Patrick Star
Contributor
Hello All,
I received my Open Water Certification seven years ago. It was off the coast of Gloucester, MA, on Groundhog Day, 2014. I have been diving a shockingly few number of times since then. That is about to change..
My Open Water class was a gift from my wife, in anticipation of a March, 2014 trip to Belize with another couple. We agreed to accompany them without really knowing anything about the country. It was only after I started reading about Belize that I learned it was a diving mecca. That got my wheels turning.
When we got to Belize, I dove my brains out for a week. It was amazing. I was the nerdy kid who never missed a Jacques Cousteau special, and here I was, living it. Beauty beyond description.
When we got back to New Hampshire, I swore I would stay with it and advance my diving skills. The less-than-spectacular diving in New England (talk about anti-climactic after Belize) took the wind out of my sails, and one thing after another kept me from going back under the water. Nor did any diving vacations present themselves.
Flash forward seven years. I have just committed to go to Roatan, Honduras on a dedicated diving trip with another friend who happens to be an avid diver, but not until March of 2022. So I have a whole year to get back into it, scrape the rust off, learn new skills, and get more comfortable diving than I ever have been.
Given where my life is now, I think a warm water diving trip or two a year is a distinct possibility going forward. In the meantime, I want to practice and make the best of my local New England dive sites.
I stumbled upon this forum while doing internet searches of some questions I had with an eye toward getting back into it, and I am glad my inquires brought me here. I have been lurking for a few weeks, but now have some questions that I will be posting. I look very forward to your feedback and to being a part of this wonderful community. Thank you.
I received my Open Water Certification seven years ago. It was off the coast of Gloucester, MA, on Groundhog Day, 2014. I have been diving a shockingly few number of times since then. That is about to change..
My Open Water class was a gift from my wife, in anticipation of a March, 2014 trip to Belize with another couple. We agreed to accompany them without really knowing anything about the country. It was only after I started reading about Belize that I learned it was a diving mecca. That got my wheels turning.
When we got to Belize, I dove my brains out for a week. It was amazing. I was the nerdy kid who never missed a Jacques Cousteau special, and here I was, living it. Beauty beyond description.
When we got back to New Hampshire, I swore I would stay with it and advance my diving skills. The less-than-spectacular diving in New England (talk about anti-climactic after Belize) took the wind out of my sails, and one thing after another kept me from going back under the water. Nor did any diving vacations present themselves.
Flash forward seven years. I have just committed to go to Roatan, Honduras on a dedicated diving trip with another friend who happens to be an avid diver, but not until March of 2022. So I have a whole year to get back into it, scrape the rust off, learn new skills, and get more comfortable diving than I ever have been.
Given where my life is now, I think a warm water diving trip or two a year is a distinct possibility going forward. In the meantime, I want to practice and make the best of my local New England dive sites.
I stumbled upon this forum while doing internet searches of some questions I had with an eye toward getting back into it, and I am glad my inquires brought me here. I have been lurking for a few weeks, but now have some questions that I will be posting. I look very forward to your feedback and to being a part of this wonderful community. Thank you.
