Chris Wilson
New
My wife (PADI AOW) and I (PADI OW) are intending to get back into diving after each having an 8-10 year break.
We were thinking to do the PADI Re-Activate program somewhere relatively local. We're in Newcastle and don't mind driving an hour in either direction.
The local options seem to be diveimports on the coast, lets go adventures in Nelson Bay. I can't see any PADI shops in Newcastle, but am happy to be corrected.
Couple of questions:
Thanks in advance!
We were thinking to do the PADI Re-Activate program somewhere relatively local. We're in Newcastle and don't mind driving an hour in either direction.
The local options seem to be diveimports on the coast, lets go adventures in Nelson Bay. I can't see any PADI shops in Newcastle, but am happy to be corrected.
Couple of questions:
- Does anyone have experience with these shops and the local dives?
- Would you recommend these, or any other dive shops locally?
- Where is the best place to buy gear locally? We're going to need masks fins and snorkels.
- I'm intending to do the AOW course sometime in the near future, so would it be better for me to just front up to the store, explain that I'm well out of practice and ask if that's going to be a problem for the AOW so that I can skip the re-activate program?
Thanks in advance!