Dive n00b
Contributor
Hey Everyone,
This is my first post here, but I have been lurking (reading a ton) for quite a few weeks now. I figured it was time for me to register and start posting, and the first thing I wanted to do is thank you all for all the great info that has been accumulated in the forum archives here.
My wife and I got certified at Scuba Caribe in Punta Cana during our honeymoon back in May. I already know that learning how to dive together will be one of the most rewarding gifts we will ever give eachother.
I've got the itch to dive, and have had it since my first open water test dive... that itch has grown daily since that first day and reading SB has magnified it 10 million fold.
At first I stumbled across this website looking for info on what gear to buy next (we already have masks, fins, and snorkels) as we had planned our next dive trip to the Mayan Riviera next spring. Had no idea what to expect in the Mayan until I started reading about how awesome the Cenotes are, and some of the other great dives... then there is that whole proximity to Cozumel, and well.... I know we're heading there for at least a day during our week to dive too.
Anyways, as the excitement continued to build I began to frequent here more... I have learned a ton already and continue to absorb more and more each visit. So much so, that I realized that the next bit of gear that the wife and should equip ourselves with is more experience diving. That being said, instead of focussing on what wetsuit, or reg/bcd combo to buy, we decided to focus on how we could get out diving sooner than next spring.
Well... we figured it out. Next Saturday we are off to Nassau to dive Stuart Cove. We cant wait to get in the water again. Unfortunately the wife is scared of even watching you tube video of the shark adventure dive at SC so it may not happen on this trip, but we are there often enough that it wont be an issue to do it on a subsequent trip once we have a few more dives under our belts.
I do have a few questions, about what to expect at SC but this post is long enough, so I'll wait for some replies before I fire off more questions.
Thanks everyone... I can't wait to learn more from you all... I find it awesome that some of you have logged dives in the thousands... I'm so jealous!
Cheers!
This is my first post here, but I have been lurking (reading a ton) for quite a few weeks now. I figured it was time for me to register and start posting, and the first thing I wanted to do is thank you all for all the great info that has been accumulated in the forum archives here.
My wife and I got certified at Scuba Caribe in Punta Cana during our honeymoon back in May. I already know that learning how to dive together will be one of the most rewarding gifts we will ever give eachother.
I've got the itch to dive, and have had it since my first open water test dive... that itch has grown daily since that first day and reading SB has magnified it 10 million fold.
At first I stumbled across this website looking for info on what gear to buy next (we already have masks, fins, and snorkels) as we had planned our next dive trip to the Mayan Riviera next spring. Had no idea what to expect in the Mayan until I started reading about how awesome the Cenotes are, and some of the other great dives... then there is that whole proximity to Cozumel, and well.... I know we're heading there for at least a day during our week to dive too.
Anyways, as the excitement continued to build I began to frequent here more... I have learned a ton already and continue to absorb more and more each visit. So much so, that I realized that the next bit of gear that the wife and should equip ourselves with is more experience diving. That being said, instead of focussing on what wetsuit, or reg/bcd combo to buy, we decided to focus on how we could get out diving sooner than next spring.
Well... we figured it out. Next Saturday we are off to Nassau to dive Stuart Cove. We cant wait to get in the water again. Unfortunately the wife is scared of even watching you tube video of the shark adventure dive at SC so it may not happen on this trip, but we are there often enough that it wont be an issue to do it on a subsequent trip once we have a few more dives under our belts.
I do have a few questions, about what to expect at SC but this post is long enough, so I'll wait for some replies before I fire off more questions.
Thanks everyone... I can't wait to learn more from you all... I find it awesome that some of you have logged dives in the thousands... I'm so jealous!
Cheers!