Trimix depth wrecks (or other unique locations)

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With absolutely zero trimix experience I would take the class locally and then travel on your own dime later. I guess if money's no object feel free to fly an instructor to some foreign place where he probably isn't legally allowed to work, have a vacation of it, and get a card... But trimix courses should not be vacations IMHO.

We are trimix certified. This is for the advanced cert and will be the fifth technical class I've taken with John. We've done classes on the Great Lakes wrecks where I live and on the Florida wrecks where he lives. As it is the last OC class my dive buddy and I can take I thought it might be worth an investment to make it a unique experience for all of us. We're all Shipwreck nuts so exploring something new over a number of dives with JC sounds well worth the hassle of having to investigate the possibilities.
 
Plenty of deep and probably virgin wrecks scattered over Ironbottom Sound in Solomon Island.
And how about solving the mystery of IJN Fuso and Yamashiro in Surigao Strait? Which one was broken into two halves?
There are FIVE IJN destroyers lying somewhere in Ormoc Bay and only one(IJN Kuwa) had been positively identified. IJN Shimakaze, a giant destroyer(2,600 tons), is one of them and reputedly lying at 280m.

While I'd LOVE to do some Pacific Island wreck hunting, I'm afraid we'll have to at least know where the wreck is and its depth or the entire trip could be sidescanning topside. Japan sounds interesting of course, but 280 meters is more appropriate for a ROV class than advanced trimix. I do intend to research the IJN mystery! Sounds interesting!
 
Philippines certainly has some interesting deep wrecks.
Princess of the Orient.
Cebu Pioneer wreck in Malapascua. This one is a lot easier to arrange eg. Evolution Diving Resort.

Philippines is yet another amazing dive area I'm apt to avoid due to the current political climate :(
 
There's something to be said for training in an environment you're going to be diving in. Check out the Baltic Sea for cold deep water with well preserved wrecks. Drysuit is a must, don't take the lazy way out...otherwise just pay the cheapest agency for a card and learn on your own (sarcasm/ off).

I do train in the environment I'm going to be diving in. Other than the deco math and additional tank switches, the physical dive skills for Advanced trimix are exactly the same as they are for Trimix. Every time I do deco and switch tanks I am doing those skills, and I do them both in wetsuits and in drysuits. If it's over 50*F I prefer to go wet.

I've taken four classes with John, done both wet and dry, and I don't think there's anyone on the planet I'd rather learn from. Needless to say - Eating Pineapple and drinking water watching a deco tank bob on the end of my reel at 15 feet beats the *$%& out of sweating in my floatation device wondering how bad my gloves leaked and dreaming of popping that flippin neck seal. I do both, I practice both, I will continue to do both. If I want my expensive class to be as enjoyable and relaxed as possible, I'm going to run out that deco time wishing for more ~~~
 
What's your budget? If it's pretty big I'd say Bikini or Truk. If it's more modest, maybe Florida or the great cold lakes.

It varies greatly on how awesome said trip would be as to how much I'm willing to spend. If it's a life changer I might be willing to go into debt. No wife, no kids, no rebreather- pure wreck diving addiction....
 
http://www.petemesley.com/cms-assets/documents/172274-7207.bikini-main-info-2014.pdf
For a class or otherwise, this one's got my attention. Checking it out. Thanks!
Well in 2013, I was the only Open Circuit diver on the trip ---with Helium at over $4/cuft, that was a killer gas bill even while using an economy "tropical trimix" blend of 20/20 for only the first of two dives per day. And ideally you need a dpv/scooter (which United Airlines charged an exorbitant excess baggage weight fee for each flight leg) to do the grand tour of fhe 888' long USS Saratoga Aircraft Carrier.

If I was already a CCR diver at the time, this would have been a more economical trip; otherwise it was a once-in-a-lifetime epic visit to some very significant & historical WWII warships, and seeing the effects of the two atomic bombs which sank them.
 
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Malin Head of Ireland, WW1 and WW2 submarines, destroyers and liners. From 55M to 162M. Here's an example:
 
I'd LOVE to - but I'm very concerned about safety being in that part of the world as a U.S. tourist these days.

You didn't include a quote here, so I'm not sure what part of the world you're referring to. But my experience has been that a lot of the safety concerns are overblown by the media and the government. I recall travelling to Indonesia shortly after 9/11/2001, and after receiving a letter from our State Department advising me not to go. Of course, what they knew that I didn't was that they planned to begin a war in Afghanistan the day after I got there. I went anyway, and had a great time. Nobody bothered me. In fact, a couple weeks after I got there the media started talking about anthrax letters showing up in people's mailboxes in the USA. My Indonesian hosts were quite concerned for my safety, and advised me not to go home ... but to "stay here, where it's safe".

Same goes for my trips to Egypt ... I've been generally treated quite well by the locals, even when just wandering around town as some anonymous white guy. If anything, Egyptians are almost too polite ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)
 

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