FPDocMatt
Contributor
I'd like to make frequent scuba trips, but would like to do so economically.
I live in Maryland. I want to dive in warm water. So we're talking southern Florida or the Caribbean or Bahamas, I presume.
As a physician, I lose money each day I don't work. So I would like to schedule a dive trip about every 6 weeks or so year-round, centered around a weekend--say Friday to Monday. The Friday and the Monday could be my travel days, and I could dive on Saturday and Sunday.
The flights should preferably be non-stop. I can fly out of Baltimore (BWI) or Washington DC (Reagan or Dulles).
I would prefer boat dives, but shore dives are okay if they don't involve a beach (for example, shore diving off a pier directly into the water is okay). I really don't like fighting waves to get in and out of the water, and I don't want to have to lug gear any distance at all.
On the other hand, I don't want to be on the boat for an hour to get to the dive site.
My wife is a diver, but our work schedules differ. So sometimes she'd go with me, sometimes she wouldn't. On the trips when she didn't, I'd have to be able to hook up with a dive buddy, or hire an instructor to dive with me.
I'd like there to be good visibility, and lots of marine life. I'm not really into wreck diving, except insofar as the wreck is populated by fish.
I'm advanced open water certified.
I'd also like to get more certifications, such as rescue diver, at some point.
I'm motivated by positive people interactions, so would tend to gravitate toward repeat visits to the same destination, if it were a place where the people were nice.
It's important to me to be connected to the Internet wherever I am.
Any ideas? Thanks!
I live in Maryland. I want to dive in warm water. So we're talking southern Florida or the Caribbean or Bahamas, I presume.
As a physician, I lose money each day I don't work. So I would like to schedule a dive trip about every 6 weeks or so year-round, centered around a weekend--say Friday to Monday. The Friday and the Monday could be my travel days, and I could dive on Saturday and Sunday.
The flights should preferably be non-stop. I can fly out of Baltimore (BWI) or Washington DC (Reagan or Dulles).
I would prefer boat dives, but shore dives are okay if they don't involve a beach (for example, shore diving off a pier directly into the water is okay). I really don't like fighting waves to get in and out of the water, and I don't want to have to lug gear any distance at all.
On the other hand, I don't want to be on the boat for an hour to get to the dive site.
My wife is a diver, but our work schedules differ. So sometimes she'd go with me, sometimes she wouldn't. On the trips when she didn't, I'd have to be able to hook up with a dive buddy, or hire an instructor to dive with me.
I'd like there to be good visibility, and lots of marine life. I'm not really into wreck diving, except insofar as the wreck is populated by fish.
I'm advanced open water certified.
I'd also like to get more certifications, such as rescue diver, at some point.
I'm motivated by positive people interactions, so would tend to gravitate toward repeat visits to the same destination, if it were a place where the people were nice.
It's important to me to be connected to the Internet wherever I am.
Any ideas? Thanks!