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Team Brisvegas) are a group of GUE divers from South East Queensland, Australia. Wetnotes is our blog, focusing on fun, safe diving, team work and solid fundamental skills. We love everything from recreational to tech and cave diving. We offer GUE training: GUE Recreational Diver 1 GUE Fundamentals GUE Primer GUE Doubles Primer GUE Drysuit Primer Private tuition Global Underwater Explorers A not-for-profit member driven organisation, GUE was formed by leading explorers, researchers and educators with a shared desire to safely explorer and protect the underwater world, improve the quality of education and research in all things aquatic, and to redefine diver training. GUE is committed to: Developing safe, skilled, and knowledgeable divers Undertaking and promoting underwater research Pursuing global underwater exploration Safeguarding the integrity of the underwater world Providing a comprehensive aquatic resource Content is posted for general interest, represents our opinion only and is no substitute for appropriate training and experience.Tumblr (3.0; @wetnotes)http://wetnot.es/<p>Our next GUE Fundamentals class is running from June 12–15 in Brisbane. GUE Recreational Training Director Jesper Berglund will be joining us on the course—a great opportunity to dive and train with one of the best.</p> <p><strong>Who</strong>: For anyone with an open water certification from a recognised agency.</p> <p><strong>Features</strong>: Academics, land drills, pool and open water sessions. Focuses on advanced buoyancy, trim &amp; propulsion techniques. GUE equipment configuration, team diving, nitrox. Can be taken in single or twin tanks.</p> <p><strong>When</strong>: 12th to 15th June, 2013</p> <p><strong>Instructors</strong>: Ryan Booker, Jesper Berglund</p> <p><strong>Cost</strong>: $1000</p> <p><strong>More info</strong>: info@wetnot.es</p>http://wetnot.es/post/49479019923http://wetnot.es/post/49479019923Fri, 03 May 2013 11:25:00 +1000guetrainingrecreational<p>We run Rec 1 and Fundies courses locally whenever numbers permit (at least two students are required). The next scheduled course is early June. We can also facilitate (and possibly run locally) Tech 1 and Tech 2 courses. If you’d like to get in touch directly, you can reach us on info@ this domain.</p>http://wetnot.es/post/47015433979http://wetnot.es/post/47015433979Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:14:00 +1000<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/63032904" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>PET CEMETERY</strong> 27 February 2013</p> <p>Pet Cemetery is one of the most beautifully decorated caves we had the opportunity of diving. We did this dive as a double stage dive, dropping one stage when jumping off the main line. We switched stages on our return to the main line and continue our dive, once again jumping off the main line into some amazing side tunnels.</p> <p>Thanks to Gideon Lieu and Echo Rowe for a wonderful and unforgettable dive.</p>http://wetnot.es/post/46808101087http://wetnot.es/post/46808101087Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:17:08 +1000guecave<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/62329403" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>JAILHOUSE</strong> 25 February 2013</p> <p>We arrived to Jailhouse to find a group of American/Mexican scientists preparing for a sample collecting dive. Their sampling regime required undisturbed water so we only started our first dive at 1pm.</p> <p>The cenote is a rather uninviting mud pond and you are literally blindly hanging onto and following the line into the cave through a green-brown soup. Once inside the cave the water becomes crystal clear again and the cave opens up into dark passageways with some large dark chambers.</p> <p>Very spooky until you descend through the substantial halo-cline into the underlying salt water. Here the cave passage becomes narrower but is beautifully white and highly decorated in places.</p> <p>Ascending back out through the mud-hole to find a full moon rising was eerily thrilling and beautiful……</p> <p>Thanks to Ali Perkins and Echo Rowe for a great day (and evening) of diving.</p>http://wetnot.es/post/46064585663http://wetnot.es/post/46064585663Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:42:00 +1000guecave<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/60931405" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>MAYAN BLUE B-E-F-LINE</strong> 24 Feb 2013</p> <p>This is a re-visit from our Cave 2 course however this time round, without being harassed by Fred and with a stage, we got allot further into the cave. Thanks to Gideon Liew and Echo Rowe for the great dive.</p>http://wetnot.es/post/44442043844http://wetnot.es/post/44442043844Sun, 03 Mar 2013 18:32:15 +1000guecave<p>It’s beautiful in QR. We don’t have much of a set up: A GoPro Hero 3 and our 21W HID primary lights. Having some video lights or reflectors for the 21s, would make for nicer footage, but it’s difficult to match the convenience and simplicity of just taking a GoPro.</p> <p>Have a great trip!</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43996119464http://wetnot.es/post/43996119464Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:54:00 +1000<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/60328783" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>NAHOCH NAH CHICH</strong> 20 February 2013</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43940643707http://wetnot.es/post/43940643707Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:44:01 +1000guecave<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/60328755" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><span><strong>FENOMINO</strong> 19 February 2013</span></p> <p><span>Awesome dive at Fenomino with Ali Perkins and </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/karen.cleveland.75?group_id=0" data-hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/user.php?id=641358564&extragetparams=%7B%22group_id%22%3A0%7D">Karen Cleveland</a><span>. </span><br/><span>Fenomino is one of those rare caves that has it all - spectac</span><span class="text_exposed_show">ular decorations, large open cave, small and winding restrictions and archeological artefacts. All of this in crystal clear water.</span></p>http://wetnot.es/post/43940475928http://wetnot.es/post/43940475928Mon, 25 Feb 2013 10:42:01 +1000guecave<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/530f710e4e671b6c4bf640098c751a66/tumblr_miplb0DzbS1qfxrpco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/192f518d9749beb7cfd6c592f85a62f3/tumblr_miplb0DzbS1qfxrpco3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>CALAVERA/TEMPLE OF DOOM</p> <p>Dived Calavera or Temple of Doom today with Echo Rowe. The small cenote leads into a spectacular cave system. We jumped off the Madona line onto the Old Florida Line where we were treated to a double halo-cline and some very dark tannic water. Getting into and out of the cenote was allot of fun. Getting in one launches off of the cenote rim into the water 2 meters below. Clambering up the rickety ladder in full tech gear is another kind of “fun”.</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43868370939http://wetnot.es/post/43868370939Sun, 24 Feb 2013 15:16:00 +1000guecave<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f0d30dced9b25a6eb556c74966aa7dd2/tumblr_mikv78eNCO1qfxrpco1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8cd57c34521677d55bea77ea9972e2e0/tumblr_mikv78eNCO1qfxrpco2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/909ac4b941d22715b350ac97c72bbfc6/tumblr_mikv78eNCO1qfxrpco3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/124420ded9cff0e33af7bf13412a7698/tumblr_mikv78eNCO1qfxrpco4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>NAHOCH NAH CHICH</strong></p> <p>Another amazing dive today this time with Ryan Booker. We spent 3 hours in Nahoch Nah Chich, which is another of our favourites. The cave is mostly big and open with allot of decorations. There are however some areas off the main line where the cave has an entirely different personality and is allot smaller and narrower.</p> <p>The video has been edited and is awaiting upload…….</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43648625323http://wetnot.es/post/43648625323Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1000guecavecave diving<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/59878376" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>TORTUGAS TECH DIVE 16 Feb 2013</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43447487338http://wetnot.es/post/43447487338Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:15:53 +1000guetech diving<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/59878347" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>REGINA 15 FEB 2013</strong></p> <p>This muddy little pool has 0.5m vis. Once you ferret through the small silty hole in the bottom, it opes up into a beautiful system still under active exploration</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43446713264http://wetnot.es/post/43446713264Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:06:00 +1000guecave<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f9ad71256d1bb2e6db39e0b9c7739f2/tumblr_mikv4vUXjf1qfxrpco1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b7412515473198374ee0f7c81cad2018/tumblr_mikv4vUXjf1qfxrpco2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/16ad23c9cec5601f55e07d30846bc75d/tumblr_mikv4vUXjf1qfxrpco3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>FENOMINO</strong></p> <p>Awesome dive at Fenomino with Ali Perkins and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/karen.cleveland.75?group_id=0" target="_blank">Karen Cleveland</a>. I was hoping to have the video uploaded by this morning but the internet is a little slow at the moment.<br/><br/>Fenomino is one of those rare caves that has it all - spectacular decorations, large open cave, small and winding restrictions and archeological artefacts. All of this in crystal clear water.<br/><br/>The video wil be available on as soon as it completes uploading</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43648552283http://wetnot.es/post/43648552283Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +1000guecavecave diving<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/09ce1b302c0fdb21c0483e8dc74e3fb5/tumblr_mif7tlRBT51qfxrpco1_500.jpg"/><br/> Very busy start to the diving day at Zero Gravity this morning.<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5b00ab622eba296cbf2bf74401a90736/tumblr_mif7tlRBT51qfxrpco3_r1_400.jpg"/><br/> Cenote Minotauro surface pond<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/df787d61cfc17bd60008eb1e2b897caa/tumblr_mif7tlRBT51qfxrpco2_r1_400.jpg"/><br/> An example of the beauty of this highly decorated cave<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/af0490d6461f700453081594b12fc84a/tumblr_mif7tlRBT51qfxrpco4_r1_500.png"/><br/> Minotau Log<br/><br/> <p>MINOTAURO</p> <p>Very busy start to the diving day at Zero Gravity this morning. Piete hooked up with Ali Perkins and Cameron Russo for a dive at Minotauro this morning completing a full circuit of the up stream line. This cave is wonderfully complex with numerous restrictions and jumps. Not only is the cave highly decorated it also has a very defined halo-cline (salt and fresh water interface) creating some stunning visual effects.</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43399984379http://wetnot.es/post/43399984379Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:48:00 +1000guecave diving<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/99006d9dee1c7dd47d51296fd3cc2e72/tumblr_mifqq9dX7k1qfxrpco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a947cd30fb5435c94dca5aa56c0ecce5/tumblr_mifqq9dX7k1qfxrpco2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fb26014d724f6192bb09b04d3bd1edfd/tumblr_mifqq9dX7k1qfxrpco3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>CHIKEN HA</strong></p> <p>Ryan took a day off from diving. Thankfully Piete could hook up with new roomies Tim and Stretch, both from Connecticut (USA). We headed to Chiken Ha for a dive on the down stream line. We took a jump on a whim and ended up popping out at the tiny and crystal clear Rainbow Cenote.</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43429572571http://wetnot.es/post/43429572571Sun, 17 Feb 2013 18:00:00 +1000guecave<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e80358022128476dcf3e65b94cf7e1b3/tumblr_mifp4otugQ1qfxrpco1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> Gideon's pre dive brief<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0ae1fb5e9294a1c7aeb86e556bdd9945/tumblr_mifp4otugQ1qfxrpco2_500.png"/><br/> Dive Log<br/><br/> <p>We took a little break from the caves today and joined Gidien Liew, Ali Perkins and Caneron Russo for a technical dive out of Akumal. We dropped into the warm and crystal clear waters of the caribbean and descended to the edge of the drop off at approximately 56meters.</p> <p>We had a great dive with a barnicle encrusted turtle swimming by allong the wall rim. We also saw a number of Lion fish - beautiful even though they area serious problem in the caribbean.</p> <p>Video to follow…….</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43426692167http://wetnot.es/post/43426692167Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:02:00 +1000guetech<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/92cb30e108650b0cd5991dc42dc74619/tumblr_miajruz2Bl1qfxrpco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><h1>Cenote Regina</h1> <p>This muddy little pool has 0.5m vis. Once you ferret through the small silty hole in the bottom, it opes up into a beautiful system still under active exploration.</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43193198251http://wetnot.es/post/43193198251Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:19:00 +1000<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/59668529" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>TAJMA HA - 4 Feb 2013</strong></p> <p>Even though we were very busy on our first day in Mexico, collecting a rental car and getting a mountain of food for the six of us for a few days we still managed to dive. We went to Tajma Ha (some call it Tajmahal)  and had enough time to squeeze in two dives. What a great cave to shake out in….</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43116883987http://wetnot.es/post/43116883987Fri, 15 Feb 2013 11:58:00 +1000guecave diving<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/59633575" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p><strong>DOS PALMAS</strong> (Two Palms)</p> <p>We went to Dos Palmas for two last shake out dives before our two groups started our respective Cave 1 and cave 2 courses. We did both the downstream and upstream lines. This video shows the Downstream line.</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43074384931http://wetnot.es/post/43074384931Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:16:51 +1000guecave<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7c1f4c286b304ce99c80a7f65efa51fd/tumblr_mi6134SBUt1qfxrpco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Ready for our first post Cave 2 dives. Two sets of twins, two stages and O2 each.</p> <p>We’re off to visit the Hole in the Wall and the Chinese Garden in Tajmahal.</p>http://wetnot.es/post/43005093214http://wetnot.es/post/43005093214Thu, 14 Feb 2013 01:45:04 +1000