is it just me?

It's because Photobucket it starting to charge for photo embedding so any website that uses Photobucket to embed images on thier website needs to pay it they get that image instead of the one that's supposed to be there

Hey guys, sorry about that! I've been away at a wedding in St John and admittedly have been neglecting the forum amongst the beautiful weather. The issue should now be fixed.

foggman got it right - basically Photobucket changed their business model, and no longer allows its users to embed Photobucket images onto websites (commonly referred to as "hot linking" an image)... well, they still allow it, but you now need to pay them $400/year to do so hah! People have been flipping out as they gave no warning to their gigantic pool of users.

If anything else looks amiss, let me know and I'll get it sorted!

On a better note, I got to do some amazing snorkeling in the USVI and Key Largo. Some really cool caribbean reefs, rays, sea turtles, etc. I did an open water shark dive in Jupiter, FL too, which was both terrifying and amazing. The company has some pretty cool photos and videos on their facebook page (I gotta bring a GoPro next time!)
www.facebook.com/floridasharkdiving/

it's no problem, even though i've been tankless for a couple years now, i'll always have a soft spot for reefing... and i'm sure eventually will have another reef. sometimes being on here and seeing all you guys' setups is torture! like dangling candy in front of a baby lol.

i highly recommend snorkeling down south if anyone ever gets an opportunity. from miami, you can get down to the upper keys in an hour and a half's drive. or jupiter, florida (an hour and a half north) for open water shark dives.

Florida Shark Diving is out of Jupiter, FL.. about an hour and a half north of Miami. I'm not entirely sure the operation is legal - there was literally no liability paperwork to sign and they seemed to be slightly annoyed when they had to lower the cage as some people on the boat preferred to go in the cage instead of open water. They also have no real headquarters, you meet at a restaurant at a marina.. okay, the more I talk about it, the more sketchy it sounds lol.

That said I'd do it again in a heartbeat. Very nerve racking at first (essentially, going against everything you're conditioned to of sharks being man eating killers), and I had to be the one to break the ice as no one wanted to get in.. you quickly realize the sharks only care about the bait and have 0 interest in you. We only had 2 show up (Silky's), but one of them stuck around the entire time, often less than an arms length away. The guide said they regularly have Bull Sharks and even hammerheads on occasion.