Hello, I recently passed my one year anniversary of diving and I'm hooked. For the upcoming year I plan to focus on skills while also diving for fun. One of the Divemasters I was diving with is from Michigan and he suggested the Great Lakes. After doing some research I am intrigued and have decided to go for it. My goal is to take a week and dive all of the great lakes. From the research I've done so far, it seems like many of the dive shops are only open on the weekends and for Lake Ontario and Erie I will need to take the border into consideration when selecting a dive shop. (Don't want to deal with border crossings)
For now my plan is to stay in Mackinaw City, MI as on the map it appears that it's a good central location between Lakes Superior, Huron and Michigan. I'm figuring from there I can get to those lakes and do four dives per lake over a 3-4 day period. From there, I'll take a day and make the 10 hour drive to Buffalo and from there dive Lakes Ontario and Erie, 4 dives each over a 2-3 day period.
In my searches, it seems as though many of the dive shops are only open on the weekends, which would pose a problem. I've also read that the weather can change quickly so my next question would be what time of the year would be the best to do this. I realize there are some must see wrecks but I can do those on a return trip, for this first trip it's more about the dives and getting it done in a weeks timeframe.
Looking forward to your thoughts and suggestions and comments about my plan. I have a drysuit and I have Deep, Wreck and Nitrox certifications and training. Thanks in advance!!!
For now my plan is to stay in Mackinaw City, MI as on the map it appears that it's a good central location between Lakes Superior, Huron and Michigan. I'm figuring from there I can get to those lakes and do four dives per lake over a 3-4 day period. From there, I'll take a day and make the 10 hour drive to Buffalo and from there dive Lakes Ontario and Erie, 4 dives each over a 2-3 day period.
In my searches, it seems as though many of the dive shops are only open on the weekends, which would pose a problem. I've also read that the weather can change quickly so my next question would be what time of the year would be the best to do this. I realize there are some must see wrecks but I can do those on a return trip, for this first trip it's more about the dives and getting it done in a weeks timeframe.
Looking forward to your thoughts and suggestions and comments about my plan. I have a drysuit and I have Deep, Wreck and Nitrox certifications and training. Thanks in advance!!!