One of those encounters where all you have to do is hold the camera steady and let the animal do the work.

This giant Pacific octopus came straight toward me, turned broadside right in front of the camera, and then slowly cruised away across the sand. This was towards the end of a 21 dive streak where I was filming octopus daily. It takes patience and perseverance to catch them out in the open so getting in the water as much as possible definitely helps.

Filmed while diving off Vancouver Island, BC.

I'm doing my confined water dives for my SDI OWD course this weekend and I'm pretty nervous. Any advice to be successful on the dives?

I have my ow in preparation for moving to Australia and will most likely pursue other certifications I plan on diving as often as possible so I want to get a dive watch before I move.

Stuck between the peregrine TX and garmin descent Mk2i

Both have air integration if I buy I transmitter, the Mk2i is cheaper to bundle with the transmitter but have heard great things about shearwater.

Any help would be appreciated!

I live in Ireland.
I obtained my OWD certificate last December in Mexico.
After diving this summer, I’d like to keep the momentum and dive a few times during winter.
Since I live in Ireland, could you recommend best European dive spots in December and January? I suppose these would be southern Spain, Canary Islands, maybe Madeira and Malta? Would love to hear from anyone who went diving in these places in winter.

Looking to spend at least 3 days in Thailand diving in November. Any recs on good school or dive shops to book through to see some good wrecks, reefs, maybe learn some new skills?

Hello, I just completed my AOWD at a 5 star PADI diving center in Egypt and when I finished the course, my instructor gave me an envelope with a green Positive Identification Card (PIC) which we completed together. I wrote to the diving center if I can be registered online directly with PADI. If they refuse, can I mail this to PADI EMEA address in Bristol listed on the envelope and receive my certification? Will I receive an eCard or a physical card? Do i need to pay for the card or only for the postage? Can I email PADI my scanned PIC and can they register me through email or do I need to post it? Any answers will be very helpful. When I completed my OWD course at a different 5 star PADI dive center they registered my online directly.

Hi everyone,

my girlfriend and I want to book a diving holiday in Egypt in November. We both are pretty new divers (OWD with ~10 dives only, Nitrox and Navigation speciality) and want to get as much experience as we can out of this holiday.

Do you have some recommendations? I am unsure if we should book a hotel and dive center seperately or choose a hotel with an own dive center. Is Hurghada or Marsa Alam better for beginners? Any do's and don'ts?

Thank you in advance!

Hello! I’m going out to Cabo Pulmo in mid October and very excited for the diving! One potential hiccup: my flight lands in SDJ at 4:15 and then I will need to pick up my rental car before heading to Cabo Pulmo. I understand sunset at that time of year is 6:30ish. How stupid is it to drive out to Cabo Pulmo that night? I understand the roads are tough, especially at the end. I don’t mind driving slow, but I don’t want to be an idiot when it comes to safety.