Comments on: Blowing Bubbles in Buzios: Diving in Brazil

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:23:13 +0000

In reply to Martina. That absolutely could be it! Though considering the person who drove us was also the person who set up our gear and who we made the booking with, I'd hope that as soon as he saw us that morning he'd realize there had been a mix-up. Lol!

By: Martina

Martina — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 05:04:02 +0000

Looks amazing!! I have to wonder though – was the wetsuits mess a kilograms/pounds thing? I can just imagine someone saying they weighed 130lbs and that being understood as 130kg and being given an extra large instead of a small – I bet it’s happened before!

Anyway. Gorgeous photos. I need to get underwater again soon!!!

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 16:57:02 +0000

In reply to Carl Kruse. Glad to hear that Carl! Definitely wish we had time for a second day of diving!

By: Carl Kruse

Carl Kruse — Thu, 06 Apr 2017 11:13:32 +0000

Buzios added to bucket list. Thanks Alex!

Carl Kruse

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 13:33:15 +0000

In reply to Katie. The water was 73F, and I was happy in the wetsuits they provided! The visibility could have been better but considering the enormous amount of rain Brazil was getting while we were there, I can't complain too much!

By: Katie

Katie — Sat, 01 Apr 2017 02:08:01 +0000

Brazil is on my list of places to do a 2-3 month stint! How was the viz and temperature? Once you had properly fitting wetsuits that is.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 04:31:02 +0000

In reply to Jacob – Everyday Explorers.

Ha, I know what you mean! Thai Batfish are one of my favorites to see underwater, so I was baffled by the same name being used for this other strange creature 🙂

By: Jacob - Everyday Explorers

Jacob - Everyday Explorers — Mon, 27 Mar 2017 11:34:33 +0000

I got cold only by looking at the photo with the wetsuit and hoodie. 73 degrees in the water reminds me of the diving in New Zealand.
But when I saw all the photos of the animals you saw this is really on my list. It looks like an amazing dive site! And I have never seen flying gurnards, didn’t even know they exist. And I got confused when you wrote batfish, I’m also used to the thai one.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 02:08:43 +0000

In reply to Rachel Elyse. Thanks Rachel! Sometimes I feel a little guilty harping on these little things that went wrong but I did have a pretty major roller coaster ride in Brazil and one of the reasons was it just felt like every day, something seriously went wrong or we just had an enormous miscommunication. And that started to weigh on us. So I guess I'm just trying to share HOW we got to that point where we were so burned out. One by one they are just little blunders, but taken all together, well, they start to shape your trip a little.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 26 Mar 2017 02:04:11 +0000

In reply to Chris @ Fly Family Fly. Indeed, we really did have a lot of both :) I'd definitely go back and do a package with Seaquest after they saved the day for us.