temperature: 19°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 124:18
Buddy: 
Weight: 5.5kg

Description: Some current 

Dive #160 - El Vencedor, Cabo Pulmo, Mexico

Dive Location: El Vencedor, Cabo Pulmo, Mexico
Dive Date: 04/20/2023
Dive Center: Cabo Pulmo Divers
Time: 8:58am
Dive Type: Boat Dive
Total Dive Time: 0:36
Max Depth: 15m
Visibility: Clear (~30m)
Temperature: 20°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 123:39
Buddy: 
Weight: 5.5kg

Description: Half a dozen 6-9 foot bull sharks

Dive #159 (Cave Dive #2) - Otoch Ha Cenote

Dive Location: Otoch Ha
Dive Date: 01/21/2018
Dive Center: Blue Life
Time: 3:14 pm
Dive Type: Cave
Total Dive Time: 1:10
Max Depth: 13.5 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 123:03
Buddy: Jim Twyford
Weight: 0

Description: 

Dive #158 (Cave Dive #1) - Otoch Ha Cenote

Dive Location: Otoch Ha
Dive Date: 01/21/2018
Dive Center: Blue Life
Time: 12:17 pm
Dive Type: Cave
Total Dive Time: 1:30
Max Depth: 12 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 121:53
Buddy: Jim Twyford
Weight: 0

Description: First cave dive as a full certified cave diver. Amazing cave with massive cathedral like hallways.

Day 8 - TDI Full Dive Course (Dive 12 and 13)

Dive Date: 01/20/2018
Dive Center: Blue Life

Instructor: Hugo DelaLlata - Member #23463

Minotaruro Cenote

Dive 1 - Complex circuit part 1

Time: 11:33 am
Dive Type: Cave - circuit 
Total Dive Time: 1:19
Max Depth: 14.5 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 119:23
Buddy:  
Weight: 0

Dive 2 - Complex circuit part 2

Time: 2:07 pm
Dive Type: Cave - circuit 
Total Dive Time: 1:00
Max Depth: 14.7 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 120:23
Buddy: 
Weight: 0

Day 7 - TDI Full Dive Course (Dive 10 and 11)

Dive Date: 01/19/2018
Dive Center: Blue Life

Instructor: Hugo DelaLlata - Member #23463

Escondido Cenote

Dive 1 - Mayan Blue Tunnel 1

Time: 12:08 pm
Dive Type: Cavern
Total Dive Time: 1:29
Max Depth: 18.8 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 117:09
Buddy:
Weight: 0

Dive 2 - Death Arrow passage (second jump from Tunnel A)

Time: 3:07 pm
Dive Type: Cavern
Total Dive Time: 0:54
Max Depth: 23.4 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 118:04
Buddy:
Weight: 0

Day 6 - TDI Full Dive Course (Dive 8 and 9)

Dive Date: 01/18/2018
Dive Center: Blue Life

Instructor: Hugo DelaLlata - Member #23463

Cenote Tajma Ha

Dive 1 - Mangrove cave line - lost line

Time: 11:58 am
Dive Type: Cavern
Total Dive Time: 0:54
Max Depth: 12.4 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 114:24
Buddy:
Weight: 0

Dive 2 - Tajma Ha cavern line and 2 jumps to Chinese Garden

Time: 2:29 pm
Dive Type: Cavern + 2 jumps
Total Dive Time: 1:16
Max Depth: 14.7 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 115:40
Buddy:
Weight: 0

Day 5 - TDI Full Dive Course (Dive 5, 6 and 7)

Dive Date: 01/17/2018
Dive Center: Blue Life

Instructor: Hugo DelaLlata - Member #23463

Cenote Tajma Ha

Dive 1 - Mangrove cave line (light failure - not deliberate)

Time: 11:38 am
Dive Type: Cavern
Total Dive Time: 0:22
Max Depth: 12.8 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 112:18
Buddy: 
Weight: 0

Dive 2 - same line with lost diver and zero visibility exit scenarios

Time: 1:22 pm
Dive Type: Cavern
Total Dive Time: 0:39
Max Depth: 12.8 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 112:57
Buddy: 
Weight: 0

Dive 3 - Tajma Ha cavern (fun dive)

Time: 2:13 pm
Dive Type: Cavern
Total Dive Time: 0:33
Max Depth: 14.2 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 113:30
Buddy:
Weight: 0

Day 4 - TDI Full Dive Course (Dive 3 and 4)

Dive Date: 01/16/2018
Dive Center: Blue Life

Instructor: Hugo DelaLlata - Member #23463

Cenote Garden of Eden

Dive 1 - zero visibility exit from Ponderosa cavern

Time: 12:00 pm
Dive Type: Cavern
Total Dive Time: 0:37
Max Depth: 11.5 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 111:20
Buddy: Charlie Milne 
Weight: 0

Dive 2 - River Run cave laying cave line

Time: 12:52 pm
Dive Type: Cave
Total Dive Time: 0:36
Max Depth: 14.1 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 111:56
Buddy: Charlie Milne 
Weight: 0

Day 3 - TDI Full Dive Course (Dive 1 and 2)

Dive Date: 01/15/2018
Dive Center: Blue Life

Instructor: Hugo DelaLlata - Member #23463

Cenote Garden of Eden

Practice air shut-off and air share 
Blind folded training with stress factors 

Dive 1

Time: 12:49 pm
Dive Type: Blind folded training with stress factors 
Total Dive Time: 0:45
Max Depth: 5.8 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 109:46
Buddy: Charlie Milne 
Weight: 0

Dive 2 - Ponderosa Cavern

Time: 3:22 pm
Dive Type: Cavern - zero visibility exit
Total Dive Time: 0:47
Max Depth: 12.4 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C

Cumulative Dive Time: 110:33
Buddy: Charlie Milne 
Weight: 0

Day 2 - TDI Full Cave Diving Course

Dive Date: 01/14/2018
Dive Center: Blue Life

Instructor: Hugo DelaLlata - Member #23463

Chikin Ha Area

Practice side mount and laying cave line in X'tabay cenote

Short dive in cavern between Chikin Ha and Rainbow cenote

Day 1 - TDI Full Cave Diving Course

Dive Date: 01/13/2018
Dive Center: Blue Life
Instructor: Hugo DelaLlata - Member #23463

All day classroom

Dive #157 - Monterey

Dive Location: Metridium Fields
Dive Center: None
Dive Date: 05/13/2017
Time:
Dive Type: Shore
Total Dive Time: 0:40
Max Depth: 
Visibility: 1 m
Temperature: 
Cumulative Dive Time: 109:01
Buddy: Keith Gaff and Nash Anderson
Weight: 20 lbs

Description: Even worse visibility but saw a sea lion 

Dive #156 - Monterey

Dive Location: Breakwater
Dive Center: None
Dive Date: 05/13/2017
Time: 
Dive Type: Shore
Total Dive Time: 0:40
Max Depth: 
Visibility: 3 m 
Temperature: 
Cumulative Dive Time: 108:21
Buddy: Keith Gaff and Nash Anderson
Weight: 20 lbs

Description: Cold and terrible visibility

Dive #155 - Dampier Strait - Raja Ampat

Dive Location: Yellow Fever
Dive Center: White Manta (Blue Manta Liveaboard)
Dive Date: 04/09/17
Time: 10:38 am
Dive Type: Boat Dive, Nitrox (29%), Rental Computer
Total Dive Time: 1:15
Max Depth: 22.4 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 29°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 107:41
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 4 kg

Description: Last dive, finally saw a hidden octopus!

Dive #154 - Dampier Strait - Raja Ampat

Dive Location: Sardines
Dive Center: White Manta (Blue Manta Liveaboard)
Dive Date: 04/09/17
Time: 7:37 am
Dive Type: Boat Dive, Nitrox (29%), Rental Computer
Total Dive Time: 0:53
Max Depth: 24.6 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 28°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 106:26
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 4 kg

Description: Mantas, Black tip reef sharks

Dive #153 - Dampier Strait - Raja Ampat

Dive Location: Crazyzoo
Dive Center: White Manta (Blue Manta Liveaboard)
Dive Date: 04/08/17
Time: 4:08 pm
Dive Type: Boat Dive, Nitrox (29%), Rental Computer
Total Dive Time: 1:13
Max Depth: 27.7 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 31°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 105:33
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 4 kg

Description: Sandy bottom searching for critters (crabs, cuttlefish, leaf fish...)

Dive #152 - Dampier Strait - Raja Ampat

Dive Location: Blue Magic
Dive Center: White Manta (Blue Manta Liveaboard)
Dive Date: 04/08/17
Time: 12:36 pm
Dive Type: Boat Dive, Nitrox (29%), Rental Computer
Total Dive Time: 1:01
Max Depth: 23.8 m
Visibility: 15 m
Temperature: 29°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 104:20
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 4 kg

Description: Swimming Wobbegong, Mantas, Pregnant Pygmy Seahorse

Dive #151 - Dampier Strait - Raja Ampat

Dive Location: Cape Kri
Dive Center: White Manta (Blue Manta Liveaboard)
Dive Date: 04/08/17
Time: 8:23 am
Dive Type: Boat Dive, Nitrox (29%), Rental Computer
Total Dive Time: 0:55
Max Depth: 32.8 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 25°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 103:19
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 4 kg

Description: Multiple sharks and stingrays, dogtooth tuna and a sleeping turtle

Dive #150 - Penemu - Raja Ampat

Dive Location: Melissa's Garden
Dive Center: White Manta (Blue Manta Liveaboard)
Dive Date: 04/07/17
Time: 11:42 am
Dive Type: Boat Dive, Nitrox (29%), Rental Computer
Total Dive Time: 1:12
Max Depth: 21.3 m
Visibility: 30 m
Temperature: 29°C
Cumulative Dive Time: 102:24
Buddy: Jenny Gossett
Weight: 4 kg

Description: Wobbegong Shark (swimming), Black Tip Reef Shark, had really bad ear pain!