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Divine Reserve 10 is a limited edition English Barleywine from Saint Arnold's brewery in TX. They turn out Divine Reserve limited batches and they are supposed to be amazing. Each batch is different, for instance Divine Reserve 9 was a Pumpkin Stout. The alcohol content on the Divine 10 is 11%...

The treatment I got from the instructor (calling me a big baby) during that course vs. the treatment I got from the divemaster (actually working through my fear) has inspired me to not only love diving, but to aspire to be a divemaster/instructor one day. :D

"Wow! good thing you had that divemaster. If I saw my gf's class was like that I would have taken her out and bought her lessons elsewhere. I think it was the number of divers in that size of pool. The thing looked like a hot tub with them underwater. " Amen to that! I thank my lucky stars...

I was certified in 2008 and we had to learn the tables. Are they not teaching them any more? And I would have given my left arm for a 5.5 to one student/instructor ratio. My certification class had 22 people in it with 2 instructors. I was extremely apprehensive and scared during...

I am pretty new to diving and I personally did not like the way the split fins felt. My favorite fins are actually a pair that my more experienced dive friend essentially discarded because she didn't like them. It's all a matter of personal preference, and I agree with the poster that said to go...

Hello there! I joined Scuba Board back in 2008 during my certification, but some things have happened that took me away from diving and these boards almost immediately after my first dive trip (hurricanes, surgeries, and kids OH MY! ) :D So now I am back and reintroducing myself! I'm Amanda...

Ooooh I'm in awe. I haven't tried the Divine ! ;-)

Saint Arnolds. Pretty reasonable around here since it's local, many varietels, often overlooked!

I did the cenotes last year in October when we went to Riviera Maya. I was comfortable in a skin and a shortie, but I'm pretty warm natured.

We just returned from diving in Roatan last week and were astounded by the numbers of lionfish that we saw. They were everywhere. At some dive sites we saw whole colonies of 7-12 fish per spot. The DM did carry a spear, and speared several, but the dive shop also has to think about how it looks...

Welcome aboard... and I am expressing the same thanks as everyone for your great service to our country! :)

Welcome!! :)

Welcome Mataichi! I live in Galveston...and am "newly addicted" to diving... my best friend has been NAUI certified for about 15 years though and we would love to dive weekends... Haven't had the chance to dive the Blue Lagoon yet. We have only dove at 288 Lake around here, and just...

I completely agree with this! IMO, the mask is one of the most important things to have that is yours and just right for you. I just got certified, and wish I had done this (rented before I bought one). I exchanged my mask 4 times before finding the one I loved, and the dive shop was...

So what happened? Are you completing your certification? I just happened upon this thread, and let me tell you, it was like reading my own certification account! I was *terrified* of water in my nose. (See "New and Terrified" under the Introductions and Greets section). Like you, I had...

Thank you for the advice... I think I will forgo the AOW class for now. It requires a weekend overnight stay away from home, and I don't want to throw that at my 11 month old son then leave him a week or so later for 7 whole days again (for Costa Rica). I am just going to do a day trip back...

Thank you so much! I am SUPER excited now!!!

Good Morning to everyone keeping score and hedging their bets on me...LOL... I went to the lake to begin my OW dives for certification on Saturday. But, before I went I practiced in the pool that morning taking my mask off and breathing underwater using all of your wonderful drills and...

Ok... If I do not feel comfortable tomorrow, I will not move forward. There is another class at a later date and I can go into that one. Since they are willing to do one on one work with me, I thought I should give it a try. Slow and steady though....