"Kevin Wayne Williams" <nihongo@paxonet.kom> wrote in message
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> Most people would consider that pretty close. I've dived Japan (Oshima
> and Sado), the Sea of Cortez, Australia, Fiji, Tenerife, Aruba, Cozumel,
> Curacao, and Hawaii. Never done fresh. Some day, I will go to Missouri
> and dive the Bon Terre Mine. It's the only fresh water dive that has
> ever sounded interesting to me. Next trip to Japan, I really want to
> take the time to get down to Ogasawara.

Interesting to me that Okinawa isn't on that list, yet you don't plan on
getting down there. Interesting because very few divers seem to come down
here, even though this supposedly has some of the best diving in the world.
I assume it can't be the expense in your case, if you are planning on flying
down to Ogasawara.

I only snorkel, but I can say without a doubt that after having snorkeled in
the Florida Keys and Panama, that Okinawa has them beat hands-down in terms
of clarity of water and number and variety of fish & coral.

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Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom