- Sea Sickness medication
- Topical Anti-biotic for those small scrapes
- Anti-Malaria drugs if going to a place where this is a concern....this often takes planning BEFORE YOUR TRIP to be effective. Malaria is a protozoan parasite not a bacteria or virus.
- Talk to your doctor if you have specific questions regarding your health and fitness for a trip and about immunizations and medications.
- Bring prescription drugs in their prescription bottles. An odd assortment of drugs, even over the counter drugs, draws attention and may cause you significant inconveinance.
- Many divers will pack their regulator, mask and other dive 'essentials' in carry on in case their luggage does not arrive with them.
- After a week of diving in the ocean, your wet suit will be smelly. Purchase some wet suit odor control (it's cheap). Trust us - you'll be happy you did.
- Get your gear serviced and make sure it is in good working order before the trip.
- Check with the airlines for baggage weight and size limits.
- Arrive at the airport early. New security precautions take time.
- Consider saving a little room in carry on baggage when coming back to the US. Many airports in the Caribbean and elsewhere offer significant savings and duty free shopping to travelers.
- If you have a computer that requires the batteries to be changed at the factory allow plenty of time for this. Don't get caught half way through your trip is a dead computer.
- Consider packing your bottles of liquids (sun screen, bug repellant, etc) in zip lock bags. If the airline squishes your luggage enough to cause of these containers to leak at least it is contained in the bag.
- City maps
- Cell Phone and Charger
- Reading Material
- Sewing kit
- Small Flashlight
- Batteries (cameras and lights)
- Camera and accessories
- non perishable food items in original sealed containers (coffee, tea, sugar). Some islands will confiscate anything not in the original container.
- Wet suit odor control
- 2-3 swim suits
- 3-4 pair of shorts
- Hat or visor
- Hiking shoes if needed
- T-shirts, shirts, blouses
- Sandals, flip flops
- Sunglasses
- Tennis shoes
- Under clothes
- Windbreaker, rain jacket
- Comb, Brush
- Decongestants, pain relievers
- Deodorant
- First aid Kit
- Insect repellant
- Pepto Bismol, antacids
- Prescription medications
- Sea Sickness medication
- Shampoo, conditioner, hair spray/detangler
- Shaving supplies
- Suntan lotion, sun block
- Swim Ear!
- Toothbrush, toothpaste
- Anti-jellyfish sting
- Certification Cards, DAN card
- Credit card(s) and money, Tip money
- Dive Log, extra log entry pages
- Driver's Lisense and ID Cards
- Passport and Visas - Example, Australia requires passport and visa for entry into the country and you need it BEFORE you get there.
- Plane Tickets
- Traveler's checks
- BCD
- Booties
- Compass
- Tank Light for night dives
- Dive Computer
- Dive lights and backup
- Dive suit, dive skin
- Dive Tables / wheel
- Dry bag
- Fins
- Gloves (especially for wreck and cold water diving)
- Hood (for warmth)
- Knife and/or Sea Snips
- Log book
- Manuals for regulators, cameras, computers.
- Mask
- Mask defog
- Mesh back pack bag
- Plastic bag, zip lock bags
- Regulator, gauges
- Safety Sausage or other device
- Save-a-dive kit.
- Snorkel
- Under water slate
- Watch or bottom timer
- Weight belt (no weights if flying)
- Beqa Lagoon, Fiji, South Pacific - April 2009 - View of distant island in lagoon from the jungle trail to waterfall
- Bonaire, November 2010 - Water sports.
- Quito, Ecuador, July 2009 - The mountains near the city.
- Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia - May 2009 - The 12 Apostles of which only 7 remain , the ocean slowly claiming them.
- Galapagos Islands - August 2009 - A view of a distant island from shore.
- Roatan, Honduras - November 2007 - Some of Coco View Resort accommodations are pictured as the sun sets over calm water.
- Beqa Lagoon, Fiji, South Pacific - April 2009 - Sunset after a day of diving. View from the Honeymoon Bure
- Little Cayman, Cayman Islands BWI - Sep 2001 - Tiny Owen Island and the barrier reef in front of Little Cayman Beach Resort after a day of diving Bloody Bay Wall
- Lagoon, Fiji, South Pacific - April 2009 - View from island of Viti Levu toward the resort destination.
- Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia - July 2005 - The Rocky Island is home to over 10,000 Sea Lions and Phillip Islands is home of the Penguin Parade whose main attraction is Fairy Penguins
- Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, May 2011 - View from the room at Christopher Columbus Condos
- Sunset, Turks and Caicos, Nov 2011
- Undara, Queensland, Australia - May 2002 - In the Bush with friends for 'Champaign, Nibblies, and the Southern Cross'
- Bokissa Island, Vanutatu - August 2005 - The rope from a hammock is visible in front of one of the tiny island's Fares. Another Island sets the backdrop for the view.
