Bonne Terre Cavern course

[texdiveguy]

Have any of you taken the PADI Cavern Diver Spec. course from the group at the Bonne Terre Mine in Mo.. Any comments would be helpful. Thanks !
http://www.westenddiving.com/caverncourse.htm

 

[Crazyduck]

What would you like to know Alan?

I have had a number of friends that have dove Bonne Terre and were not pleased with the results. In fact, it resulted in one diver leaving the site after his first dive, and another diver promising never to return. Based on prior experiences I cannot recommend this site for diving never mind training. Please keep in mind the water temp is 52 degrees- not very comfortable. It would be like training at the Missile Silo… burrrr.

If you are looking for Cavern training there are lots of options.
There are a few local options that result in a trip to Florida for training and diving. You can fly into Mexico and do your training there, or I can provide you with the names and numbers of first rate shops in Florida and Mexico and you can contact them directly yourself. Mexico tends to be warm and very shallow, Florida tends to be a little deeper and cooler (72 degrees.)

I might be heading to Florida this November for cave diving. If you have any questions please feel free to give me a yell and I will do my best to answer any questions you might have.

Regards, Andrew

Have any of you taken the PADI Cavern Diver Spec. course from the group at the Bonne Terre Mine in Mo.. Any comments would be helpful. Thanks !
http://www.westenddiving.com/caverncourse.htm