Mr. Dooley
Contributor
I'm a relatively new diver (certified about a year ago) currently living in Portland, OR. I currently go on a local dive trip once a month, and am in the pool training pretty much every weekend as I continue to get additional certifications or just practice various techniques. I feel pretty passionate about diving, and am eager to continue my instruction into more technical areas and rack up dives. Basically happy to dive any opportunity I get.
I'm curious if there any serious divers who can tell me what unique challenges / benefits there are to living in a place like NYC, which I don't exactly associate as a diver's mecca.
Like, how do you store gear in a tiny apartment? Do you lug stuff around on the subway? Are there solid dive shops in the city? Can you be an active diver without owning a car? Do you pretty much have to love wreck diving, and say goodbye to your dreams of diving with actual wildlife? I'm curious how the undersea explorers live in an urban jungle like New York.
I'm curious if there any serious divers who can tell me what unique challenges / benefits there are to living in a place like NYC, which I don't exactly associate as a diver's mecca.
Like, how do you store gear in a tiny apartment? Do you lug stuff around on the subway? Are there solid dive shops in the city? Can you be an active diver without owning a car? Do you pretty much have to love wreck diving, and say goodbye to your dreams of diving with actual wildlife? I'm curious how the undersea explorers live in an urban jungle like New York.