by oceans | Jun 16, 2015 | divemaster internship, Learn to scuba dive, scuba diving Costa Rica, Scuba diving Manuel Antonio, snorkeling Costa Rica
The eel may seem frightening, especially when encountering its barred teeth and apprehensive stare underwater. But underneath the hisses, and bulging eyes, lies an intriguing character— there’s a lot more to the eel than meets the eye. What, exactly, is an eel? There... by oceans | Apr 18, 2015 | Conservation, Project AWARE, scuba diving Costa Rica, Scuba diving Manuel Antonio, snorkeling Costa Rica
Since the first Earth Day in 1970, over 192 countries worldwide have joined in the movement to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Being that the ocean accounts for 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, it only makes sense that we use this day to shed light... 
by oceans | Apr 4, 2015 | Conservation, scuba diving Costa Rica, Scuba diving Manuel Antonio, snorkeling Costa Rica
Peering into a crevice, you stumble upon what looks to be a beautiful underwater flower. Taking a closer look, you notice it has legs and its holding a starfish captive. What is this unique little creature? It’s a Harlequin shrimp, also known as Hymenocera... by Scubabunny | Jul 17, 2014 | Conservation, scuba diving Costa Rica, Scuba diving Manuel Antonio, snorkeling Costa Rica
When visibility is low you learn to really appreciate the little things. Sometimes, the REALLY little things. When a nudibranch (pronounced nood-i-brank) was first shown to me I had no idea what I was looking at. Now, I often see that same vacant look I probably had... by Scubabunny | May 15, 2011 | Cano Island, PADI courses, scuba diving Costa Rica, snorkeling Costa Rica
So the past couple of months have been busy, even after Semana santa. We have been busy with some nice local trips, a few shark sightings and quite a few open water courses and referrals. Very popular here if you don’t want to spend your time in the classroom... by Scubabunny | Apr 27, 2011 | Cano Island, scuba diving Costa Rica, snorkeling Costa Rica
So coming into rainy season, one could be known to have the blues, ..more so if you have a cold and you cant dive…especially when the water is BEAUTIFUL! But at 5:30am I sprang out of bed knowing that I was heading to Cano Island!! Cano is about 2 hours to the...