Scuba diving at 2000m in Vallnord

Where: Arcalis, Andorra

Scuba diving at more than 2000 metres altitude is the latest trend in Vallnord. The activity combines skiing down to a frozen lake or pool then scuba diving under the ice.
There are two options: a “baptism” for beginners and technical diving for qualified divers. Once the dive has [...]

Many of us who have been diving for a FEW years have been in many places known to divers throughout the world.  But every so often we find a place that is off the beaten path and Homestead Crater in Utah is one of those place.
Inside the crater is a thermo pool and dive center. [...]

Thousands of jumbo flying squid—aggressive 5-foot-long sea monsters with razor-sharp beaks and toothy tentacles—have invaded the shallow waters off San Diego, spooking scuba divers and washing up dead on tourist-packed beaches.
The carnivorous calamari, which can grow up to 100 pounds, came up from the depths last week and swarms of them roughed up unsuspecting divers. [...]

For centuries they have lain forgotten and untouched in the murky depths of the Mediterranean. But the sunken glories of Greece are now threatened by modern treasure hunters, who are targeting their riches since the lifting of a ban on coastal scuba-diving.
At risk, say archaeologists, is an unseen part of the country’s cultural patrimony, comprising [...]

Here is the answer for those tech savy divers who want instant information entered into their dive logs.  Engadget recently report on an underwater keyboard water-resistant to 60 feet.    The keyboard works on wireless Bluetooth technology and only cost a mere $700.  Maybe my tech guy at Techlife might enjoy this product.
I can’t wait to see the next workstation.

I thought being a Shedd Aquarium diver is about the coolest job I have ever done.  But, there is another job that combines my two greatest passions….scuba and Mickey.  Take a look.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=jE6i61CCpr0

 
This is the way I want to dive.  In the leisure of my new car, equiped with regulator and all.  Watch this 3-1/2 minute video and see if you want to play James Bond “Cousteau”.
http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1137942530/bclid1155254697/bctid1417354699

KEY LARGO, Florida Keys — Instead of bright flower gardens and green grass, the Easter egg hunt off Key Largo is to be staged near coral heads teaming with colorful tropical fish or a bed of sea grass in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. After all, when the Easter bunny is a scuba-diving gentle [...]

I was really suprised when I heard about Swimming with Sharks in Minnesota.  But at Mall of America they offer a “Swim With Sharks” adventure at the Mall’s  Underwater Adventure Aquarium.  It is costly at $185.00/dive.  The price includes the following;

a behind-the-scenes tour
a dive in Fisherman’s Hollow (fresh water dive with fish native to Minnesota lakes)
a [...]

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
The NOAA National Marine Sanctuary Program has developed a colorful new printed guide and Web page for scuba diving enthusiasts about diving in our nation’s 13 national marine sanctuaries, home to some of America’s most spectacular underwater sights.
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The new diving guide, introduced at the Diving Equipment and Marketing Association’s [...]