So, what's it like where you live?

[Finless]

As this is a US forum, and I live in sunny England, I was just wondering what it looks like where you live. There are so many images of US life on TV that I just wondered what it is really like ......

The nearest webcam I can find to where I live is http://www.eastbournecentre.co.uk/beachcam.html

Eastbourne is where virtually every boat I go out on comes from (the Marina is about a mile os so past the pier and out of sight just round the corner). I can drive there within 15 mins from home -maybe 25 in summer when it's very busy.

Anyone else got a local or nearby webcam?

[jeff98208]

well i'm in washington. the diving here is great! we have lingcod, cabazone, octopus, harbor seals, ratfish and many more. these are just some of the creatures of our waters.

[BamaCaveDiver]

Just across the river from Cincinnati in northern KY, the local diving consists primarily of quarries. There are lots of caves around here, and some even have sumps to be pushed, but nothing like FL or Mexico. As for weather, lately it has been sunny and warm one day followed by freezing rain and ice the next.

[dalehall]

We don't have jack here in central GA.. We have to travel to the coast (3 hours) or North Florida Springs (4 hours) to get wet. But, considering the diving in N FL, it's well worth the drive.. I just wish we had some where here in our local area to dive so we could make an afternoon of it instead of a weekend.. Even Lanier is a couple hours from here.

[Zero]

We have a good mixed bag in Sydney. Shallow reef shore dives to deep wrecks offshore. Just about every headland is diveable. Nearest caves are about 4 hours away but the main cave area is over 15 hours nonstop drive in Mt Gambier South Australia. Were lucky in that we can dive in just about any weather condition. It does get rather full at some of the spots that get dived in bad weather conditions but its all good cause were diving.

Matt

[amtrosie]

Well the 2km. drive to the ocean is BRUTAL!!! The snowbirds are crazy! Alright, so I am rubbing it in. The inlet is even closer to the house, just can not get the boss to stop flying so I can have a day off! The weather is nice and sunny with temps in the mid to high 70's (20+ C). The only thing is the winds have been 15 knots or better for a couple of weeks, keepingf us from going out. We are all plannning trips up to cave country as a result. Any other questions?

[SoCalDiveGirl]

Conditions: http://streams.camzone.com/scrippspi...hp?cmd=goflash

Local critters, wrecks, and dive sites: http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c283/SoCalDiveGirl/ (channel islands, wrecks, p38, dive pics-- just dig around, it's all local stuff)

Leaving for Cozumel in about 6 hours..... Supposed to have wifi in the hotel-- we'll see!

[Finless]

http://s29.photobucket.com/albums/c283/SoCalDiveGirl/

Wow - pinkness!!

[Zero]

Even down to the toenails Way better than plain old black anyday but and much better to photograph.

Matt

[PinayDiver]

I understand Finless was initially asking about U.S. diving (oh wait, not even about diving per se) but, seeing that the others "represented," I thought, er, okay, might as well put it out there too...
I live and work in Manila (the capital of the Philippines). Most of us carpool from here to Anilao in Batangas when Saturday rolls around. Our usual style is two-dives out, you know: launch off in a banca (outrigger boat) to one dive site (easy does it at first), gas off on some island over snacks while the bangkeros change our tanks (I know, I know, we’re a bit spoiled), then head off on the second plunge (most likely a drift dive this time) before motoring back to the resort for laaate lunch.
At this point, it’s usually the non-diver companions’ turn to make a shore entry, escorted by the resident dive master for an intro-dive right there along the house reef (circling jacks there, a lone turtle, flutter of cuttlefish).
If we’re staying overnight, we squeeze in a night dive, otherwise we hit the road back to Manila (making sure we talk the diver-driver’s ear off to keep her energized).
These are our confidence-building dives. Later, we venture out farther—say, in Verde and Puerto Galera’s waters (still in Luzon) where we get a taste of bigger-and-brighter (critters and viz-wise)—and farther still in the Visayas (a favorite is Malapascua’s manta rays and thresher sharks). We fly out to Palawan for the Coron wrecks one summer, to Puerto Princesa the next (for a pre-booked live-aboard to Tubbataha Reefs).
The funny thing is, the biggest creature I ever saw, a whaleshark, was because of snorkeling (the Donsol tourism office doesn’t allow scuba).