I'm pretty much a fair weather diver, at least until this winter. I enrolled in an AOW course after having taken the basic ow course 10 years ago. I live in mass, most of the year is cold water diving. I've had a chance to do a few beach dives lately with a dry suit, its different, but alot of fun! all of my previous dives,( about 100) have been in warm clear water, jamaica, mexico florida. My most favorite dive to date has been a cavern dive in a cenote in mexico 2 mos ago,, it was amazing! clear, pitch black in certain spots, very different from any other dives I've done. I'm doing a wreck dive 1st week in march on the poling, off of Cape Ann, Mass(gloucester) these dives are part of the aow. Im going to continue on in the padi courses, see how far I get!! talk to you soon!! buck