Back to blogging! It has been a busy couple of weeks for the shop with many trips to bat islands. I have been on 3 bat islands trips in the past week and a half. The bull sharks are certainly here to stay! I have been close enough to touch them on the last two…
The past few days have been dedicated to developing the skills that a divemaster needs outside of leading certified divers around local dive sites. We spent some time in the pool reviewing skills that are taught in all the various certification levels before reaching the divemaster level. These skills are needed to be a good…
We at Rocket Frog Divers are extremely excited to announce that we will now be able to offer a pick up service to divers in our area. There has been increasing demand by our customers to offer this service and we have just recently purchased a new van. The van will hold up to 9…
My name is Sean and this will be the first of a few blog posts about my 8 week internship in Costa Rica at Rocket Frog Divers, as I pursue my Divemaster certification. A little bit about me, this is my first time to Costa Rica and I have been in the country for about 2…
Making your tank last longer while scuba diving While scuba diving, making your air last long is a important to divers. Why? Because it means more bottom time and a longer dive. It is also something that divers often bring up when diving in groups. Nobody wants to be buddied up with the air hog…
Diving with macro marine life in Costa Rica Yesterday while diving in the beautiful waters of Costa Rica we came across a little tiny nutibranch doing his thing. We found this guy at the dive site “Turning Point.” Upon a closer look there was a tiny little guy poking his head and huge eyes out…
Bill Beard is a name that goes hand in hand with scuba diving and adventure in Costa Rica. Bill Beard was the first instructor in Costa Rica in the early 70s. He brought the dive tanks to the country himself, filled them at Miller Gas and went diving out of dugout canoes. It was this…
Diving In Costa Rica Since you are here visiting this site, it is safe to say that you have at least a bit of an interest in diving in Costa Rica. To make the best possible choice, it is important to keep several things in mind. Below I have created some simple tips to help…
The Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species voted last week in favor of placing several new species on their protected list. Of critical importance to us in the Costa Rican diving community is that the Manta Rays are now protected on this list. Along with the Mantas, the oceanic whitetip shark, porbeagle, as…
After recently completing another Bat Islands trip in what is normally considered to be the closed season, Rocket Frog Divers has decided to offer the trip year round.This will make us the only dive company in the area to offer this trip year round. The Pacific Express is a specially designed inflatable dive boat that…