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[Medel]

Hi, I’m halfway through my OW cert and have been lurking the boards. Getting certified up in Connecticut where I live, but likely will only really dive warmer places unless my wife suddenly loves wrecks in the LI Sound!

 

[tridacna]

Hi, I’m halfway through my OW cert and have been lurking the boards. Getting certified up in Connecticut where I live, but likely will only really dive warmer places unless my wife suddenly loves wrecks in the LI Sound!

Love them she may but the visibility there is awful. Stick to the Caribbean or the Atlantic side!

 

[Medel]

We have a Belize anniversary trip planned (which is why we were getting certified at all) and I think that will be the deciding factor. I think wildlife will be a bigger draw than wrecks, and warm clear water sounds like an easy sell.

 

[digdug87]

Welcome!
Being on the US east coast, you should have easy access via air to Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean & Mexico for your warm clear waters.
I can recommend Cozumel, and Curacao from personal experience, but there are many more great destinations.

 

[Medel]

We’ve been eyeing some long weekend Curaçao and Bahamas trips for potential AOW. Or just to get dive time.

 

[The Chairman]

Hi, I’m halfway through my OW cert and have been lurking the boards. Getting certified up in Connecticut where I live, but likely will only really dive warmer places unless my wife suddenly loves wrecks in the LI Sound!

Be sure to check out the ScubaBoard Surge (Cozumel in January} and our Invasion (TBA in June). Always fun with a bunch of safety minded people. I'll be teaching a free NitrOx class, and a free neutral buoyancy clinic. AOW can be arranged, but would not be free.

 

[Medel]

We’re doing nitrox with our ow, but boy could I use help on neutral buoyancy! Leaky rental bcd wasn’t helping, but I’m unable to blame it for all my problems!

 

[The Chairman]

but I’m unable to blame it for all my problems!

Indeed. Sorry, but the lack of you lacking neutral buoyancy is a mostly an instructor decision to not teach it in OW. I had a same kind of class, and I turned out fine after figuring it all out. It just doesn't have to be that way. This might help: Master Neutral Buoyancy: The Importance of Horizontal Trim (Simple Vector Physics)

 

[Medel]

I’m only a couple dives in. I’ll get there!

 

[Bearded Diver]

We have a Belize anniversary trip planned (which is why we were getting certified at all) and I think that will be the deciding factor. I think wildlife will be a bigger draw than wrecks, and warm clear water sounds like an easy sell.

Belize is a bucket list for me. I hope you guys enjoy it.