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This is Sheck Exley's exciting story of the discovery and mapping of the beloved Peacock Springs Cave System - at that time thought to be the world's longest underwater cave.

His manuscript was incomplete when he met his untimely death in 1994 on a dive in Mexico.It has now been completed and expanded with the many new sections he had planned:

1.History of Peacock Slough including a social history plus the creation of a state park to preserve the cave and its surroundings as Exley had hoped.

2.Florida geology and biology.

3.Cave diving eqipment.

4.Peacock Re-Survey, a five year project that updated Exley's original map. ... Read more

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A true classic
The Slough was unfinished and it is not as good as the Caves Measureless to Man as a result of this. However it is considered a classic as a standard textbook for underwater cave exploration techniques.

Peacock Springs
It is what it is - a detailed book about Peacock Springs and some of the other U/W caves of north Florida.It is detailed, well researched book on a specific cave system, from a scuba divers point of view.If you want to learn about this area - might be the ONLY book you can get - hence it is invaluable.Has sections on the biology of caves, geology, maps of caves, past explorers, etc.
I wish they'd spend more time on specifics of all the divers who died in these caves - just to keep the many amateur divers out of them and alive! ... Read more

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Having explored a sea cave and encountered a snakelike monster covered with green slime, thirteen-year-old Nate finds it coming after him on dry land, prays to God for guidance, and searches for buried treasure. ... Read more

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Underground Adventure
Good scary reading. Great book. Journey underground into the dark depths of the earth, to a world that few dare to tread. Read this book if you dare! For other underground adventures read, Steward's "Tales of Dirt,Danger, and Darkness." ... Read more

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A Complete Guide for Snorkeling, Cavern and Cave Divingthe Cenotes of the Riviera Maya.This book includes over 200+ colorphotographs and provides details of where and how to swim, dive andenjoy these beautiful cenotes located on the Caribbean coast ofMexico's Yucatan peninsula. ... Read more

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who is selling this for $291+++ dollars?SMOKING DOPE!!
While I admit that this is an EXCELLENT resource for cave diving in the Yucatan, and is definately worth 5 stars and the trouble of purchase, there is NO way I can be advocate for some internet jockey raping people for $291 for this book which I bought brand new for $35.00. These people need to either lay off the dope or learn to share.. because that is OUT OF THIS WORLD!!! If you really want to spend that kind of money, hire a guide or send it directly to steve, but dont buy it here for over $40 usd!
Shop before you buy.. this is not the only source!
(simple cave diver looking out for the like..)

An Essential Guide for the Adventurer to the Riviera Maya
This book is a goldmine of information for the traveler to the Riviera Maya. Cave divers, Cavern Divers, Open Water Divers, Snorklers and Swimmers alike will find this book indispensible.

While some of the best above and under water cave photography in the world is contained within this book, it is the detailed information that allows the adventurer to veer off the beaten path to some of the most beautiful locales in the Yucatan.

As a frequent traveler to the Riviera Maya, this book has led to many locations I would never have found on my own. The author does an excellent job of detailing the many hundreds of cenotes in the area, including location, access, site rating and description, along with a photograph of most all locations. I heartily recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the Riviera Maya.

Fantastic !!!!!
I just returned from Playa del Carmen and did two cavern dives.Chacmoo and Tajmaha. If only I had more time. This book is as real as it gets. The water IS as clear as Evian. Steve Gerrard has done a splendid job.

A perfect book
Steve has put together an amazing guide for those divers that want to go to Mexico.It covers everything from where to stay, what sites to go to, what each site has to offer.Steve has done an amazing job.The photos inthis book are just breath taking.

The Cenotes of the Riviera Maya
Five Stars Plus.As a certified cave diver of two years, I have found that Steve's book is the most concise, informative, and conclusive book I've read on cave diving.It not only discussed diving in the RivieraMaya, but provides a succinct overview of the preparation and equipmentneeded to dive in caves.Not only are the pictures highly professional,but they also capture the true to life experience of diving in the cenotes. As other reviewers have stated, I support the comments that this bookallows other non-cave divers (as in my family) to get a feel for theunderwater cave experience and help explain why we want to go there.JamesYeary, Krum, TX ... Read more

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Depth: 105...Wriggling like an eel, he forced himself up into the narrow gap he'd created...Rocks scraped and clattered away. A hint of doubt-- Should I be doing this?-- was answered by the calm comfort that pervaded his mind now. Nothing was going to happen...Everything was going to be all right...

Welcome to the most dangerous sport on Earth: where cave divers step into murky Florida ponds and end up hundreds of feet beneath the ground, slinking through Swiss-cheese-like rock formations, past strange underground creatures, heading down tunnels that may open into caverns, or lead nowhere at all.

Open-water diver and ex-Navy SEAL Tiller Galloway has come to this watery underworld to find out why an old friend died young-- and take one last shot at being a father, a lover, and a friend. But with a woman who is opening up her heart, and a conspiracy closing in around him, Galloway must navigate between lies told aboveground and truths hidden in the depths-- where a violent battle is about to explode...

Combining the knife-edged action of Clive Cussler with the heartstopping storytelling power of John D. MacDonald, David Poyer stakes his claim as one of America's most remarkable thriller writers-- and a master of underwater suspense.
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Excellent Book
This was one of my favorite reads. Going down in those caves would be scary. I recommend this book.

****ing Awesome
This is my favorite of the Tiller Galloway books, and also my introduction to David Poyer's work.I knew nothing about the world of cave diving going in, and now I am fascinated!Tiller is a great main character, especially because of his flaws (alcoholism, greed, impulsiveness).Many of the underwater sequences had me holding my breath.I hope David Poyer brings Tiller back for more in another book, but only if it can live up to this one...!

Spell binding diving thriller
As a Clive Cussler/ Dirk Pitt fan, I gladly welcome Tiller Galloway to my library. I couldn't put this book down (and donated it to the dive shop in Truk). This is a must read, action thriller. I am not a cave diver, so I can't judge how "hokie" some of it may be. Definitely a fun read!

StrongDiver

Tiller Galloway at his best
If your a Tiller Galloway fan this is a must have.If you are a cavern or cave diver even more so. The descriptions Poyer uses in this cave diving thriller are awesome.I've read all the Tiller Galloway novels and I feel this one is the best.As an active diver and a North Carolina native {Tiller's homestate} I highly recommend this book.

Life after Dirk Pitt.
This was my fourth book by Poyer. I had been looking for another author after finishing everything from Clive Cussler.Although Tiller Galloway is no Dirk Pitt (from Cussler's books),I still find his character exciting.

I'm not a diver so I only assume that at least some of the details are accurate. Nevertheless, Poyer keeps you spellbound with his description of the various dive equipment and situations encountered while under water.

I used to think that being a professional diver was glamourous but after reading Poyer's accounts of the physical hardships encountered when working undersea I've gained a new appreciation for the individuals who dive for a living.

In summary, Poyer's books with the Tiller Galloway character are quite interesting. ... Read more

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Telling it like it is.
As I have already said in another review of this man's work, for those who knew the late Rob Palmer, as I once did, I think most would agree he was difficult to like but easy to respect for his work. In life he always sought to be different - and in many ways that was from where his great gift of being a diving pioneer came. Until his early death just a few short years ago (already!) Rob Palmer was the one man who knew more about true Blue Holes than any other person on earth.

In 1985 I was appointed Chief Diver for Operation Raleigh and Rob was one of the Diving Officer's responsible for a specific diving project out in the field. Because of his own particular skills and experience, I was aware that he at least "knew what he was doing."

Today, all divers who call themselves "Technical Diver" because of their use of mixed gases, Nitrox etc, owe something to the Rob Palmers of this world for their pioneering work in testing different gases to different extents - so that we who follow may dive ever deeper and ever further - in greater safety.

This book puts into perspective his work with regard to the Blue Holes over many years. It explains the successes, the disappointments and the excitement that went hand in glove with this particular sphere of exploration. It is well written and tells a very important story. Whether or not you personally get to dive the Blue Holes of the Caribbean - this is a book which every scuba diver should read.

Having personally "been there, done that and got the T-shirt" (Really!) I fully recommend the Blue Holes if only because they offer a different type of diving from anywhere else in the world. Should you feel the same way and want to learn more about these incredible phenomena - especially the Blue Holes of the Bahamas, then this book becomes essential reading.

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Rob Palmer's Legacy
Deep Into Blue Holes is a great read if for nothing more than the adventure of going where no man had gone before. It is much more than that if the readers involve themselves in understanding the technology used in Palmer's efforts to explore deep and stay long. Cutting edge at the time and very expensive, it's now available to all cave divers. As an aside, Palmer, now deceased, is rolling over in his watery grave if he can see the ecological damage done (and still being done) to those beautiful Bahamian inner spaces. Having dived some of these myself and seen their mysterious beauty, cave divers and ecologists everywhere should unite in their efforts to prevent similar abuses to resources like these wherever they may be.

Honest history ofdiving the deep holes and caves of Andros
Palmer uses a fine documentative approach, weaving the evolution andaspects of technical diving with the biology and history of the Andros Island blue holes and caves. The challenging, sometimes fatal experiencesof diving these beautiful caves is described in a smooth almostconversational style. A great read for divers, and anyone interested in theCaribbean.

FANTASTIC for the adventurist diver!
I once had a copy of this book; sadly, no longer. I loaned it to afriend who moved to higher places and well, I never got my bookback.

Although not a caver or a cave diver myself (I am too scared oftight little dark holes), this book is very appealing for that very fact -the "squeezes" that the divers go through to find the"ultimate" cave makes for terrific reading.So much so that itcould (almost) make me take to cave diving. The book has numerous fullcolour plates showing the terrific underwater scenery of the Blue Holes (ofAndros Island in the Bahamas).If you're into diving pictures, they aloneare worth the book.

Rob Palmer is one of cave diving's greats.He'sdived with pretty much the who's who in the world of cave and 'extreme'(depth) divers.While the book tells in detail hopw each dive isconquered, sobering thoughts jump to mind when a story relates how thedivers turn a bend in the channel they think they are the first todiscover, and find the body of a previous explorer who got lost andcouldn't find his way out.....

Gripping stuff.Wish I still had my copy. ... Read more

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Discover Hawaii, the chain of paradise.Learn about whale watching and the Whaler's Museum, the USS Arizona Memorial and the USS Missouri tour, the Honolulu zoo and the Panaewa rainforest, the Maui and Waikiki aquariums, boat tours and shark encounters, scuba diving sites, Hawaii's caves and falls, cycling tours around the islands, the Bishop museum, Kokee Natural History Museum, the Dole plantation, Hawaii's botanical gardens, Diamond Head, Haleakala National Park and Hawaii Volcanoes.
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