Choosing a diving suit can be a perplexing task. If you’ve dived in the exact same conditions before (and kept a note in your log book) then it should be easy. But what if not? Here Jonas Arvidsson offers a simple explanation of the options available. Continue reading Choosing a Diving Suit by Water Temperature
Having been privileged to win awards in competitive freediving over the years, I have realised that much of the equipment and many of the techniques lend themselves well for the benefit of underwater photographers when not using scuba. I also realised that these benefits could be exploited at all levels, from the fledgling snorkeller to heavily equipped specialist freedivers. Knowing that the popularity of underwater photography while freediving is increasing rapidly, and as an underwater photographer myself, it struck me that there were horizons to be expanded for all. Continue reading Underwater Photography for Freedivers and Snorkellers
This is the final post in this three-part series. The first part covered the diving at Punta Perdiz, near Playa Giron in the Bay of Pigs. The second part was about snorkelling in the Bay of Pigs.
Cayo Largo is a small island off the south coast of Cuba with no indigenous population. It is the opposite of the sort of place I would normally look to go to – a resort entirely fabricated for tourists. However, the diving is good here and after nine days on the go touring Cuba in the full sun the easy life appealed. Continue reading Cuban Honeymoon – Part 3: Diving Cayo Largo
This is the second in this three part series. The first part covered the diving at Punta Perdiz, near Playa Giron in the Bay of Pigs. Continue reading Cuban Honeymoon – Part 2: Snorkelling the Bay of Pigs
I recently got married, and as is customary organised a dive trip honeymoon to relax in the aftermath. I will spare you the romance and the details of our visits to Havana and Trinidad (the city in Central Cuba, not the country) as you can find plenty of information about those places elsewhere (and if I do write it up I will add a link later). What follows is a summary of the diving part of my our Cuban honeymoon. Continue reading Cuban Honeymoon – Part 1: Diving the Bay of Pigs
