Thanks to everyone for all your kind hospitality. I'm sure that I will find Scubaboard not only education but enlightening as well.
OK, on to my details. I became certified through PADI. On my certification dives, there was that pit-of-the-stomach nervousness and not just a little anxiety. The water was cold (low 50s) and visibility was horrible at 3 feet.
I have only 2 dives post-certification, both those were in New River near Blacksburg, VA in a "hole" about 45 feet deep. The water was warm (about 70 degrees) for late fall. The visibilitly was excellent(15 feet) compared to the quarry where we did our certification dives. There was no noticeable thermocline and a very mild current. the bottom silted very easily but due to the slight current cleared quickly.
On my 2 river dives, I felt none of the anxiety or dread that I had felt in the quarry, and had my first truly enjoyable diving experience. I was hooked before that, but I now find myself counting down the days to warmer weather and more diving.
Landlocked and freezer burnt,
KAYNE
