Digital liveaboard

Rod Klein · Issue 26, Sep/Oct 2005 · pp. 48–52

Products mentioned: Kararu liveaboard, Kodak SLR/n, Nikon D100, L&M Titan housing, Inon strobes, Brother label maker

When diving most areas of the world, if I have a choice to either take a quality liveaboard or stay at a land based resort, I will always take the liveaboard. As a matter of fact, taking a liveaboard charter not only offers the best diving experience with its ability to visit dive sites that a land based operation simply can’t reach, it is also certainly one of the most relaxing dive vacations one can imagine. No phones, no TV, just great company, great food, and great diving. Once aboard you never have to move your gear, be late and miss the boat for the morning dives, try and figure out when or where to eat (whiney voice: Honnney, where do you want to eat tonight!?), and endure all the other inconveniences of most land based diving. Your gear is set up once, with tanks filled at their stations, and you can’t be late because “you’re already there”. You can always sleep in and still get …