Jeff Bannow
New
My wife and I are new to diving. We took an intro dive on Kauai and I was hooked - she's a little more apprehensive, but willing to go for it. We will be getting certified here in Michigan in the next few weeks.
We have vacation time planned for August 18 through September 3rd, and are considering the Bay Islands based on the recommendation of our dive instructor. Some beginning questions:
1. Will the weather be suitable? Seems like it should be hot and the beginning of the rainy season?
2. Is 2 weeks too much time on the islands? If we don't take to diving as much as I hope, is there enough to keep us busy? We love hiking and such as well, and we both love being in the water and being active, but we aren't "lay on the beach" type people.
3. I see that there's a diving festival the first week of our trip on Utila. Would this be useful for brand new divers?
4. We're looking at Hotel Chillies on Roatan - any suggestions for something similar on Utila? This trip needs to be on budget, and I'm hoping to keep the lodging under $30.
5. Do we need to bring anything other than mask, fins and snorkel? Do we need wetsuits or are those easy to rent there? Dive computer?
Any other advice or suggestions would be great. Thanks in advance!
We have vacation time planned for August 18 through September 3rd, and are considering the Bay Islands based on the recommendation of our dive instructor. Some beginning questions:
1. Will the weather be suitable? Seems like it should be hot and the beginning of the rainy season?
2. Is 2 weeks too much time on the islands? If we don't take to diving as much as I hope, is there enough to keep us busy? We love hiking and such as well, and we both love being in the water and being active, but we aren't "lay on the beach" type people.
3. I see that there's a diving festival the first week of our trip on Utila. Would this be useful for brand new divers?
4. We're looking at Hotel Chillies on Roatan - any suggestions for something similar on Utila? This trip needs to be on budget, and I'm hoping to keep the lodging under $30.
5. Do we need to bring anything other than mask, fins and snorkel? Do we need wetsuits or are those easy to rent there? Dive computer?
Any other advice or suggestions would be great. Thanks in advance!