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If they have the requisite internet access, which wouldn't be a given in some parts of the world.

Like everybody else is saying, relax, take it slow, and ENJOY! Maybe start getting ready a few minutes before everybody does, to give yourself some extra time to make sure you don't forget anything in the excitement of the moment; that's really easy to do. Make sure you go through your mental...

I haven't looked to see if it might be slightly off center; it's pretty close, though. I love the suit, and don't find it uncomfortable at all.

I have a nautical chart that shows the locations with lat/long; I was just wondering if anybody ever went there...

Has anybody dove these spots? I see them on maps, but none of the dive shops around here have listed trips to them. I'd love to visit them...

Not much to add to what others have said, but it does get easier as you gain experience.

I did my Rescue Diver in Newport (RI) Harbor last December, water temps in low 40s, in pretty much the same gear you were using (though I think I had 7mm gloves). But that course is pretty strenuous, so I was generally warm enough except when we were floating on the surface discussing things.

Sounds similar to my Pinnacle 7mm suit, though I don't recall my exact model. It definitely has the thick pad under the zipper. Seems to help reduce water flow into the zipper a bit.

Yup. I've needed some surprisingly long shots on my inflator to get neutral after a long descent.

Been there, done that :-/

I just wish the Micro line had a flash...

As a (relatively) newbie diver, I have no problem learning new skills and reflexes if it helps me with my ultimate goal of getting better pictures...

It can certainly be disorienting! Duck your head under the surface, see the bottom clear as a bell and start down, and find that it takes you quite a while to get down there, feeling like you're free falling the whole time. Then you get there and discover that you're already 90 ft down. Look...

I would submit that "Warm Water" isn't the issue, but "varying conditions" is. My New England shore diving certainly won't quality as "Warm Water", but there is a huge variety of things to see when diving...

I spend a fair amount of time inverted like this looking under rocks for lobsters, taking a picture, or just testing my trim weighting (I try to set myself up so that I can hang motionless vertically head-down, vertically head-up, or horizontal). Is the difference a big one with the Kraken?

I run ~0.51 or so in good conditions (tropical water, little exposure protection, etc) to ~.65 to .68 in cold New England water with heavy wetsuits, more weight, surge, etc.

Feeling crappy due to CO poisoning could have been the reason they wanted to go up.

... or dive on untested gas...

Were the tanks at least marked with the nitrox sticker? How do you define "inexpensive"? The COOtwo is ~$300, or maybe a little less.

I'm not super familiar with the requirements, but I'm guessing they'd probably require a 100 ton Master's license.