End of the week Sunset Cruise with family and friends.

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And so ends another week of diving at the shop. The weather started with a short two day storm which we fled to Flowers Bay for some south side diving. By Wednesday we were back diving in west end enjoying dive sites like Texas, Hole in the Wall, Peters Place, and Bears Den. To end every week we have Funday Friday, a customer appreciation day with sunset drinks, fishing, music, dancing, and shenanigans with all the dive staff.

Looks like were off to the south side on sunday….. booooooooo…. However we are keeping the big boat over in Las Palmas for the week, which means we are diving Marys Place, 40 ft point, Mr bud wreck, Prince Albert wreck, Valley of the Kings, and many more…

Potlicker will then stay in Flowers Bay for the open water courses and DSD,s for the week. Be sure to come down and check out at the wave action at our friend Daryls resort, Lands End.. Amazing views and cheap beer!!

We would love to have you come dive with us!

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License to kill!!!!!

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Ever since we arrived on the island, Chantal and I knew we wanted our Lionfish licenses. Although they are pretty, in the Caribbean, Lionfish are an invasive species. There are a number of theories on how they arrived from the Indopacific, but no matter who or what is to blame, Lionfish are a problem in Roatan. They have no natural predators, voracious appetites, and a strong resilience to environmental factors allowing them to easily spread through the Caribbean and beyond. Our licenses were obtained through the Roatan Marine Park, the NGO responsible for protecting over 941 hectares of coastline and sea surrounding our island. Although the license was 50 dollars (a little pricey for a DMT) We knew our money was largely a donation to the Marine Park, and when you have a passion for diving, supporting local conservation efforts is a no brainer.

After we watched the video https://youtu.be/yRjs78-5F-Yand had a short talk with Nic, the Marine Infrastructure Coordinator, we headed out to the sand patch to prove our worth! The harvest of lionfish is important for the health of the reef, however the irresponsible use of spears could potentially be worse. Bad buoyancy and missed shots risk hits to the coral, damaging thousands of years of growth. So before we were able to head out and hunt we had to prove to Nic that we were capable. He provided us with a number of coconuts so we could get a feel for the action of our spears. After we were comfortable he set up a ‘pretend’ reef and placed the coconuts in small alcoves (where lionfish typically hang out), and we KILLED those coconuts!

I think even Nic was surprised.

With our licenses to kill, Chantal and I can’t wait to join the fight for the control of lionfish in Roatan. The free ceviche doesn’t hurt either!

We would love to have you come dive with us!

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Who does all the work around the diveshop?

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Monty checking out the new massage chair installation in Rolando’s office, 10lps a minute, it was difficult to get him back to the diveshop, now I know where to look for him when he disappears. LOL.

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An H.P. hose vs L.P. hose, in a cut hose situation which will leak the fastest?

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Are you sure you know?

As an experienced diver or not, it is important to know your personal dive equipment and rental equipment. Today’s question is from Monty and he asks the public which tank will empty faster? The air tank on the right has 3000psi a Cressi Sub first stage and a high pressure hose attached but has been cut in half. The nitrox tank on the left is 3000psi Dive rite first stage and a low pressure hose attached and is also cut in half.

Imagine diving along enjoying the wonders of the underwater world and BOOM and a Channel Clinging Crab climbs aboard your first stage and cuts one of your L.P hoses. How long do you have?

Same situation by the deadly human hating crab, but this time he goes for your only H.P line, how long do you think it is before all the air is out considering the tank is full?

Please feel free to leave a comment, I will show a video later in the week on the correct answer

We would love to have you come dive with us!

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Friday funday sunset cruise

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Every friday join us for an adventure of fun filled activities. This week we was a sunset cruise with staff and guests of the dive center. As well there was a bit of boozing, music, and fishing….. Denver reeled in a 5 lb blue fin tuna that fed a couple happy customers……

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